PC Power & Cooling 950 Mk II Power Supply

The Power Supply

When we think of power supplies for our computers there are still quite a few people out there that think that a PSU is just something that powers our computers. They also still feel that any ole’ PSU will work on our computers. This is not the case A PSU is the most vital component of our computers. The PSU in my opinion is just as important as our CPUs, our video cards, motherboards, memory, HDDs/SSDs and sound cards. You are only as fast as your slowest component, if your PSU cannot properly supply your computer with enough power; then your entire computer is the slowest component.

We all know PC Power and Cooling to be one of the best of best power supply manufacturers out there. We also know PC Power and Cooling to be one of the most reliable PSU manufacturers as well. My computer “Mini Me” has gone through a recent metamorphose which will make it the perfect candidate to test out this PSU. I recently dumped the single Sapphire 5870 Vapor X video card I had and replaced that one video card to not just one PNY 470GTX video card, but with two PNY 470GTX video cards.

Running two of these video cards recently brought upon the cold harsh reality of one thing, that you are only as good as the PSU that is powering your computer. In typical “Dragon” style let’s switch to using the PC Power and Cooling 950 Watt PSU, fire up “Mini Me” and then see how this PSU can handle this computer, while it is being overclocked.

Packaging

Starting off with how PC Power and Cooling packaged up the 950 Watt Mk II PSU, we can see they ensured us what the capabilities of this PSU are. There is one sticker that grabbed my attention, and that is the 7 year warranty that PC Power and Cooling is offering with this PSU. That is a long time for a warranty.

We can see that PC Power and Cooling packaged the interior quite well. This PSU did not move around inside the box.

My first thought once I got a look at the PSU was, wow that is a lot of cables. This PSU is not of a modular design, so hiding these cables for some may be a challenge.

Specifications

• 950W Continuous @ 50C
• NVIDIA SLI Certified (Dual-GPU)
• 80+ Silver Certified (88% Efficiency); .98 Active PFC
• 135mm double ball-bearing fan
• Up to 90% (10dB) Less Noise per Watt
• +12VDC @83.4A (Powerful Single Rail)
• Rock-Solid, Super-Clean DC Output
• 6 x PCI-E and complete array of connectors
• Automatic Fan Speed Control Circuit
• 7-Year Warranty and Tech Support