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Review on πŸ’‘ LEPA N500-SA: Ultimate 500W ATX12V Power Supply for Enhanced Performance by Kyle Hoes

Revainrating 4 out of 5

It's good. It works.

So I got this power supply as a replacement for testing in April 2014. I chose it as it was the cheapest power supply I could find as it supports two 8 pin PCIE connectors and under 700w. So far, so good. The biggest problem I had was getting it into a Dell Studio XPS 435MT (Core i7-930 processor) with a dual GPU EVGA GTX 460 graphics card. Let's just say that the combination of PC and graphics card increases your electricity bill by consuming 230 watts in standby mode. Graphics card *a* required 700W for gaming purposes. I stress tested the graphics card on this PC, and using a wattmeter counter, this PC drew 630 watts from the PSU before I quickly unplugged the power cord. Any PSU that can do this certainly deserves my credit. LEPA is a new brand and I dared to buy it. It has obviously paid off and I will buy another one if the need arises.

Pros
  • A dream come true
Cons
  • May I add something else