BFG GS-550 ATX Power Supply - 500W, SATA-Ready

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Excellent price when I bought it on sale. The fan is quiet.There are plenty connections to use. 20+4 power plug is great because you can use it on your older system.

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I paid $29.00 at NCIX last week with no mail in rebate I wanted just a little more oomph than the sparkle that came with my computer

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Got this to replace a cheap, loud 550W PSU. This PSU has a good price, is very quiet and has all the plugs you need. On my X58 board, however, I needed an extra molex-to-SATA splitter because of how my board required molex and SATA auxillary power connections. I found some of the cables to be just the right length in my mid-sized tower, but if you were to have a tower with good cable routing/management, you may have trouble routing with the length of cables on the PSU.

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great power supply for the price. Does the job correctly and so far so good. Not recommended for a gaming setup since the least needed is 600-700w.

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I'M HAPPY WITH THE PRODUCT... IT DOES THE JOB...AND give me enough power!!I would recommend it to anyone that want more than 400 watt powers...thanks

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this is a great product for anyone who is building a home or office system quite a good deal as i got it on sale

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7/10 is the rating I give for this power supply. One issue I had is the 8-pin CPU plug can be confusing with the 6x2 double pin header; DO NOT USE THIS HEADER...YOUR SYSTEM WILL NOT BOOT!!! It's very hard to tell since the power cables use the same colour schemes for each power header (black-ground Yellow-24 volt). Use the 2x4 pin header for the CPU 12/24v phase power since this type of power supply is needed if your building a Core i5/i7 (Socket 1156) computer.

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$30 after MIR on boxing day, I'd rather have the good old trust cx400 with a single rail and active pfc with a plain black (non-flashy chrome) paintjob. The wires are not great quality,they look kind of 'dry', the type where they would turn white and rip if they're bent back and forth too much. It's alright for $30 though, again it's for 'budget gaming', better than the cx400 with a 6+2 pcie connector but lower build quality.

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Ce bloc d'alimentation est une bonne affaire et sa construction semble d'assez bonne qualité. La longeur des câbles tressés sufisante pour la plupart des applications et les rails sont à pret de 1% des tensions de référence. Le seul point négatif à mon avis est que ce bloc d'ailmentation n'a pas de circuit de corection du facteur de puissance.

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I bought this on boxing day for 30 bucks and am very happy, it looks great with chrome and for 550W, 59 bucks is great too. BFG is a great brand and would get it again.

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Perfect PSU replacement for older towers that have No-Name PSU's in them. I've replaced a couple with these and they are dependable, quiet and cost effective. As a bonus they also cover inputs for todays video cards and motherboards. I like em.

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I am extremely impressed with this PSU. It provides all the power I need for the rigs I've used it on, and sure looks nice with it's polished exterior. The 140mm fan is great too.

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bfg didnt do bad with this psu. , the chrom finish is kinda neat, and it has a huge fan. the only thing it was laking was being modular.

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Fits well in my small case, very easy to install and it looks fantastic. Well thought out design and it is very quiet. A big step up from my generic PSU that was dying & spouting cries for help.

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This PSU is rated at 550wc25c peak, but mine delivered 540watt continuously (from AC) for 6 month.Silent and seams efficient/cool

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This power supply is amazingly solid, it supports a quad core + 4 DIMMS, a 4890 graphic card + 1 hdd and a dvd burner without any problems. Great power supply for the price and BFG has a great warranty system, they ship you t-shirts with the remplacement part. ( truly )

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this made the stock psu in my case seem like a fisher price toy. The weight difference alone was rather obvious. Large 140mm fan cools well and is very quiet as well. almost silent. Cables are well wrapped with a sleeve. Lots of different types of cables.Got it for $29!

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im running a amd 720be with a Gigabyte GA-MA770-UD3 ATX Motherboard. with a Sapphire Radeon HD 5770 and 3 wd 750gb hdd. 6 gig Corsair ddr2. so i thaught id upgrade to a 550w ps. i got this one for 39.99 after mailin. so far it is great.

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This is excellent for a budget build can support some good video card and stable under +80% load very happy with it!but it's very loud that 45 :P

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for the price, i couldn't find that many other decent options. i am currently using this for a low power system and it is running fine. according to the BFG website, this is 80+. If it is, then thats great...although, i don't recall seeing any reviews on this being 80+ certified.

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I bought that powersupply for a customer wanting a nice psu for his system. IT is very good powersupply if you don't have a too much hungry system. The color ( metallic ) is very nice wich can add a nice touch to a system with a window. I got this powersupply at 49.99, wich I think is a nice price. I would definately buy another if it ever comes in special again. The cables are also sleeved wich is a good thing.

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Great unit for an older system with more then enough capability. I really enjoy that it remains very quiet.

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Overall this is a good PSU. I bought this to assemble an older system, but also because it was a bit future proof in terms of modern (eg PCIe) connectors. It was nice to have all those connectors. Nice long lines too. I would buy it again.

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Had this for a server running 24/7 for over 4 months. It has never failed. For the low price point it is a nice unit capable of powering more than enough devices that the usual users will need. It looks pretty good too, if you have a transparent case and care about this sort of thing. The noise level is quite low, however I would not say that it is ultra silent. Overall a very nice buy. If you are not looking to power hard core video cards, this would be a reliable product.

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Was looking for quiet cool PSU for the family room PC and this appeared to fit the bill. Fairly quiet in operation, and connecters can reach all corners of a CoolerMaster Elite 340 case. Haven't put the power reader on it yet so not sure of the draw it has. Powering E2160, 8800GTS 320MB, 4GB, 250GB PATA, 250GB SATA.