SilverStone Nightjar NJ520 520W

SilverStone Nightjar NJ520 520W
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Silverstone's latest fanless unit is a fantastic one. It's efficient, it's stable, and it's everything you could ever want in a fanless unit. Now, all Silverstone has to do is get the price down by about ten dollars, and they'll be all set.The...

By JonnyGuru on
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We would like to thank Silverstone for supplying the review sample. Passive PSUs address the most noise sensitive of you. Their main downside aside from potential coil-whine issues is their increased price compared to conventional PSUs. However, users...

By techPowerUp! on

AMD is lagging behind a little, but Intel and Nvidia clearly show what the latest trend is: better performance at a lower level of power consumption. As a result, even a 500 watt power supply is more than enough for a PC with a powerful processor and...

By uk.hardware.info on

One thing that you learn reviewing power supplies is just how big Seasonic are. Seasonic platforms are used by multiple brands due to their exceptional quality, performance and reliability. Silverstone are one of those brands that use Seasonic platforms....

By eTeknix on

SilverStoneTek is a company best known for its high quality cases but its product lines extend into other components such as cooling, power, fans, storage, and so on. As a company, SilverStone has built up this impressive product repertoire in a very...

By HardOCP on

The NJ520 is entirely white in colour with honeycomb ventilation on every side. Although the grills do detract a little from aesthetics, they serve a purpose in allowing the internal components airflow to keep cool. We can't take points away from...

By Overclock3D on

When it comes to fanless power supplies, there's isn't many to choose from. While the SilverStone Nightjar NJ520 is an excellent option and it's 520 watts, which is more than enough power for most quiet builds. It's 80 Plus Platinum with an efficiency of...

By 3dGameMan on

Overall, the Nightjar NJ520 is a very high quality fanless modular PSU with excellent electrical performance; whether the fanless design is worthy of such a premium price however heavily depends on the budget and priorities of the user. If your priority is noiseless operation combined with great overall performance and quality and you are willing to pay the rather steep price to get what you want, the Nightjar NJ520 will not be a disappointment.

By AnandTech on

The SilverStone Nightjar SST-NJ520 fanless power supply occupies a niche market and is targeted towards users who want a silent power supply for use in noise-sensitive areas such as a recording studio or science lab. The NJ520 easily delivered 520W...

By PCPer on
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Mit dem Nightjar Series 520W liefert SilverStone ein hervorragendes Netzteil für Silent-Fans und Enthusiasten ab. Das lüfterlose Konzept und die hochwertigen Bauteile überzeugen auf der ganzen Linie. Noch mehr Kaufargumente nötig? Kein Problem: Da wären...

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