Review on 💡 EVGA SuperNOVA 550 GM: 80 Plus Gold 550W Power Supply with Eco Mode, Fully Modular Design, DBB Fan, and 7 Year Warranty - SFX Form Factor (123-GM-0550-Y1) by Justin Early

Name: 💡 EVGA SuperNOVA 550 GM: 80 Plus Gold 550W Power Supply with Eco Mode, Fully Modular Design, DBB Fan, and 7 Year Warranty - SFX Form Factor (123-GM-0550-Y1)
Item: 💡 EVGA SuperNOVA 550 GM: 80 Plus Gold 550W Power Supply with Eco Mode, Fully Modular Design, DBB Fan, and 7 Year Warranty - SFX Form Factor (123-GM-0550-Y1)
Rating: 5

November 02, 2022

Great value - works well so far

I bought this power supply to build a home file and media server (UnRaid) with 18 HDD, 7 SSD, 32 GB and an i7 9700 to operate, which is always on. Due to the "always on" nature of this app, I need to conserve power, hence the "gold" power adapter. Since it is a custom case, I need an SFX form factor (ATX is not suitable). I didn't want to break the bank either. This power supply was the perfect solution. I used it successfully thanks to the parity check running 10 disks (4 TB each) for 12 hours. No problems to consider. It runs warmer than ATX but I guess that's to be expected. Although it doesn't bother me that much. I can't comment on the noise level as it's in a silent rack and when it's open I can't hear it because of the fans.

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