It used to be the case that buying a power supply unit (PSU) was a simple process, however in recent times things have become a little more complex. In the past year if you are a performance user you may well have had to change power supply to accommodate Sata, PCIE (even x2), 24pin, and maybe even now BTX…unless you have a modular PSU (from a company which released updated cabling) this could be quite a traumatic experience.

There is of course another option which makes your life much less stressful .. for a manufacturer to cover all aspects of possible power requirements. One of those very units we have in for review today…the Enermax 535w All In One.

Something occurred to me when writing this review, of all the components that you can buy for your rig, the power supply makers (well the decent ones) seem to be one of the few that actually give you everything you need to know about your product on the packaging. How many times have you been out component shopping and you can’t get an answer on some of the particular features of a product. It even happens to the more technically aware amongst us as I found just a few weeks ago when purchasing a motherboard, I had to call someone to get them to check some specifications online because the boxes just didn’t give me enough detailed information.

Thankfully Enermax tell you what you need to know and their box gives you all the information on the back. Not only do you get the PR fluff about what technologies are used you also get the information on the connectors included such as PCIe and Sata. This combined with the front of the box leaves you in no doubt over what is included, there are in fact 2 PCIe connectors. Ideal for SLI (or soon Crossfire) users out there.

There is also a note of the rear of the box which specifies that the unit has a three year warranty. Whilst a longer warranty would be ideal the chances are that within 3 years you would want to move to the latest and greatest new unit anyway. Here is the full list of features from the rear of the packaging.

Bundle:

Inside the box we were quite surprised with what we found. Most of the time you open a PSU box and there it is… PSU, cables and plug…which is fine. With this package what you find is a funky bag and a pass holder with Enermax branding. Not really a requirement but hey it's a bonus, so we arent complaining.

Also in the box we find the manual and an amendment to it. The reason for this is that the PSU unit currently being shipped by Enermax is an updated model, so the manual has some out of date information. The notification gives you full details of the new features.

Finally included in the box are the additional cables/screws/converter for converting your PSU back to older standards…and an Enermax sticker.

One small issue we had with the Enermax All In One was the protection of the unit. I have to say that the unit was the least well protected of all the PSU’s I’ve received over the years. In fact the first one I’ve received which is not surrounded by protective foam or suspended in cardboard. Of course the inner packaging of the white box shown below does offer some protection as does the free bag in a round about way. The unit also sits tightly in the box meaning it can’t move about however I would hate to think what would happen if a courier or postman dropped the box from any sort of height.

 

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