Cooler Master V850 SFX Gold

The 850-watt is proving to be a very good performer. Now, I know some folks coming over from ATX builds get a bit of sticker shock when they see SFX u...

Really, really nice. It's super quiet too. Cause again, it won't kick on the fan until it reaches a certain internal temperature, so most of the time ...

But this one can deliver 850 watts on just 12 volts, if that's what your system calls for. So again, Cooler Master has done it right. Good job, Cooler...

So yeah, looking forward to using this power supply. Kind of surprised how small it is and how heavy it is. This is my first SFX power supply

* I'm glad I didn't get slim nor 140mm fans for the top and side exhausts, the right angle gap between them serves as a hidden channel for the front I/O & EPS cables. * The cooler had to go in first otherwise the first heatsink fan would be near impossible to mount properly for fat GPU's like mine. * There wasn't much leeway between the ATX connector and the second heatsink fan, the ATX cable could not be twisted nor overlapping anything in order to bend uniformly towards the back panel. * My 300mm GPU was too long to fit without rotating it around the vertical axis and scraping against the bottom corners of the case frame, but cable management definetely helped with installation/removal.

We're happy with it so this build will be with us for a long time. The only setback that I had was to mount the horizontal bracket that comes on the case since the CPU cooler prevents us from inserting the bracket. But the CPU is always at 33° C idle anyways.

o sides of the case, and with a front mounted rad it meant that the optimal airflow would actually be the air exhausting out of the front of the case (which I did not want) plus only had enough room for a 20mm rad +25mm fans. I used a xspc 20mm rad with two noctua A12x25 but when pushed the fans where still loud, and with the the fans set as intake it meant the hot air was blowing over the mobo and GPU which was not great for internal temps, and the rear half of the case would get pretty hot even the computer was under heave load. Also the case was a nightmare for access and maintenance, needing a lot to be dismantled to even access the side panels to change ram etc. And maintenance of the loop was a huge pita as well, due to the only way to connect to CPU to GPU was a loop going down and back up the other side meant draining and refilling was a nightmare.