Enermax Liberty ECO 620W review

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Verdict:

A good all-round supply, but similarly priced and rated models are slightly quieter and are marginally better choices.

Review Date: 21 Sep 2009

Price when reviewed: £106

Supplier: http://www.pixmania.co.uk

Reviewed By: Alan Lu & Kat Orphanides

Our Rating 3 stars out of 5

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Specs

Enermax's Liberty ECO 620W is a capable PSU with modular cables. It has tons of connectors for a huge range of devices, including four eight-pin PCI-E connectors for multiple graphics cards.

It has two 12V rails rated at up to 30A, although combined they provide only 48A, or 576W. As we've come to expect from Enermax supplies, performance was very stable. The Liberty managed 86 per cent efficiency at 50 per cent load and 85 per cent at full load.

Unlike other Enermax power supplies, the Liberty ECO 620W doesn't have post-shutdown cooling to keep the fan spinning after your PC has been turned off to cool the electronics more quickly. Also, the 120mm is a little louder than we like.

The Liberty ECO 620W is reliable and well specified, but it's loud fan means that we slightly prefer BeQuiet!'s DarkPower Pro 650W.

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