Tagan Silver Power SP-1000E

INTRODUCTION

So you bought your quad-core CPU, your dual graphics card setup, your terabyte worth of hard drives and everything else needed to make every PC enthusiast jealous, but what are you going to use to power all of that hardware?  You mean you didn't think you would need to get a stronger power supply than what came with your case?  What used to be an often overlooked part of a custom PC build, quality power supplies have become a necessity when building a new PC with any sort of horsepower.  It wasn't too long ago when you could get away with a 250-watt unit, but with some current graphics cards requiring at least 500-watts, these units won't cut it anymore.  In steps Tagan with the Silver Power SP-1000E 1,000-watt power supply.  Yes, you read that correctly, 1,000-watts.  With more power than most systems require and just as many power connections, the SP-1000E is a power supply that will live a long life in any PC.

Tagan's Silver Power line of power supplies is dedicated to providing quality, efficient, and powerful products for customers while remaining affordable.  Their mission is to provide customers with more than what they paid for.  Sounds like a good idea to me.  Why can't other manufacturers think the same way?

FEATURES

• Meets newest requirements: Intel ATX12V Rev 2.2 and EPS12V Rev 2.9
• Six independent +12V Rails for more stability and safety
• Support 2 x 8-Pin 2 x 6-Pin PCI-Express or 4 x 6-Pin PCI-Express-connectors for high-end graphic cards using NVIDIA’s SLI or ATI’s Crossfire Technology
• Active Power Factor Correction with a high PF value of > 0.98
• Extra high efficiency; more than 85% at full load saves money, energy and reduces heat
• Low-noise 80mm fan with thermal speed control
• OP-, OV-, OC-, SC-protection for more security of all components and extra lifetime

Tagan has gone to some great lengths to ensure that the equipment that you connect to the SP-1000E is safe.  Over current protection kicks in when the current supplied goes beyond between 110% and 150% of the current limit.  The power supply will also go into a shutdown state if output voltages drop below 85% of their maximum values.  Over voltage protection is also present if voltages were to go over their intended maximum values.  In the case of a short circuit, the power supply will once again go into a shutdown state until the problem is resolved.

These levels of protection are comforting to see, especially when you have thousands of dollars of PC parts relying on your power supply to keep them safe from bad power.

SPECS

• Dimensions (WxDxH): 150mm x 180mm x 86mm
• Universal AC input: 100 VAC - 240 VAC