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As soon as I removed the psu from the box and bubble covering, that shiny brushed sliver aluminum got my attention. This is easily the most attractive power supply I have had. Notice the rear in the picture above. The on/off switch turns green when power is on. Two fans included, a 92MM on the bottom sucking air in, and an 80MM fan in the rear as exhaust. That's the perfect place for that 92MM fan since that position helps remove the heat generated by the cpu.

Also notice in the top picture, see that round button between the rear fan and the on/off switch. That is a fan speed control for both the fans. That's something ALL power supplies should have. Let us control that fan speed and choose our own noise tolerance. Only bad thing is, it is rather small. A larger knob would have been better for those with larger fingers.

Above of course is the rear. Those large vents help to bring air in and also add to not only the overall system cooling, but with the help of the psu exhaust fan, it also helps keep the psu cooler. Then check out the cables. You see a SATA adapter and a seperate connector so you can monitor fan speed from the power supply.

In addition there are eight 4-pin molex connectors, 2 floppy connectors, a 4-pin 12v power cable, a p4 power adapter and the 20-pin power cable.

The rear fan has a tri-color led which does brighten anything behind the case at night or in the dark. Lights are in, so why not. If you leave your system on at night this also helps to serve as a nightlight.

And as you can see above, the on/off switch does in fact light-up green when the power supply is on. The bottom 92mm intake fan isn't lighted, but it does get some light from the rear tri-light, as you can see below:

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