Technology 500W Fixed Cable TFX Power Supply 80 Plus Gold TX500-G (SST-TX500-G)

Power supply arrived on time, as specified. It has many more outputs than my OEM power supply, and many more than needed for my application. Quality seems very good, and it works as expected.

UPDATE 03/29/2024: I've had this PSU for about 4 months now. Since writing my initial review, I did a full upgrade on my PC, going from a Core i7-4790 system to a Ryzen 7 7700 and 32GB DDR5, keeping the RTX 4060. I added a pic of the new system (same case) just to show that somehow, I was able to manage the cables a little better (I think). Since connecting this PSU to my NEW system, it has become louder. It is not unbearable, and nowhere near as loud as something like an old PS4, but it is still the loudest component in my system at almost ALL times unless I'm doing something that causes the other fans (CPU/GPU/Case fans etc) to ramp up high, such as gaming or video editing. I have no idea why. It never really gets far beyond "warm" to the touch, and its exhaust air feels only moderately above room temp. The only thing I can think of is that my old motherboard had only a 4-pin CPU power connector. My new motherboard has an 8-pin. Still happy with it but i'm not the first reviewer to mention noise either. I have an InWin CE685 case that came with its own 300W TFX power supply. This was perfectly adequate for my first 3 years of ownership, but upon upgrading to the low-profile RTX 4060, I was in need of a power supply with PCIe power connectors. TFX is a very uncommon form factor - I cannot imagine Silverstone selling a lot of these - but I'm extremely grateful they've made them regardless, and two minutes on the internet will show you that, for capacities over 300W, they're actually the ONLY option (that I've found, anyways). The unit itself is surprisingly (and reassuringly) heavy, the fan is basically never audible even after hours of high loads, has 80+ Gold certification, and it comes with an abundance of connectors. SIGNIFICANTLY more than I needed actually. I did my best to cable manage but in my pic you can see it's still quite a mess. That's probably the only bad thing to say about this PSU - for its price, I really wish they'd just make them modular, but that aside, for the few dozen other TFX users out there, I'd recommend this in a heartbeat (not that there's really any other options to recommend anyways :P).

Very good, reliable power supply for micro or mini ATX setups, one of the few TFX selections around over 300W. Connectors adequate for a basic box. While not noisy, it could be quieter and gain another star for perfection. I've had 3 of these 500w PS's, reliable and reasonably quiet, and have had 6 of the 300W flavor; all have performed reliably and lasted well beyond their warranty period, which has made them cost-effective. Be aware that taxing these small PS's with too high a load for their rating can result in meltdown in a small, barely-ventilated box, so gaming applications will require far more muscle. For everyday office machines under normal, regular use, or a compact streaming machine not under constant use, these Silverstone PS's work great. I've also had a dozen other Silverstone PS's of various sizes and the company's products seem better made than most others.

I have a stream lined computer case that originally had a 300 watt TFX PSU. I wanted to put in a better video card and would have been over the limit for the existing PSU. First, even finding an after market TFX PSU that is over 300 watts is a challenge. I looked at several sources for TFX PSUs and this one was one of the few that I found. After much consideration, I pulled the trigger and ordered this one. I have been running it for a few weeks now and am completely satisfied with the build quality and performance. What would I change: I would have preferred a PSU with the ability to unplug unused power cables. With the confined space of my thin case, I feel the air flow in the case would be improved if I didn't have all the extra cables taking up room. ( knocked the easy to install down a notch due to cable management issues.) Contributing to the installation issues are that the power cables are heavy duty and well protected, so it is a trade off. I will take properly sized and protected power cables over what was on the original PSU. I had not used Silver Stone Technologies PSUs with previous builds, but they are on my list for consideration for future builds.

My kid obtained a really old Dell Inspiron that surprisingly used standard but slightly hard to find parts. Wanted more GPU power to play some modern games, so found a low profile RTX 4060 that needed the extra wattage and PCIe power cable. This power supply worked perfectly. It's a little noisy with no load, but couldn't really hear it with the case cover on. And the GPU fans drown it out anyways once a game is launched. Only complaint is that the cables were a little long, and also didn't need the Molex connectors; just had to stuff those in an unoccupied drive bay in order to keep the airflow going inside. Perfect portable "sleeper" PC for gaming as long as all the parts keeps going...

I was looking forward to build a small server with the Silverstone Milo 11 case, this TFX power supply and a MSI B650M MAG Wifi board. The power supply's cables are too thick and too stiff and there are too many of them. SATA connectors I can understand. Molex connectors though? In 2024? In a small form factor build? Maybe if the SATA and Molex cables were modular and could be taken off, this would be a good power supply. But with the cables, it barely fits Silverstone's own case and then only if you accept a cover that doesn't fully close.

I bought this psu to add more power for the GPU. Before I had tried flex atx style psus and for me they were performing too loud, it's understandable for the size of the fan. But this TFX 500W psu has a fan which is much much bigger (80mm) and it constantly spinning and even the baseline with no load it will be pretty loud, actually much louder than stock dell PSU (rated at 250W Gold, made by Hipro Electronics). It's not a low frequency fan noise but rather mid high frequency. I'm dissatistied that SilverStone charges 300$ for this PSU with such a cheap noisy fan and no modular connectors. It you plan on building a compact build beware that these cables will be everywhere. I would like to return this PSU. I feel that I downgraded for worse PSU than stock Dell PSU.