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GlacialPower GP-AL 650W PSU review |
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Written by Dimitar Dinchev a.k.a. Veseliq
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Monday, 01 September 2008 |
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Page 2 - GlacialPower GP-AL 650W up close
As we already mentioned GP-AL 650W inspires confidence from first sight.
There were great surprises upon out first contact with GlacialPower GP-AL Series. It is well packed in a big and nice box having its own handle and weighting a lot (as it should for a 650W PSU). When opening the box it is clearly visible that the PSU is well packed and its long journey from the far eastern republic was well taken care for.
In the box besides GlacialPower GP-AL 650W you will find a booklet with full product specifications and documentation as well as user guide. The PSU on its own looks befitting. Its all black and the design and form are absolutely standard. the ATX main cable is sleeved, yet the rest are not. This however is a common for many PSU's in this class, even though it is annoying. The PSU isn't modular, meaning the cables are not detachable on demand, so the ones you don't need remain there and need sorting and arranging. Well, anyway only top-class PSU's are modular, so...
The cables that the PSU has are these:
- Main ATX connector 20+4
- Two 4 pin CPU conectors
- 6 Molex (4 pin) conectors
- 6 Serial ATA conectors
- One 4 pin FDD conector
- Two 6+2 pin PCI-E conectors
There is nothing missing amongst the cables. There type is consistent with the latest PSU standards, while their number matches the PSU output capabilities. GlacialPower GP-AL 650W is cooled by 120 mm fan. And from what we can see without disassembling the PSU there are some quite serious components inside, well placed radiators, providing for adequate cooling and lower temperatures, while keeping everything nice and tidy. From what we've seen we expect a rather reliable performance...
On the box you can find a table with specifications, that we already showed, as well as graphic illustrating the fan work curve. It clearly suggests very quiet operating mode since the graphic is made at room temperature of 35 degrees centigrade, a temperature rarely reached even in the summer.
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