The Test System:
Now that we’ve taken a look at the connectors, let’s consider the PC that this will be placed into:

Windows XP Pro SP2
XION II Gamer’s Case w/ 2-120 MM Neon Case Fans and 1-80 MM Neon Side Panel Fan.
ASUS A8R32-MVP Deluxe Motherboard (0602 BIOS)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+
Titan TTC-NK32TZ CPU Cooling Fan
Mushkin XP4000 2x1GB Extreme Performance RAM (Dual Channel)
PowerColor X1950 Pro 256 MB PCI Express
1-CDRW
1-DVDRW
2-PATA HDDs
2-SATA HDDs
1-Flash Memory Reader
1-PCI USB Removable Card installed

This system will definitely need sufficient and stable power to keep things running at their peak.

The Installation:
Let’s take a look at what this PSU looks like installed:

Empty and ready above and below:

In place with wire ties keeping things under control:

Notice in the next photograph that, due to the very stiff and long neck on the PCI Express Power Connector, I had to make sure there was no hard drive in this bay. In a recent review of the CoolerMaster Mystique 632 PC Case, I mentioned that I could not use that PC Case due to needing at least 13 ½ inches of clearance. This is the reason why. I would like to recommend to the PSU designers that they start using a different type of plug to connect power to the PCI Express card. A plug that has a 90 Degree angle would be much better suited than depending on frontal clearance for it. It would be best to have the angle toward the side of the case, too. If this isn’t feasible, we really need a more flexible connection to the PCI Express card due to these kinds of limitations in PC cases. I can only imagine my headache if I were using a Crossfire setup in this rig.

Here’s the overall look with the silver cables. Although the silver cables are purely aesthetic, it just looks strange to me.