Enermax ECO80+ 620W PSU Review

Cable Layout:

When it comes to power supplies, cable layout is almost as important as the quality of the internal components.  After all, if you don't have the right plugs to power your parts, what good is the power supply?  So we are going to take a look at how the ECO80+ cable layout stacks up.

Enermax's website does a pretty good job of laying out the connectors for their power supplies.  As we can see from this graph, the ECO80+ is equipped with a standard 24 pin connector, dual 4-pin connectors that can be converted to the EPS 8-pin connector, a 6-pin and 6+2-pin PCI-e connector, 6 SATA connectors, 5 Molex connectors, and a single Floppy power connector.  This should be sufficient for any single GPU system.

Above, we can see an example of the sleeving used by the ECO80+.  The sleeving reaches up to the first connector, after which the wiring is left au naturale.  Let's bust this guy open, shall we?

The Innards:

The inside of the ECO80+ is apparently identical to the Enermax Liberty line, with the primary difference being the lack of modular cables that the Liberty features. 

The primary capacitors consist of two Nippon Chemi-Con 400V 220uF units. 

The secondary is handled by JP CE-TUL capacitors, fairly typical for Enermax units. 

Here is a look at the MAGMA fan that Enermax uses for their ECO80+ units.  The fan uses a unique "batwing" design, which Enermax claims helps to reduce turbulence, thus reducing noise.  The fan is rated for 500-2000 RPM, with automatic temp control.  Let's move on to the testing, shall we?