Akasa Eco-Friendly Power 600W review

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Verdict:

A stable power supply, but it's let down by its captive cables - and an unpleasant smell.

Review Date: 10 Apr 2010

Price when reviewed: £63

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

Reviewed By: Jim Martin

Our Rating 4 stars out of 5

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Akasa's Eco-friendly Power 600W is relatively cheap for a power supply at this price, although it would have been nice to see modular cables rather than captive ones.

There are two 12V rails, each rated at 30A, but they can supply only 41.6A in total, which is a little on the low side compared with the Eco-Friendly's competitors. One 12V rail supplies the motherboard and half of the ATX12V connector, while the other half (along with the PCI-E connectors) is powered by the second rail. There are six Molex and six SATA power connectors.

We saw no major problems in our barrage of tests, except for a wobbly moment when the second 12V rail dropped to 11.48V. This is still a pass, though, and the Power 600W proved 88 per cent efficient at 50 per cent load.

The fan was quiet, but there was an unpleasant smell during testing. SilverPower's SP-SS650 provides 50W more for less money, and is the better choice.

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