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Ultra X-Connect 500W Review

Date: 2004-12-28

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   Introduction:::... I've looked at quite a few power supplies during 2004, yet not only is this the first one I...

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Ultra X-Connect 500W Review

Introduction:::...

The Ultra-X comes with what you could possible tink of as a cable starter pack, though in reality it contains all the cables most users will ever require and then a few.

Being entirely steel braided they are a touch on the stiff side at first, but they are also incredibly neat and tidy looking when installed.

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Supplied Cables

 

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Supplied Cables In Detail

 

In keeping with the quality of the cables is the quality of the connectors on the ends. These aren't your generic dime-a-dozen Molex Connectors, these are matt black, chunky and, with the silver Ultra logo embedded into them, incredibly slick.

Ultra X-Connect 500W Review
4-Pin Molex to 2x SATA

 

Easy to grip and very sturdy looking, these connectors really are the ultimate finishing touch. Cheap connectors on a power supply like this would have just killed the illusion, as would bright, gaudy or tacky connectors, so kudos to Ultra for getting the balance right when it would have been so easy to get it totally and horribly wrong.

 

Ultra X-Connect 500W Review
4-Pin Molex to 2x SATA

 

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4-Pin Auxiliary

 

One of the drawbacks with this style of cable and connector is that you can't identify the individual terminals by looking at the colour of the wire that feeds it. Not an issue for the regular user but for the more advanced user (or the habitual tinkerer), things like shorting the ATX connector to power up the PSU without plugging it into a motherboard involve taking a little more care.

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ATX Power Connector

 

Isn't that chunky floppy connector great? One day all floppy connectors will be made this way, probably just before they phase them out completely!

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Floppy Connector

 

Ultra are extremely proud of the quality of their cables and rightly so. Steel braid shielding keeps them well shielded and protected, plus the clear outer shroud is UV reactive too. Extra cables in various colours can be bought individually should you need them HERE.

 




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