Silverstone Strider ST56F 560W PSU

Rob Williams · 03-14-2006, 10:29 PM

Power supplies are often overlooked when building a system, but they shouldn't be! The ST56F is a great example of what a PSU should include feature wise. Boasting a 560W power output and 80% efficiency, it's obvious that this has the fuel to feed to your beefy system.

If you have any questions or comments on the review, feel free to post them here!

Greg King · 03-14-2006, 11:26 PM

A little FYI...

I will be getting in a second 7800 GT next week and will plug it in and see how 2 GPUs effect the rails on this PSU. I am assuming that it won't matter at all but I am curious to see how it holds up with everything that I reviewed it with, as well as a second GPU.

DarkSynergy

Jakal · 03-15-2006, 10:28 AM

Silverstone has been around a good long time and have always provided excellent products. The 30Amp rating for the power supply is very strong.

For the price I think they could have wrapped the cables fully. You can pick up a modular psu for about the same price with nicer cables. Either way, the amperage rating is nice, adding some tubing is a plus, and the Active PFC is another excellent incorporation.

We will definitely see a lot of psu manufacturers going to the Active PFC circuitry. It provides power output at exact voltages. That eliminates power spikes both above and below the standard input, giving your pc a stable input voltage.

PUTALE · 03-16-2006, 02:35 PM

PSU has been getting bigger and bigger, however, i think one thing that all PSU companies should spend more time in developing is rather than making them bigger but making them more efficient and have active psu included in all psu. They should have learn that sometimes by making it more efficient it's not only more cost savnig but also more environmental friendly.

This is a rather nice psu with 80% efficiency.

brajko2 · 03-17-2006, 07:09 AM

Well I thing this could be a great power-supply..
But the cables should be modular, and the molex cables could have something like easy-grip...
Also the fan rotation button could be useful... but hey
Nothing's perfect :-)

madmat · 03-17-2006, 07:17 AM

I look at the fan rotation dials on a PSU as a "MTBF Dial" whereby as you're lowering the RPM of the fan you're also lowering the MTBF of the unit thereby insuring that it dies way sooner than if you'd left the fan alone...

03-14-2006, 10:29 PM	#1
Rob Williams Editor in Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 8,926	Silverstone Strider ST56F 560W PSU Power supplies are often overlooked when building a system, but they shouldn't be! The ST56F is a great example of what a PSU should include feature wise. Boasting a 560W power output and 80% efficiency, it's obvious that this has the fuel to feed to your beefy system. If you have any questions or comments on the review, feel free to post them here! __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 3.20GHz, ASUS P5K Premium WiFi-AP, OCZ 8GB PC2-6400, EVGA GTX 285 1024MB Seagate 500GB, 750GB & 1TB, Pioneer 22x ODD, Corsair 1000HX, Thermalright Ultra-120, CM Storm Sniper Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Ultrasone PRO 750, Gentoo Linux (KDE 4.3.2, 2.6.31 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter Profiles: Last.fm \| Xbox Live \| Steam

03-15-2006, 10:28 AM	#3
Jakal Tech Monkey Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Missiskippy Posts: 605	Silverstone has been around a good long time and have always provided excellent products. The 30Amp rating for the power supply is very strong. For the price I think they could have wrapped the cables fully. You can pick up a modular psu for about the same price with nicer cables. Either way, the amperage rating is nice, adding some tubing is a plus, and the Active PFC is another excellent incorporation. We will definitely see a lot of psu manufacturers going to the Active PFC circuitry. It provides power output at exact voltages. That eliminates power spikes both above and below the standard input, giving your pc a stable input voltage. __________________ AMD Opteron 150@2.9Ghz 1.5v\|DFI Lanparty Expert 4/06 Bios\|OCZ Gold OCZ4002048ELGEGXT-K 2x1024 242Mhz 3v\|Twin eVga 7800GTs 470/1100 If you have a large quantity of Hot Pockets building up, you simply aren't eating them fast enough.- dibene \| Chaos Havok: grrrr im lagging me My Pics

03-17-2006, 07:17 AM	#6
madmat Former Editor Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kennesaw GA Posts: 1,639	I look at the fan rotation dials on a PSU as a "MTBF Dial" whereby as you're lowering the RPM of the fan you're also lowering the MTBF of the unit thereby insuring that it dies way sooner than if you'd left the fan alone... __________________ M2N32-SLI Deluxe, Brisbane X-2 4000+ @ 2986Mhz 2x1 gig OCZ PC26400 Platinum EVGA 7950GT SLI Buncha drives, Some other stuff, Even more stuff, If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside. --Robert X. Cringely, InfoWorld magazine Sign Me!

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03-14-2006, 11:26 PM	#2
Greg King Tech Junkie Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,976	A little FYI... I will be getting in a second 7800 GT next week and will plug it in and see how 2 GPUs effect the rails on this PSU. I am assuming that it won't matter at all but I am curious to see how it holds up with everything that I reviewed it with, as well as a second GPU. DarkSynergy

03-16-2006, 02:35 PM	#4
PUTALE E.M.I. Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 67	PSU has been getting bigger and bigger, however, i think one thing that all PSU companies should spend more time in developing is rather than making them bigger but making them more efficient and have active psu included in all psu. They should have learn that sometimes by making it more efficient it's not only more cost savnig but also more environmental friendly. This is a rather nice psu with 80% efficiency.

03-17-2006, 07:09 AM	#5
brajko2 Obliviot Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 6	Well I thing this could be a great power-supply.. But the cables should be modular, and the molex cables could have something like easy-grip... Also the fan rotation button could be useful... but hey Nothing's perfect :-)