Sea Sonic Super Tornado 350

Sea Sonic Super Tornado 350I can think of only two words.....rock solid! Granted I didn't quite pile on the punishment theway I have with some of the higher capacity power supplies I've tested but even allowing forthat the voltage variations were minimal.This isn't the entire story where power supplies are concerned but to be able to pull off sucha great performance and maintain 100% stability even when I ran our AI7/2.4c test rigcombination overclocked to 275MHz is a major achievement.ConclusionThe 3DVelocity 'Dual Conclusions Concept' Explained: After discussing this conceptwith users as well as companies and vendors we work with, 3DVelocity have decided thatwhere necessary we shall aim to introduce our 'Dual Conclusions Concept' to sum up ourthoughts and impressions on the hardware we review. As the needs of the more experiencedusers and enthusiasts have increased, it has become more difficult to factor in all theaspects that such a user would find important, while also being fair to products that maylack these high end "bonus" capabilities but which still represent a very good buy for themore traditional and more prevalent mainstream user. The two catergories we've used are:The Mainstream User ~ The mainstream user is likely to put price, stock performance,value for money, reliability and/or warranty terms ahead of the need for hardware thatoperates beyond its design specifications. The mainstream user may be a PC novice or maybe an experienced user, however their needs are clearly very different to those of theenthusiast, in that they want to buy products that operate efficiently and reliably within theiradvertised parameters.The Enthusiast ~ The enthusiast cares about all the things that the mainstream user caresabout but is more likely to accept a weakness in one or more of these things in exchange forsome measure of performance or functionality beyond its design brief. For example, a highpriced motherboard may be tolerated in exchange for unusually high levels of overclockingability or alternatively an unusually large heat sink with a very poor fixing mechanism maybe considered acceptable if it offers significantly superior cooling in return.The Mainstream User ~What can I say? A near faultless execution combined with extremely low operational noisemakes the Super Tornado a superb choice for the regular user. Without going overboard itoffers all the power that the vast majority of us will ever need and pumps it out cleanly andconstantly. At 80% efficiency it could even pay for itself!http://www.3dvelocity.com/reviews/sstornado/tornado350_4.htm (3 / 4) [2004/8/6 PM 05:55:50]