PC Power and Cooling 510W Deluxe Power Supply

Company: PC Power and Cooling
Product: 510 ATX Deluxe
Street Price: $230 USD
Date Reviewed: September 28, 2003
Reviewed By: Joey Chao

Examining the Turbo Cool 510 ATX Deluxe Exterior:

The Turbo Cool 510 ATX Deluxe comes packaged with an AC power cable and four screws for mounting the power supply in a case. Unlike the previous power supplies we have reviewed from PC Power and Cooling, the 510 Deluxe comes with a on/off power switch. It is much easier to use rather than pulling the power cable out every time you need to power down. The fan used to cool the unit is a Nidec BETA SL. The maximum amount of air the fan can move is 44 CFM and has a sound rating of 34dB. That is louder than most users would care for, but you can have PC Power and Cooling replace the fan with one that produces less noise.

The Nidec BETA SL is the only fan cooling the entire unit. The 510 Deluxe does not need more fans because the front of the power supply is similar to a mesh screen. There are small holes that allow air to pass through. In addition, as we will show you next, the unit has some massive heatsinks that aid in cooling.

The 510 Deluxe provides seven (7) 4-pin drive connectors, one (1) floppy connector, two (2) SATA power connectors, a 20-pin ATX connector, and a 4-pin 12V connector. There are enough to cables to suit most of the systems out there but there will probably be a few users who have tons of lights, fans, drives, and other components. They will have to use adapters if they need more connections than what is included.

We are really pleased to see the addition of the serial ATA power connectors. These are nice because some drives and/or motherboards do not come with the power cables. Also, using the SATA power adapters takes up an extra 4-pin drive connector leaving less for the rest of the system.

The major difference between the Deluxe and non-deluxe is that most of the cables are covered with braided wire harnesses. This allows for a much cleaner look as well as keeping the birds nest of cables under control. Some of the ends of the cables are not wrapped, because they are much shorter thus not needing the tubing. At the end of the wrapped tubing, heat shrink tubing is used to make sure the braids do not slip.