Reviews - Pro-Clockers! PC Reviews One MegaHertz At A Time

Introduction

Enthusiasts love building mammoth PC's running the meanest, most power-hungry hardware money can buy. As top of the line these days means quad core with dual channel, dual graphics cards, multiple hard drives and killer USB devices. Using an inferior PSU is kind of like running a sports car on a AAA battery.It aint gonna work. To that end, most enthusiasts pursue the white stag of Power supplies, one that has the right blend of power, stability and available connectors.
 
 Today I'm reviewing the Silverstone. I respect Silverstone. Their products are attractive and perform well, but I'm not going to take it easy on the DA850. For this PSU to garner a good review from me, it will have to stay stable while providing power to all my hardware.
 
Here is what silverstone has to say about the decathlon.

"With the knowledge that single +12V rail is the way for next generation power supply, SilverStone Technology continues the expansion of Decathlon series power supplies, offering enthusiasts more flexible and greater output choices to handle their system. The Decathlon DA850 power supply hosts a full array of amenities such as quad PCI-E connectors, 100% modular cable system, bigger and quieter 120mm cooling fan, while still maintaining a typical efficiency of 80% and better. All these combined with powerful 70A single +12V rail output gives DA850 the power superiority in its class.
* The all-around single +12V rail output power with advantage of 100% modular cable system!"