Enermax Liberty 500W ATX2.2 PSU

21:31.08 - Sunday 30th December 2007 (Link to This Entry)

As detailed in my original post, I've been struggling with a disappearing D: drive for quite some time now. To date I have:

Bought a new drive.
Used a different SATA connector
Used a different SATA cable
Used a separate SATA card

None of which helped in the slightest. I finally stumped up some serious cash (excluding an entire new HD, because it was twice the size of the old one) and bought a new PSU, the Enermax Liberty 500W PSU from eBuyer. It did, indeed, solve my problems, but I feel the PSU needs elaborating upon.

The standard glossy cardboard packaging doesn't prepare you for what lies within. The first thing is the Molex/SATA power cables which are separate from the PSU body to allow you to only used as many as you require. There are standardised ones for board power, but the drive cables are use-as-you-please to assist with cable management. As a nice touch, the Molex power connectors employ a 'squeeze-to-release' design to make things that little bit easier.

That should be enough, but Enermax are heavily involved in the gaming aspect of computing, and as such you'll also find case stickers, what appears to be a bookmark and even a lanyard for your all important computer game show ID. All Enermax branded, naturally.

As usual, a serious PSU weighs an absolute ton and is built like a tank. The housing sports a humongous fan requiring lower RPM and thus reducing noise, and everything just works first time. An advantage - at least for me - is that there are no bright blue LEDs casting an eerie glow around the back of your tower.

Some made-up numbers:

Build Quality:10/10
Functonality / Ease of use: 9/10
Price: 8/10
Overall: 9/10

Not cheap, but a very good unit, so worth it.