The Chill Innovation 520w Super Silent

The PSU itself is much more fetching, it has a matt black finish that makes it stand apart from the chrome and mirrored surfaces of other power supplies out there at the moment.

The side has the rail specifics on voltages and ampage.

The rear features a honeycombed grill to aide in heat dissipation. To read about the benefits of honeycombed grills, check out our glossary entry here.

The other cooling feature that the 520w sports, is a huge 140mm fan. Covering this fan is a nice, shiny grill that highlights the fact that this is one big fan.

All of the cables that come with the Super Silent (Except the fan speed readout) are braided in black which makes them look very professional and neat. Braiding also helps with cable management as it is a lot easier to guide the cables into spaces without risk of getting any caught or damaged.

A feature we always look for with power supplies here at XSR is quick release molex headers as they have really helped us in the past when dealing with small or cramped cases. Unfortunately this PSU doesn't have the connectors. Hopefully it will be something Chill Innovation bring into their range in the future.

When it comes to PCI-E, Chill Innovation have got you covered with twin 6pin power adaptors. However these is no 8pin power connector so you may run into problems when it comes to future GPUs that support only the 8pin socket.

NB. After writing this review, Chill Innovation informed me that all power supplies that they produce above 600w will feature this plug.

Dual Rails

The Chill Innovation 520w features dual 12v rails. To read about what this means, check out our glossary entry here.