SilverStone Technology 500W Fixed Cable TFX Power Supply 80 Plus Gold TX500-G (SST-TX500-G)

UPDATE 03/29/2024: I've had this PSU for about 4 months now. Since writing my initial review, I did a full upgrade on my PC, going from a Core i7-4790 system to a Ryzen 7 7700 and 32GB DDR5, keeping the RTX 4060. I added a pic of the new system (same case) just to show that somehow, I was able to manage the cables a little better (I think). Since connecting this PSU to my NEW system, it has become louder. It is not unbearable, and nowhere near as loud as something like an old PS4, but it is still the loudest component in my system at almost ALL times unless I'm doing something that causes the other fans (CPU/GPU/Case fans etc) to ramp up high, such as gaming or video editing. I have no idea why. It never really gets far beyond "warm" to the touch, and its exhaust air feels only moderately above room temp. The only thing I can think of is that my old motherboard had only a 4-pin CPU power connector. My new motherboard has an 8-pin. Still happy with it but i'm not the first reviewer to mention noise either.I have an InWin CE685 case that came with its own 300W TFX power supply. This was perfectly adequate for my first 3 years of ownership, but upon upgrading to the low-profile RTX 4060, I was in need of a power supply with PCIe power connectors. TFX is a very uncommon form factor - I cannot imagine Silverstone selling a lot of these - but I'm extremely grateful they've made them regardless, and two minutes on the internet will show you that, for capacities over 300W, they're actually the ONLY option (that I've found, anyways).The unit itself is surprisingly (and reassuringly) heavy, the fan is basically never audible even after hours of high loads, has 80+ Gold certification, and it comes with an abundance of connectors. SIGNIFICANTLY more than I needed actually. I did my best to cable manage but in my pic you can see it's still quite a mess. That's probably the only bad thing to say about this PSU - for its price, I really wish they'd just make them modular, but that aside, for the few dozen other TFX users out there, I'd recommend this in a heartbeat (not that there's really any other options to recommend anyways :P).

My kid obtained a really old Dell Inspiron that surprisingly used standard but slightly hard to find parts. Wanted more GPU power to play some modern games, so found a low profile RTX 4060 that needed the extra wattage and PCIe power cable. This power supply worked perfectly. It's a little noisy with no load, but couldn't really hear it with the case cover on. And the GPU fans drown it out anyways once a game is launched. Only complaint is that the cables were a little long, and also didn't need the Molex connectors; just had to stuff those in an unoccupied drive bay in order to keep the airflow going inside. Perfect portable "sleeper" PC for gaming as long as all the parts keeps going...

It is no louder then a ps4 which is fine. I wish it Modular so I could remove certain cables but it's fine for the form factor needed for a ITX case

The TFX is a unique very small form-factor that is found in a variety of HP Pavillion gaming desktops (and probably other OEM desktops), and it's not easy to find replacements or upgrades for this specific form-factor. Look no more, because not only does Silverstone manufacture them, but they make very well-built and reliable power supplies. I highly recommend the 500W one I purchased years ago as a replacement for an HP desktop, and today (currently) I would probably recommend getting the 700W version as an upgrade/replacement, ...especially if you ever plan on doing a graphics card upgrade in the same case/chassis.

Contrary to what Silverstone customer support said in the Q&A section, this PSU has no Molex connectors. It has Amp connectors. Amp connectors look a lot like Molex, but they are not interchangeable. So, if you buy this Silverstone PSU to go in one of the compatible Silverstone cases and attempt to install the matching Silverstone slim CD drive, it's Molex power cable will not be able to plug in ANYWHERE on this PSU without an adapter. See the problem here? What even uses Amp connectors? Why add two more useless wires to an already non-modular PSU? A cheap SATA power to Molex cable is all I needed but it’s still kind of annoying.The main issue though is that the fan is really loud, to the point that it actively lowers my enjoyment of using the system it's in.

After nearly a year of putting it in my dad's computer, I've had no reported issues with it.

Works great I had to take it apart to get it to fit in my custom case build.

I read the reviews before buying this and took a chance hoping I wouldn't be The unlucky One to get it without a tab on the side to click into the computer turns out I was unlucky but it's strange because the description doesn't show a tab but when you get the box it does show a tab they need to fix this power supply and deliver the same quality they do for the 500 model they have I have no idea why the 700 model is missing the side tabs it's unsafe I returned it I'll look back in a year or two to see if this issue has been fixed from the manufacture until then be warned