Today's Hard|Forum Post
Today's Hard|Forum Post
Date:
Thursday , October 22, 2009
Author:
Paul Johnson
Editor:
Kyle Bennett
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PC Power & Cooling Silencer 910 PSU Review

Silence is golden and we have seen before where the sound signature does not fit the moniker in terms of PCP&C's "Silencer" line. Has it changed for the better? Silent or not, PCP&C has a great track record for building excellent computer PSUs.

Introduction

PC Power & Cooling was originally founded in 1985 by Doug Dodson and specialized in fans but the company quickly moved into the realm of computer power supplies. Over the years the PC Power & Cooling name has become most popular from their branding of the Turbo-Cool and Silencer lines of power supplies. That string of 21 years as an independent company recently ended when PC Power & Cooling was acquired by OCZ. Today we will be looking at the PC Power & Cooling Silencer 910 (PPCS910) which is produced in conjunction with one of PC Power & Cooling’s manufacturing partner Seasonic.

Seasonic is one of the older companies producing consumer power supplies having been founded in 1975 and entering the PC power supply production market in 1980. During that more than 30 years as a company Seasonic has cultivated lines of power supplies that are today some of the standard bearers for efficiency and quiet computing. This focus, and their reputation for quality, has lead to a real explosion in production as Seasonic can be found providing OEM services on various model lines for Antec, Corsair, PC Power and Cooling, and of course under its own Seasonic brand.

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Silent Like a Freight Train?

The PC Power & Cooling Silencer 910 is the second Silencer unit we have reviewed and comes in a step above the Silencer 750 Quad CrossFire edition in terms of DC output capacity. The previous Silencer we reviewed was an excellent product as we would expect from PC Power & Cooling but it hardly lived up to its name of "Silencer." Given the form factor of these units and PC Power & Cooling’s general philosophy regarding performance and noise it seems unlikely that this unit will be quiet either, but I have been wrong before so what does PC Power & Cooling have to say about thisunit:

Legendary Silencer performance now in an incredible 910W of continuous clean and stable power. Our Silencer 910 power supply gives you unparalleled PC Power & Cooling performance and reliability along with a unique ultra-quiet cooling design, Quad PCI-Express connectors, classic black finish, and a price that seals the deal.

We once more see that this Silencer is being advertised as being quiet through the use of its "unique ultra-quiet cooling design." The reality of that assertion we will certainly see soon. Let’s move on and see what we have to look forward to when we purchase the PC Power & Cooling Silencer 910 power supply in terms of documentation, accessories, cable count, rail layout, output characteristics, and general build quality.