Enermax EG365P-VE(FCA) 350W PSU - The PSU, Features, and Installation
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The PSU, Features, and Installation
If you haven't noticed already, the power supply is a cool blue color. Even in windowed cases, PSU casing is not very noticeable (unless made of pexiglass), and the fact that Enermax paints theirs blue (a mighty fine paintjob I must say) screams quality.
The EG-365P has a total of eight molex connectors, two floppy connectors, one AUX server board connector, one 12V P4 connector, and a mesh wrapped ATX connector.
Although common in many PSU's today, the mesh wrapped ATX connector still awards the 365P some style points. I would have liked to see however, some of the other cables wrapped as well. The EG-365P utilizes gold-plated connectors, which "provide faint resistance and enhance the efficiency of electric conductivity."
It is VERY important to note, that these cables are 800mm long. That's about 31in or 2.6ft long. Great for full tower cases, but it can be a real problem in mid towers, which I experienced when installing the PSU. Besides finding a way to hide excess cable, installing this PSU is a cinch.
There is also a 3pin fan connector for the 80mm exhaust fan in the back of the PSU. You can connect it a motherboard header to monitor its fan speed, use the 3pin adapter which comes with the PSU, or simply leave it disconnected.
Speaking of fans, the speed of this fan can be manually controlled by a rheostat located at the back of the PSU. Its speed is rated 1500-3000 RPM.
The second ball bearing fan in the EG-365P is the 92mm intake fan located at the bottom of the PSU. It is temperature controlled to maintain "low noise." In smaller cases, a bottom PSU fan impedes airflow to the CPU, but thankfully this one isn't that strong.
Here's a picture of the side sticker which goes into a little more detail about the PSU.
The graph in the lower right corner shows how the 92mm intake fan is controlled. At 20°C the fan runs at 38% of its max speed, whereas at 75°C the fan runs at 97% juice. I don't know what kind of fan runs at 75°C, but that's basically what the graph shows.
It's always nice to see stickers showing the type of testing and quality checks the PSU was put through.
Here's a side shot of the heatsinks which cool the insides of the PSU. They are large, with many ridged fins; they look good to me!
Besides the dual fan system (which both have gold fan grills), super long cables, and nice paint finish, there is not much else about the EG-365P visible to the eye which can be put into words and pictures. While other PSUs boast features like black molex connectors, led fans, or cables coming out of the hidden side when installed in a case, hopefully the EG-365P can compete instead with its "whisper-quiet" cooling and uber performance.
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