Above you'll
see an image of the fan Thermaltake selected for use
in the actual power supply. This fan is nearly silent
and hard to hear in operation. When I was doing load
testing while assessing this power supply, I noticed
not only did it push a lot of hot air out and away
from the unit while under load, but it did so in a
nearly silent manner.
I zoomed in
for a close up shot of the power supply fan in operation
(below left). On the right side image you will see
how well vented the actual casing is for the power
supply unit that Thermaltake chose (this view is from
the rear showing the power plug connector and the
rocker switch.
Did you notice
anything lacking on the internal pictures I provided
from our exploratory surgery? Sadly, I did not find
any adjustable potentiometers (pots), such as when
I reviewed the Thermaltake PurePower 680W PSU in the
past. Many overclockers and purists like to adjust
their voltage rails to more finite levels if possible.
This will be discussed further in the review conclusion.
You can see from the pictorial display that this particular
power supply is quite robust, and built to be hardy
with good air flow and integral design.
In the next
portion of this review, we will take a closer look
at the Power Station Terminal and the Mini PST terminals
and see what they consist of.
In the 2 images
above we see the back of the actual Power Station
Terminal. The first plug on the left side is the 8-pin
power plug mentioned earlier in the review, which
connects to the actual power supply via a long 8-pin
connector plug. Next we see a series of standard 4-pin
Molex connectors to connect your optical drives, hard
drives, and accessories. On the far right side of
the P.S.T. you see two 3-pin floppy drive connectors.
The image on the right above is a view of the unit
powered on via jumper so you can view the back lighting,
which matches that of the PSU fan. It's time to examine
the actual front of the Power Station Terminal.
Upon closer
examination you will soon see that there is a lot
of wasted space in the 5.25 inch enclosure housing
the Thermaltake Power Station Terminal. I would certainly
have liked to see more functionality other than such
a large amalgam of Molex and FDD connectors. The only
outputs you have on the front panel are the green
3.3V, red 5V, and the yellow 12V power indicator lights.
It would be nice to see an mini-LCD panel showing
power usage and outputs instead of bare tiny LED lights.
Here is the LCD voltage display
assembly from a frontal aspect.
The Power Station Terminal
displaying some bathed in blue, back-lit beauty for
you below.
In the picture inset below,
you'll find a view of the back of the P.S.T. and the
solder pads.
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