The Real Power 550W SLI has the following connectors to attach to your peripherals.

* 1 - 24 pin Motherboard Connector
* 1 - 24-20 pin Motherboard Converter
* 1 - 4 pin ATX 12V Connector
* 1 - 8 pin EPS 12V Connector
* 2 - 6 pin PCI Express Connectors
* 3 - SATA Connectors
* 6 - 4 pin Peripheral Connectors
* 1 - 4 pin Floppy Connector

The images above show the power connectors that attach to the motherboard. The first image is the 24 pin motherboard connector. Next the 4 pin ATX 12V connector, and the 8 pin EPS 12V connector for those of people that are running systems with dual core processors. Lastly we have the 24 pin to 20 pin adapter available for those motherboards that don’t except the 24 pin connector.

Today’s PC’s are becoming more and more powerful with processor speeds surpassing 3 GHz and video card configurations that are bordering on the insane with as many as 4 GPU’s and 1GB of GDDR in a dual card configuration. The image above left shows the dual PCI-e power connectors. These connectors are used to supply those power hungry SLI and Crossfire configurations with their own dedicated power lines. The image above right shows the three SATA drive connectors that our review unit has. These in conjunction with the 6, 4 pin peripheral connectors should provide ample power connections for the majority of situations.

The last two images show the 2 power lines available to connect up to 7 devices. These devices can be either IDE drives or optical drives and there is still 1 connector for those that use a floppy drive in their system.

The three images above show what you will find under the hood of the power supply. There are two substantial aluminum heatsinks inside to help our power supply handle increased load levels. As previously mentioned the fan speed is controlled by the amount of heat detected by the thermal circuit board. The two large heatsinks will assist in this process by dissipating heat which in turn will keep the fan rotating at lower speeds, thus producing less noise.

Another item to mention is the front panel display. This display shows total power consumption. This panel will fit into any available three and a half inch drive bay and is powered directly from the PSU.