Thank You, DH and Silverstone

IvanV · Oct 13, 2009, 03:04 AM

I don't write or receive too many PMs and I was a little surprised tonight when I noticed that I have one in my inbox, but that surprise was nothing compared to the shock I felt when I opened it and saw that it was Craig informing me that I had missed an e-mail in which he had notified me that I'd won the Silverstone Strider 600W PSU in the competition that'd closed on Saturday (things like this are really enjoyed best when they are unexpected

).

Therefore, I wish to thank the people from Silverstone for the gift as well as people that make DriverHeaven for teaming up with the leading hardware manufacturers to the benefit of us members (benefit which includes, but is not limited to competitions such as this one), on top of all the content, time, help and good will they provide us through reviews, articles and forum posts. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

I also congratulate Takaharu who's won the main prize, the Raven RV02 case.

P.S. Expect unwrapping and installation pics when the package arrives, the manufacturer can be proud of the 5 years old 360W PSU I'm using at the moment, but it's time I retire it.

Chaos · Oct 13, 2009, 03:15 AM

congrats dude, the unexpected pleasantries are usually the best

CDsDontBurn · Oct 13, 2009, 03:46 AM

congrats a bunch ivan!

Tyrsonswood · Oct 13, 2009, 03:47 AM

Congratulations man

|2A|N · Oct 13, 2009, 04:09 AM

Gratz man

BlueMak · Oct 13, 2009, 04:21 AM

May the force be with you (what? it's good!)

simonw · Oct 13, 2009, 04:31 AM

Congrats IvanV, enjoy the psu.

comp_ali · Oct 13, 2009, 06:39 AM

Congrats , man.

**kris23** · Oct 13, 2009, 07:53 AM

congrats man.... i built a system around that PSU when it was released about a year or so back...... absolutely excellent piece for the price at the time $90 oddly........ the fully modular cables are just great.....

ET3D · Oct 13, 2009, 09:59 AM

Congratulations!

IvanV · Oct 13, 2009, 12:26 PM

Thanks for sharing the joy with me, guys.

Zardon · Oct 13, 2009, 12:40 PM

Nice to see someone happy ...

Neshi · Oct 13, 2009, 05:05 PM

congratulations!
I hope it will serve you as good as the old one you had

DJ BIG T · Oct 13, 2009, 07:15 PM

congrats man hope it last you many years to come...

IvanV · Nov 9, 2009, 12:09 PM

Time for an update: the package has arrived!

Also, the nice blokes at the customs made me a nice surprise by charging me €40.

Anyway, expect to be bored by some unwrapping pics soon.

comp_ali · Nov 9, 2009, 12:18 PM

Glad it arrived man. Enjoy the beast and don't forget the pics.

Chaos · Nov 9, 2009, 12:29 PM

customs has a way of making a good thing a bitch, even after getting gouged by them you still got a great PSU. Enjoy the hardware IvanV

comp_ali · Nov 9, 2009, 12:35 PM

Especially in a developing nation like mine , they are slaughters. Anyway , it worth it

***craig5320*** · Nov 9, 2009, 12:47 PM

Glad the prize arrived, sorry you got hit with a customs charge, sometimes they do, sometimes they don't.

Enjoy it none the less.

niceguyrichy · Nov 9, 2009, 12:57 PM

sorry you got hit by customs, enjoy though

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zardon

Nice to see someone happy ...

i'm always happy!

you want to see happy, search 'niceguyrichy'

IvanV · Nov 9, 2009, 04:28 PM

I tried to see how they came up with the number, but the more I looked at the customs report, the less sense it made. The customs was only around €12, the other 30 was VAT and the basis for calculating the VAT was the value of the package plus shipping costs (which I don't know how they came up with, as they were obviously covered by Silverstone and weren't written anywhere on the package).

Anyway, that's not important here.

What's important is that I finally received the gift and this is what it looked like (pretty much like a box that hasn't been treated too gently is supposed to look, a little dented around the edges, but mostly retaining the original shape

):

Upon opening, I found the box smaller box in the middle of a heap made of a sheet of black plastic. I was rather surprised that it wasn't protected any better, but after closer inspection, I found a series of cushions in there as well. Unfortunately, only one out of five was still inflated. Still, the box containing the unit looked fine and I really liked the looks of it as well as the fact that it provided all the info about the unit (out of which I was particularly impressed to find out that the MTBF of the PSU was 100,000 hours at 25C under full load

).

This is how the unit was stored inside the retail box. No styrofoam, but everything was tucked in rather tightly and I suppose that the cables provided some shock absorption.

Apart from the unit itself, the box contains two informative brochures (a brief but clear installation manual in ten languages and with lots of pictures and a booklet with all the technical data you could imagine, including how to make a ripple/noise voltage test circuit), two sets of screws (ordinary and thumbscrews), cable ties and all the cables and plugs you could hope for: separate 4 and 8 pin motherboard cables, 24-pin connector with detachable 4-pin part, a whole bunch of 6 and 8-pin PCI Express cables, a couple of SATA as well as a pair of cables with molex connectors (both of which had a floppy connector at the end), all sleeved. I think that it's a safe bet that you could power any PC built in this century with this PSU and not need a single adapter.

IvanV · Nov 9, 2009, 04:28 PM

I thought that a couple of "before" pictures would be in order, so here they are. Apart from humble specs of the old unit, you may notice I had to find a 20 to 24-pin converter in order to be able to use that PSU with this motherboard; also, PCI Express connectors are not tucked away in a corner, there aren't any, it's that old (but has really proven itself to be reliable).

And now the "after" pics. The installation couldn't have been simpler, it's a modular unit so there are no excess cables to make a mess and get entangled while things are being put together and all the "ports" on the unit are marked very clearly so no one should have any problems getting everything plugged in correctly.

That's it. The unit is working nicely and I'd say that it's a little quieter than the old one (which shouldn't be a surprise, it's a single 13.5cm fan versus a pair of 8cm ones) and I'm really happy with it.

Once agin, I thank DH and Silverstone for this great gift. It's always nice to get a present and, as you may imagine, a new PSU was the first thing on my upgrade list, so this was just perfect.

Tyrsonswood · Nov 9, 2009, 04:43 PM

Right on man! That shipping box looks like it was rolled down the hall a few times.....

comp_ali · Nov 9, 2009, 04:44 PM

That's nice man

SeraphicSorcerer · Nov 9, 2009, 05:00 PM

Congratulation, and nice pics, though by the looks of things, we need to get you a Raven 2 as well

hehe!
Looks like my old case bro

As the memories....
May that Power Supply serve you well.

Sorry to hear about customs.

Chaos · Nov 9, 2009, 05:12 PM

Pics look great bro I hope you get many years of error free computing from the new PSU

IvanV · Nov 9, 2009, 06:55 PM

Thanks for the nice wishes, guys, especially SeraphicSorcerer on wanting to get me a Raven 2.

Well, I was probably the last guy in the world to buy a white case to begin with and that was 5 years ago (I bought it together with the PSU I replaced today), so it's hardly fashionable.

Still, it's big (almost too big for what's in it now) and sturdy and it manages to hold everything together so I guess I'll be keeping it for some more time.

asedsa · Nov 9, 2009, 06:58 PM

Congratulation,

I wish you all the best

A Desire to Game · Nov 9, 2009, 10:49 PM

Now you have the PSU I bet you are getting the itch to get new goodies ehh? I know I would. Congrats, the PSU is lookin sexy.

IvanV · Nov 10, 2009, 01:07 AM

True, but it's going to have to wait a little.

Oct 13, 2009, 03:04 AM	#1
IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,653 Rep Power: 280 System Specs	Thank You, DH and Silverstone I don't write or receive too many PMs and I was a little surprised tonight when I noticed that I have one in my inbox, but that surprise was nothing compared to the shock I felt when I opened it and saw that it was Craig informing me that I had missed an e-mail in which he had notified me that I'd won the Silverstone Strider 600W PSU in the competition that'd closed on Saturday (things like this are really enjoyed best when they are unexpected ). Therefore, I wish to thank the people from Silverstone for the gift as well as people that make DriverHeaven for teaming up with the leading hardware manufacturers to the benefit of us members (benefit which includes, but is not limited to competitions such as this one), on top of all the content, time, help and good will they provide us through reviews, articles and forum posts. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I also congratulate Takaharu who's won the main prize, the Raven RV02 case. P.S. Expect unwrapping and installation pics when the package arrives, the manufacturer can be proud of the 5 years old 360W PSU I'm using at the moment, but it's time I retire it. __________________ Our Folding@home stats:

Oct 13, 2009, 03:15 AM	#2
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,269 Rep Power: 165 System Specs	Re: Thank You, DH and Silverstone congrats dude, the unexpected pleasantries are usually the best __________________

Oct 13, 2009, 03:46 AM	#3
CDsDontBurn 127.0.0.1 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,458 Rep Power: 202 System Specs	Re: Thank You, DH and Silverstone congrats a bunch ivan! __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Oct 13, 2009, 04:09 AM	#5
\|2A\|N SE7EN57 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 353 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	Re: Thank You, DH and Silverstone Gratz man

Oct 13, 2009, 04:21 AM	#6
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,247 Rep Power: 326 System Specs	Re: Thank You, DH and Silverstone May the force be with you (what? it's good!) __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Oct 13, 2009, 04:31 AM	#7
simonw HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: HK Posts: 312 Rep Power: 42 System Specs	Re: Thank You, DH and Silverstone Congrats IvanV, enjoy the psu.

Oct 13, 2009, 06:39 AM	#8
comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 10,441 Rep Power: 331 System Specs	Re: Thank You, DH and Silverstone Congrats , man. __________________

Oct 13, 2009, 07:53 AM	#9
kris23 Going Insane..... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,990 Rep Power: 121 System Specs	Re: Thank You, DH and Silverstone congrats man.... i built a system around that PSU when it was released about a year or so back...... absolutely excellent piece for the price at the time $90 oddly........ the fully modular cables are just great..... __________________ Hardwareheaven Super-Moderator Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! last updated (5/18/11) Rosewill FUTURE case replaces CM 690 II with its greater interior length. Building a PC: Step by Step Guide Written by Kristopher Pedemonte and Nathan Marks-Forder Edited by Allan Campbell Questions or Comments? feel free to post them in the forums!

Oct 13, 2009, 09:59 AM	#10
ET3D Hopeless Dreamer Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Dreamland, near the pool of infinite graphics cards Posts: 3,055 Rep Power: 103 System Specs	Re: Thank You, DH and Silverstone Congratulations!

Oct 13, 2009, 12:26 PM	Thread Starter #11
IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,653 Rep Power: 280 System Specs	Re: Thank You, DH and Silverstone Thanks for sharing the joy with me, guys. __________________ Our Folding@home stats:

Oct 13, 2009, 12:40 PM	#12
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 177	Re: Thank You, DH and Silverstone Nice to see someone happy ...

Oct 13, 2009, 05:05 PM	#13
Neshi S.N.A.F.U. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Wellington, NZ Posts: 3,260 Rep Power: 150 System Specs	Re: Thank You, DH and Silverstone congratulations! I hope it will serve you as good as the old one you had __________________ If one does not attach himself to people and desire, never shall his heart be broken. But then, does he ever truly live? Life is just too damn short for if's and maybe's

Oct 13, 2009, 07:15 PM	#14
DJ BIG T DH FaN BoY Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: ORLANDO,FL Posts: 930 Rep Power: 67 System Specs	Re: Thank You, DH and Silverstone congrats man hope it last you many years to come... __________________

Nov 9, 2009, 12:09 PM	Thread Starter #15
IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,653 Rep Power: 280 System Specs	Re: Thank You, DH and Silverstone Time for an update: the package has arrived! Also, the nice blokes at the customs made me a nice surprise by charging me €40. Anyway, expect to be bored by some unwrapping pics soon. __________________ Our Folding@home stats:

Nov 9, 2009, 12:18 PM	#16
comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 10,441 Rep Power: 331 System Specs	Re: Thank You, DH and Silverstone Glad it arrived man. Enjoy the beast and don't forget the pics. __________________

Nov 9, 2009, 12:29 PM	#17
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,269 Rep Power: 165 System Specs	Re: Thank You, DH and Silverstone customs has a way of making a good thing a bitch, even after getting gouged by them you still got a great PSU. Enjoy the hardware IvanV __________________

Nov 9, 2009, 12:35 PM	#18
comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 10,441 Rep Power: 331 System Specs	Re: Thank You, DH and Silverstone Especially in a developing nation like mine , they are slaughters. Anyway , it worth it __________________

Nov 9, 2009, 12:47 PM	#19
*craig5320* HH Administrator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 8,282 Rep Power: 428 System Specs	Re: Thank You, DH and Silverstone Glad the prize arrived, sorry you got hit with a customs charge, sometimes they do, sometimes they don't. Enjoy it none the less. __________________

Nov 9, 2009, 04:28 PM	Thread Starter #21
IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,653 Rep Power: 280 System Specs	Re: Thank You, DH and Silverstone I tried to see how they came up with the number, but the more I looked at the customs report, the less sense it made. The customs was only around €12, the other 30 was VAT and the basis for calculating the VAT was the value of the package plus shipping costs (which I don't know how they came up with, as they were obviously covered by Silverstone and weren't written anywhere on the package). Anyway, that's not important here. What's important is that I finally received the gift and this is what it looked like (pretty much like a box that hasn't been treated too gently is supposed to look, a little dented around the edges, but mostly retaining the original shape ): Upon opening, I found the box smaller box in the middle of a heap made of a sheet of black plastic. I was rather surprised that it wasn't protected any better, but after closer inspection, I found a series of cushions in there as well. Unfortunately, only one out of five was still inflated. Still, the box containing the unit looked fine and I really liked the looks of it as well as the fact that it provided all the info about the unit (out of which I was particularly impressed to find out that the MTBF of the PSU was 100,000 hours at 25C under full load ). This is how the unit was stored inside the retail box. No styrofoam, but everything was tucked in rather tightly and I suppose that the cables provided some shock absorption. Apart from the unit itself, the box contains two informative brochures (a brief but clear installation manual in ten languages and with lots of pictures and a booklet with all the technical data you could imagine, including how to make a ripple/noise voltage test circuit), two sets of screws (ordinary and thumbscrews), cable ties and all the cables and plugs you could hope for: separate 4 and 8 pin motherboard cables, 24-pin connector with detachable 4-pin part, a whole bunch of 6 and 8-pin PCI Express cables, a couple of SATA as well as a pair of cables with molex connectors (both of which had a floppy connector at the end), all sleeved. I think that it's a safe bet that you could power any PC built in this century with this PSU and not need a single adapter. __________________ Our Folding@home stats:

Nov 9, 2009, 04:28 PM	Thread Starter #22
IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,653 Rep Power: 280 System Specs	Re: Thank You, DH and Silverstone I thought that a couple of "before" pictures would be in order, so here they are. Apart from humble specs of the old unit, you may notice I had to find a 20 to 24-pin converter in order to be able to use that PSU with this motherboard; also, PCI Express connectors are not tucked away in a corner, there aren't any, it's that old (but has really proven itself to be reliable). And now the "after" pics. The installation couldn't have been simpler, it's a modular unit so there are no excess cables to make a mess and get entangled while things are being put together and all the "ports" on the unit are marked very clearly so no one should have any problems getting everything plugged in correctly. That's it. The unit is working nicely and I'd say that it's a little quieter than the old one (which shouldn't be a surprise, it's a single 13.5cm fan versus a pair of 8cm ones) and I'm really happy with it. Once agin, I thank DH and Silverstone for this great gift. It's always nice to get a present and, as you may imagine, a new PSU was the first thing on my upgrade list, so this was just perfect. __________________ Our Folding@home stats:

Nov 9, 2009, 04:44 PM	#24
comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 10,441 Rep Power: 331 System Specs	Re: Thank You, DH and Silverstone That's nice man __________________

Nov 9, 2009, 05:00 PM	#25
SeraphicSorcerer HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 2,295 Rep Power: 154 System Specs	Re: Thank You, DH and Silverstone Congratulation, and nice pics, though by the looks of things, we need to get you a Raven 2 as well hehe! Looks like my old case bro As the memories.... May that Power Supply serve you well. Sorry to hear about customs. __________________

Nov 9, 2009, 05:12 PM	#26
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,269 Rep Power: 165 System Specs	Re: Thank You, DH and Silverstone Pics look great bro I hope you get many years of error free computing from the new PSU __________________

Nov 9, 2009, 06:55 PM	Thread Starter #27
IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,653 Rep Power: 280 System Specs	Re: Thank You, DH and Silverstone Thanks for the nice wishes, guys, especially SeraphicSorcerer on wanting to get me a Raven 2. Well, I was probably the last guy in the world to buy a white case to begin with and that was 5 years ago (I bought it together with the PSU I replaced today), so it's hardly fashionable. Still, it's big (almost too big for what's in it now) and sturdy and it manages to hold everything together so I guess I'll be keeping it for some more time. __________________ Our Folding@home stats:

Nov 9, 2009, 06:58 PM	#28
asedsa HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina Posts: 234 Rep Power: 53 System Specs	Re: Thank You, DH and Silverstone Congratulation, I wish you all the best

Nov 9, 2009, 10:49 PM	#29
A Desire to Game HardwareHeaven Hoosier Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 279 Rep Power: 29 System Specs	Re: Thank You, DH and Silverstone Now you have the PSU I bet you are getting the itch to get new goodies ehh? I know I would. Congrats, the PSU is lookin sexy. __________________ Three is my new favorite number. (SATA III, USB 3.0, and triple channel memory)

Nov 10, 2009, 01:07 AM	Thread Starter #30
IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,653 Rep Power: 280 System Specs	Re: Thank You, DH and Silverstone True, but it's going to have to wait a little. __________________ Our Folding@home stats: