Budget PSU Roundup with HardwareCanuck - part 2 !!

Well, here we are in what seems to be an almost weekly occurrence: another power supply roundup by yours truly. This time we will be looking at a little more powerful models than we were last time; 500W to 600W models that all come in at under $105. Sounds like a great deal doesn’t it?
In this day and age we are faced with ever increasing power demands from higher-end components such as Nvidia’s 8800-series and AMD’s almost-mythical R600 cards. To power these beasts (or at least the 8800-series because of AMD’s tight lips about their card) and a proper processor, consumers should be looking at a minimum of a 450W power supply. If you start adding more than one hard drive and perhaps some overclocking, you are suddenly faced with the purchase of a 500W or more power supply. While this proposition can make some people weak in the knees (and bladders) there are relatively cheap 500W and above power supplies out there. It is in exactly these situations where the PSUs in this roundup come into play.

This test includes:
FSP Blue Storm II 500W

Cooler Master Extreme Power Duo 600W

Nmedia MP-500 (500W)

Enermax FMAII 535W

Silverstone ST50EF-PLUS (500W)

Mushkin HP-550 (550W)


This is the one test that made these power supplies crap their pants and call for mommy; 8800GTS cards in SLI ( as shown on this picture)

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