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What can I say? The Sentey Golden Steel Power 850W power supply performed beyond my expectations. Excellent DC voltage load regulation combined with high efficiency and very low noise/ripple on the DC rails make the Sentey one of the better power supplies to cross my path.
The packaging is adequate with a good set of accessories and flat modular cables that make routing and cable management a little easier. The instruction manual is basic, but what I especially liked is a feature list that is to the point and without any of the sales gimmicks and fancy descriptions that are, in reality, basic features that most power supplies offer anyway.
The only reservation I have is the high running temperature, albeit outside of an enclosure. The temperatures are far higher than I’ve seen from other power supplies in this class, but the introduction of warmer air into the power supply did cause the temperature-controlled fan to kick in almost immediately, so perhaps the threshold is set a little higher to keep fan noise to a minimum. High efficiency results in less heat production and lower fan speeds, so temperatures should remain within an acceptable range unless the power supply is run at or near full load for extended periods — a very rare occurrence in enthusiast’s gaming rigs?
I especially liked the combined SATA/4-pin peripheral cable — it will certainly keep the cable count down in some installations utilizing SATA hard drives with an older IDE optical or other devices requiring a 4-pin peripheral connector.
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What can I say? The Sentey Golden Steel Power 850W power supply performed beyond my expectations. Excellent DC voltage load regulation combined with high efficiency and very low noise/ripple on the DC rails make the Sentey one of the better power supplies to cross my path.
The packaging is adequate with a good set of accessories and flat modular cables that make routing and cable management a little easier. The instruction manual is basic, but what I especially liked is a feature list that is to the point and without any of the sales gimmicks and fancy descriptions that are, in reality, basic features that most power supplies offer anyway.
The only reservation I have is the high running temperature, albeit outside of an enclosure. The temperatures are far higher than I’ve seen from other power supplies in this class, but the introduction of warmer air into the power supply did cause the temperature-controlled fan to kick in almost immediately, so perhaps the threshold is set a little higher to keep fan noise to a minimum. High efficiency results in less heat production and lower fan speeds, so temperatures should remain within an acceptable range unless the power supply is run at or near full load for extended periods — a very rare occurrence in enthusiast’s gaming rigs?
I especially liked the combined SATA/4-pin peripheral cable — it will certainly keep the cable count down in some installations utilizing SATA hard drives with an older IDE optical or other devices requiring a 4-pin peripheral connector.
The packaging is adequate with a good set of accessories and flat modular cables that make routing and cable management a little easier. The instruction manual is basic, but what I especially liked is a feature list that is to the point and without any of the sales gimmicks and fancy descriptions that are, in reality, basic features that most power supplies offer anyway.
The only reservation I have is the high running temperature, albeit outside of an enclosure. The temperatures are far higher than I’ve seen from other power supplies in this class, but the introduction of warmer air into the power supply did cause the temperature-controlled fan to kick in almost immediately, so perhaps the threshold is set a little higher to keep fan noise to a minimum. High efficiency results in less heat production and lower fan speeds, so temperatures should remain within an acceptable range unless the power supply is run at or near full load for extended periods — a very rare occurrence in enthusiast’s gaming rigs?
I especially liked the combined SATA/4-pin peripheral cable — it will certainly keep the cable count down in some installations utilizing SATA hard drives with an older IDE optical or other devices requiring a 4-pin peripheral connector.
The Sentey BX1-4284 V2.3 came with the same quality and classy look we have come to expect from Sentey. The high-gloss black paint job always helps make a case look distinguished. The big acrylic window that takes up most the side panel is a great idea for showing off all of your hardware inside the case. The fan controller installed on the front of the case is another good addition to help give the user more control over their system when they need it. With the BX1 being able to hold an Nvidia 580 video card, this case can be considered by most people as a mid tower contender, because you can run one of the best cards out there at the moment.
The wire management turned out to be OK for a mid tower. With our big power supply and massive amount of wires, it made for a tight squeeze. However, like we said before, if you have a low wattage or a modular PSU, you will be fine with the wire management. The dust filters were great, when they were used. The side panel intake fans will bring in dust, which somewhat undermines the other dust filters. Installation was quick and easy for the most part because the majority was tool free installation provided by the BX1. The red locking mechanisms on the PCI expansions slots did seem a little too loose for heavy PCI cards. Although you can remedy this with a couple screws, which is a solution we would like to not have to mess with. However, with a retail price around $50, it makes this case a real contender in at this price point in the marketplace!
The wire management turned out to be OK for a mid tower. With our big power supply and massive amount of wires, it made for a tight squeeze. However, like we said before, if you have a low wattage or a modular PSU, you will be fine with the wire management. The dust filters were great, when they were used. The side panel intake fans will bring in dust, which somewhat undermines the other dust filters. Installation was quick and easy for the most part because the majority was tool free installation provided by the BX1. The red locking mechanisms on the PCI expansions slots did seem a little too loose for heavy PCI cards. Although you can remedy this with a couple screws, which is a solution we would like to not have to mess with. However, with a retail price around $50, it makes this case a real contender in at this price point in the marketplace!
After we were impressed by the value of the Sentey Arvina full tower case that we previously reviewed, expectations were high, even before opening the Sentey SS1-2421 slim tower case. As with the Sentey Arvina, the SS1-2421 exhibited the same high quality, glossy, external paint job. Internally, the SS1-2421 is very spacious and allows for plenty of space to maneuver around when assembling components and organizing cables. The built-in 250W constant/450W peak SFX12V form-factor power supply is very generous considering the price and considering most micro-ATX or mini-ITX systems don’t require much power, so this gives us plenty of juice to add in a discrete GPU.
The front panel LCD/automatic temperature controller is very useful and gives a lot of flexibility to the user, in terms of internal cooling and acoustic output, since you can set the exhaust fan to run at a much higher temperature setting. However, this noise management feature is negated by the fact that the built-in power supply has a cooling fan that runs at a very high and very loud RPM. Too loud, in my opinion, for the SS1-2421 to be an effective HTPC, unless that power supply is swapped out or the power supply fan is modded. The beeping caused by the temperature alarm can also drive users to frustration but this can be easily alleviated by pressing both the up and down buttons at the same time to disable the sound.
Temperature wise, the built in automatic fan control was capable enough to effectively run our test system and keep the thermal levels in check, although the discrete video card temperatures were a little higher than I expected. An additional intake fan at the bottom could help add positive airflow and push out the hot air being trapped around the GPU area or, to keep the price point the same, perhaps just a pre-drilled mounting option for another 80mm fan.
Overall, the Sentey SS1-2421 offers remarkable value for what it offers and would make for a solid foundation when building an office computer or an HTPC, provided the user swap out the built-in power supply for a lower noise option. The Sentey SS1-2421 is an attractive, budget oriented, slim PC case that has better build quality and more features than most cases that cost twice as much.
The front panel LCD/automatic temperature controller is very useful and gives a lot of flexibility to the user, in terms of internal cooling and acoustic output, since you can set the exhaust fan to run at a much higher temperature setting. However, this noise management feature is negated by the fact that the built-in power supply has a cooling fan that runs at a very high and very loud RPM. Too loud, in my opinion, for the SS1-2421 to be an effective HTPC, unless that power supply is swapped out or the power supply fan is modded. The beeping caused by the temperature alarm can also drive users to frustration but this can be easily alleviated by pressing both the up and down buttons at the same time to disable the sound.
Temperature wise, the built in automatic fan control was capable enough to effectively run our test system and keep the thermal levels in check, although the discrete video card temperatures were a little higher than I expected. An additional intake fan at the bottom could help add positive airflow and push out the hot air being trapped around the GPU area or, to keep the price point the same, perhaps just a pre-drilled mounting option for another 80mm fan.
Overall, the Sentey SS1-2421 offers remarkable value for what it offers and would make for a solid foundation when building an office computer or an HTPC, provided the user swap out the built-in power supply for a lower noise option. The Sentey SS1-2421 is an attractive, budget oriented, slim PC case that has better build quality and more features than most cases that cost twice as much.
The Sentey BX1-4284 V2.3 came with the same quality and classy look we have come to expect from Sentey. The high-gloss black paint job always helps make a case look distinguished. The big acrylic window that takes up most the side panel is a great idea for showing off all of your hardware inside the case. The fan controller installed on the front of the case is another good addition to help give the user more control over their system when they need it. With the BX1 being able to hold an Nvidia 580 video card, this case can be considered by most people as a mid tower contender, because you can run one of the best cards out there at the moment.
The wire management turned out to be OK for a mid tower. With our big power supply and massive amount of wires, it made for a tight squeeze. However, like we said before, if you have a low wattage or a modular PSU, you will be fine with the wire management. The dust filters were great, when they were used. The side panel intake fans will bring in dust, which somewhat undermines the other dust filters. Installation was quick and easy for the most part because the majority was tool free installation provided by the BX1. The red locking mechanisms on the PCI expansions slots did seem a little too loose for heavy PCI cards. Although you can remedy this with a couple screws, which is a solution we would like to not have to mess with. However, with a retail price around $50, it makes this case a real contender in at this price point in the marketplace!
The wire management turned out to be OK for a mid tower. With our big power supply and massive amount of wires, it made for a tight squeeze. However, like we said before, if you have a low wattage or a modular PSU, you will be fine with the wire management. The dust filters were great, when they were used. The side panel intake fans will bring in dust, which somewhat undermines the other dust filters. Installation was quick and easy for the most part because the majority was tool free installation provided by the BX1. The red locking mechanisms on the PCI expansions slots did seem a little too loose for heavy PCI cards. Although you can remedy this with a couple screws, which is a solution we would like to not have to mess with. However, with a retail price around $50, it makes this case a real contender in at this price point in the marketplace!
After we were impressed by the value of the Sentey Arvina full tower case that we previously reviewed, expectations were high, even before opening the Sentey SS1-2421 slim tower case. As with the Sentey Arvina, the SS1-2421 exhibited the same high quality, glossy, external paint job. Internally, the SS1-2421 is very spacious and allows for plenty of space to maneuver around when assembling components and organizing cables. The built-in 250W constant/450W peak SFX12V form-factor power supply is very generous considering the price and considering most micro-ATX or mini-ITX systems don’t require much power, so this gives us plenty of juice to add in a discrete GPU.
The front panel LCD/automatic temperature controller is very useful and gives a lot of flexibility to the user, in terms of internal cooling and acoustic output, since you can set the exhaust fan to run at a much higher temperature setting. However, this noise management feature is negated by the fact that the built-in power supply has a cooling fan that runs at a very high and very loud RPM. Too loud, in my opinion, for the SS1-2421 to be an effective HTPC, unless that power supply is swapped out or the power supply fan is modded. The beeping caused by the temperature alarm can also drive users to frustration but this can be easily alleviated by pressing both the up and down buttons at the same time to disable the sound.
Temperature wise, the built in automatic fan control was capable enough to effectively run our test system and keep the thermal levels in check, although the discrete video card temperatures were a little higher than I expected. An additional intake fan at the bottom could help add positive airflow and push out the hot air being trapped around the GPU area or, to keep the price point the same, perhaps just a pre-drilled mounting option for another 80mm fan.
Overall, the Sentey SS1-2421 offers remarkable value for what it offers and would make for a solid foundation when building an office computer or an HTPC, provided the user swap out the built-in power supply for a lower noise option. The Sentey SS1-2421 is an attractive, budget oriented, slim PC case that has better build quality and more features than most cases that cost twice as much.
The front panel LCD/automatic temperature controller is very useful and gives a lot of flexibility to the user, in terms of internal cooling and acoustic output, since you can set the exhaust fan to run at a much higher temperature setting. However, this noise management feature is negated by the fact that the built-in power supply has a cooling fan that runs at a very high and very loud RPM. Too loud, in my opinion, for the SS1-2421 to be an effective HTPC, unless that power supply is swapped out or the power supply fan is modded. The beeping caused by the temperature alarm can also drive users to frustration but this can be easily alleviated by pressing both the up and down buttons at the same time to disable the sound.
Temperature wise, the built in automatic fan control was capable enough to effectively run our test system and keep the thermal levels in check, although the discrete video card temperatures were a little higher than I expected. An additional intake fan at the bottom could help add positive airflow and push out the hot air being trapped around the GPU area or, to keep the price point the same, perhaps just a pre-drilled mounting option for another 80mm fan.
Overall, the Sentey SS1-2421 offers remarkable value for what it offers and would make for a solid foundation when building an office computer or an HTPC, provided the user swap out the built-in power supply for a lower noise option. The Sentey SS1-2421 is an attractive, budget oriented, slim PC case that has better build quality and more features than most cases that cost twice as much.
Neste teste nós descobrimos que a Sentey Golden Steel Power 850 W é idêntica, inclusive em desempenho, à NZXT HALE90 850 W. Ambas são excelentes fontes que apresentam alta eficiência, excelente regulação de tensão (regulação de 3%) e níveis de oscilação e ruído baixos. A Sentey Golden Steel Power 850 W, no entanto, tem uma grande vantagem: ela é mais barata do que a NZXT HALE90 850 W, pelo menos nos EUA. Custando apenas US$ 160 nos EUA, a Sentey Golden Steel Power 850 W é uma excelente opção para os usuários antenados que querem uma fonte de alimentação de 850 W de preço acessível com alta eficiência e sistema de cabeamento modular.
When I first opened this case up I really did like it. I am a sucker for stylish looks and the glossy finish. I also was excited that this came with 4 included fans, that really is some serious cooling power. I also like that almost everything was tool-less except for installation of the motherboard and power supply. Tool-less installation makes this go so much faster. Some other things on this case you just don’t find on others is the included card reader and fan controller.
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