Enermax Galaxy 1000w Quad-SLI ATX PSU
Cables & Connectors
Published: 14th December 2006 | Source: Enermax | Price: |
Anybody that knows me from the Overclock3D Forums will know that I've got a 'soft spot' for two things - powerful PSU's and modular PSU's. The Galaxy certainly seems to fit into both of these categories, but lets take a closer look at the Galaxy's design before getting all excited!
To say that the Galaxy is a 'modular' power supply is a bit of a white lie - personally I'd prefer to call it 'Hybrid Modular'. This is because the unit actually has enough cables to run the average PC system already hard wired to the unit. The big bundle of cables in the picture above-left contains not only your usual ATX/EPS connectors but also PCI-E, Molex and SATA connectors too! Personally I feel a little cheated by this as the whole idea of a modular unit is to keep everything neat and tidy, but I can certainly see Enermax's reasonings behind needing to do it this way.
We can also see that Enermax have made the wise decision of using PCI-E style modular connectors on the Galaxy. These connectors have proven to be extremely sturdy (much more so than molex-based modular PSU's) and are also very compact in comparison with other modular connector designs.
We can also see that Enermax have made the wise decision of using PCI-E style modular connectors on the Galaxy. These connectors have proven to be extremely sturdy (much more so than molex-based modular PSU's) and are also very compact in comparison with other modular connector designs.
The Galaxy comes with masses of modular cables and a canvas pouch to keep any unused ones in afterwards. All cables are professionally sleeved in gold and black mesh up to the first connector making a nice change from the usual plain black mesh sleeving found on other PSU's.
The main ATX cable is native 24-pin with no way of reducing it down to the older 20-pin standard. Users of 20-pin ATX motherboard will need to purchase an adapter separately in order to use the Galaxy. However, Enermax have provided two cables for EPS12v (8-pin) and P4-12v (4-pin) so that the Galaxy will still be able to support some slightly older motherboards.
Also included is a 3-pin fan cable which can be connected to one of your motherboard's fan headers to obtain a readout of the power supply fan RPM.
The main ATX cable is native 24-pin with no way of reducing it down to the older 20-pin standard. Users of 20-pin ATX motherboard will need to purchase an adapter separately in order to use the Galaxy. However, Enermax have provided two cables for EPS12v (8-pin) and P4-12v (4-pin) so that the Galaxy will still be able to support some slightly older motherboards.
Also included is a 3-pin fan cable which can be connected to one of your motherboard's fan headers to obtain a readout of the power supply fan RPM.
Most Recent Comments
nice review and a pretty hefty psu. i see you point about the pre-fixed cables making it half modular but what 1000W pc wouldn't use all those cables anyway lol
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Originally Posted by name='llwyd'
nice review and a pretty hefty psu. i see you point about the pre-fixed cables making it half modular but what 1000W pc wouldn't use all those cables anyway lol
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That thing is huge....
Looks nice but I'd still buy a PCP&C
now thats a Power Supply!!!!
no no no get out of my head I've spent far too much already
Great review as always guys.
no no no get out of my head I've spent far too much already
Great review as always guys.
will that thing fit in a normal case lol
wheres NickS? somebody told me he liked enermax
wheres NickS? somebody told me he liked enermax
It's impressive... But To big?
1000w?! humph
*walks off in a huff*
*walks off in a huff*
Its nice having a 1KW PSU, amazingly enough hardware is coming out that can actually make use of its wattage. The size is kind of a downer, takes some finagling to get it into most cases, maybe a little Dremeling... but once its in, power problems become a thing of the past.
I had an Enermax Liberty 620W PSU, and after 3 months it popped, no rhyme or reason. Thankfully nothing else in my setup got damaged, bought a PC P&C 610W for my backup pc.
You can go cheap with some hardware, especially if reviews are favorable... but for a component that can destroy all your other hardware should something go wrong, I prefer to spend a bit more for piece of mind.
Also, I've read that modular is good, but not as good (yet) as non-modular(?) PSU's. Yes, the Galaxy is only half modular, and it is nice to be able to disconnect unused cables to keep clutter down in a case, but it's still modular. The upshot is that its less expensive than a PC P&C while still being a respectable brand name.
TJS
I had an Enermax Liberty 620W PSU, and after 3 months it popped, no rhyme or reason. Thankfully nothing else in my setup got damaged, bought a PC P&C 610W for my backup pc.
You can go cheap with some hardware, especially if reviews are favorable... but for a component that can destroy all your other hardware should something go wrong, I prefer to spend a bit more for piece of mind.
Also, I've read that modular is good, but not as good (yet) as non-modular(?) PSU's. Yes, the Galaxy is only half modular, and it is nice to be able to disconnect unused cables to keep clutter down in a case, but it's still modular. The upshot is that its less expensive than a PC P&C while still being a respectable brand name.
TJS
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will that thing fit in a normal case lol
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-- XMS, did you apply 15a * 5 at one time for a total of 75a of 12v? I wanna see what it does
dang 
thats one big fat psu
thats one big fat psu I have one of these beasts in a Coolermaster Stacker (massive case) and had to adapt the case for it to fit.The 120mm fan on the top will now not fit and had to bend back the alli clips so psu would fit in.Think its about 3 inches longer than a regular psu.
Once in the case it has been a sweet psu,and it is half modular but i only need one of the modular leads.Theoretically you could easilly run 2 high end gaming pc's from this psu.
Once in the case it has been a sweet psu,and it is half modular but i only need one of the modular leads.Theoretically you could easilly run 2 high end gaming pc's from this psu.
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