Enermax Noisetaker EG475P-VE PSU Review

The Enermax Noisetaker 470W power supply is one of the few products that works as good it is looks. The power supply includes just about everything an enthusiast could expect: SATA connectors, dual 12V rails, 24-pin motherboard support, and 6-pin auxiliary connectors for modern video cards. Best of all, this power supply is stable! During our tests, the rails fluctuated at most 0.02V. These fluctuations of under 3% are well within the industry standard of +/- 10%. The only retailer currently listed on Pricegrabber for selling this model is Tiger Direct expect to spend $136.00 plus shipping. Keep in mind that this is a "quiet" power supply that is compliant with ATX 12V v2.0, and you pay approximately $50 more than similarly rated products for these features.

The Enermax Noisetaker 470W has extremely stable voltages that hardly fluctuate. With a 3-year warranty, this is one component of your system you won’t have to upgrade for a long time. These qualities earn the Noisetaker 4.5 out of 5 stars.

Final Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars

Pros:
• Inaudible over other case fans
• Supports the latest hardware (SATA, 24-pin motherboards, 6-pin AUX connector)
• Close to "perfect" voltage rails, less than 3% fluctuations in the voltage rails
• Fans continue to cool 2 minutes after system shutdown
• Shiny blue finish
Cons:
• Users without SATA devices may find the number of 4-pin connectors to be lacking
• The fan controller knob should affect fan speed regardless of case temperatures

Enermax Noisetaker EG475P-VE SFMA 2.0 470W PSU @ BigBruin