Packaging and bundle

The packaging of the 5M730 is very simple and has very little information if you are browsing in a store. Most of the features and specifications are written at the bottom section of the box. The PSU itself is held in place with the help of two pieces of Styrofoam, which combined with the very thick walls of the box provide more than adequate protection during transportation. While the overall appearance of the package is not very impressive, the box itself is made out of recycled paper and the PSU is made from ROHS certified materials for those who are environmentally concerned.

Included in the box you will find an informative manual, two Hipergroup stickers (in black and silver), four 3M mounting screws and four Extender cables. These cables are a feature only found with Hipergroup units, they are used to extend the Molex connector cables to provide the exact number of Molex connectors needed and to reduce the clutter created by unused connectors. Molex cables of Hipergroup high end units end with a single connector, whereas others have a Molex cable with 2-4 connectors attached and from there they can be expanded with the Extender cables.

The Unit

The physical appearance of the Type-MII series unit is almost identical to the very first Type-M units which Hipergroup released. Apart from the black chassis and the sleeved cables it does not look much different than a “standard” PSU. That said, it is still an attractive, simple design.

A single 80mm fan at the back of the unit provides the necessary cooling. The oversized on/off switch which is found on earlier Type-M units has been replaced with a smaller version placed at the side of the AC cable connector, in order for the integrated USB hub to fit. The Hipergroup company logo is engraved on the sides of the unit.

Most of the top part of the chassis is dominated by a sticker which notes the power specifications of the unit, the certifications it earned and the serial number of each individual unit.

The front of the chassis is entirely perforated, allowing the 80mm fan at the other side of the unit to draw air in from and create a wind tunnel. This way the single 80mm fan can effectively cool all components and also acts as an exhaust fan for the whole system. This cooling design becomes flawed only if the unit is installed inside a case which is not adequately cooled and the air temperature inside it is too high, this causes the unit’s fan to speed up and become noisy, and ultimately the unit will warm up and lose performance.

Five USB ports are present at the rear of the unit, one of which can only be used for charging USB powered devices. The other four work as an ordinary powered USB hub, if you connect the proper cable onto a motherboard USB ports header.

All of the cables of the unit are sleeved and have black connectors, greatly enhancing aesthetics. The cable connectors are gold plated in order to enhance electric conductivity to the maximum possible.

There are 9 different groups of cables coming out of the unit. Three of them end in a single Molex connector and by using the provided Expander cables you can raise the number of Molex connectors to 8 and add two floppy connectors as well. Two groups of cables provide two SATA connectors each, allowing the connection of 4 SATA devices.

Likewise, another two groups of cables provide two 6-pin PCIe connectors each, allowing the connection of 4 high end GPU cores. The final 2 cables provide either a 4-pin or 8-pin 12V CPU power connector, so that you can use the one suitable for your system.

The insides of the Hipergroup Type-M units are usually way too crammed to allow for a thorough investigation. The design of those units is peculiar, as Hipergroup have placed two PCBs in the unit instead of one and then sandwich everything between them. This creates an effective wind tunnel for the cooling fan, but it is a very tight design nonetheless. The components are very good quality and 105 Celsius degrees capacitors are used on both the primary and secondary sides of the unit. While that doesn’t affect the performance of the unit, it does affect the expected lifespan as higher temperature grade capacitors last longer at the same ambient temperature.