SilverStone Strider Gold SST-ST65F-G 650W

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Pros:

Wonderfully sleek aesthetic; Fully modular; Small footprint for HTPC setup; Great performance; Strong feature set; Long cables
Delivered full power at 45°C, Fairly good efficiency, Small footprint, Fully modular, Compatible with optional PP06 cables
Very good voltage regulation, shallow housing and yet somehow fully modular, well documented, lots of extra goodies, very good 12V ripple suppression.

Cons:

Expensive; Noisy fan at load
High price, Average ripple suppression, Less than 16 ms holdup time, Fan profile at over 40°C ambient

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Last revision on December 2, 2014

Reviewers Liked

Wonderfully sleek aesthetic; Fully modular; Small footprint for HTPC setup; Great performance; Strong feature set; Long cables
Delivered full power at 45°C, Fairly good efficiency, Small footprint, Fully modular, Compatible with optional PP06 cables
Very good voltage regulation, shallow housing and yet somehow fully modular, well documented, lots of extra goodies, very good 12V ripple suppression

Reviewers Didn't Like

Expensive; Noisy fan at load
High price, Average ripple suppression, Less than 16 ms holdup time, Fan profile at over 40°C ambient
Missed 80 Plus Gold both cold and hot

Expert reviews and ratings

Solid performance in a classy design with a fully modular setup, but you pay a price premium for...

By Pureoverclock on June 07, 2013

The Silverstone ST65F-G's performance surely doesn't make it a record-breaking product, but it still manages fairly good overall performance, which will help it confront some of the competition. Its main advantages are its compact dimensions, which...

By techPowerUp! on March 13, 2013

Silverstone's new Strider Gold 650 watt unit is, in general, an improvement on the units that came before. It's fully modular and yet very shallow, it's very stable when it comes to voltage regulation, and it's well built. Performance could stand...

By JonnyGuru on November 05, 2012

Over the last three years I've reviewed three different SilverStone power supplies: the Strider Plus 600, Strider Gold 750 and the Strider Gold 750 Evo. With each successive model, power handling increased and efficiency improved, but for this...

By OverClock Intelligence Agency on October 08, 2013

Herro everybody, Derek is back again. Now that this is my second time here, let me tell you a bit about myself. I love sports. Do you know what sport Asians play? StarCraft. To all the non-believers out there, eSport is still a sport. Heck, it is more...

By APH Networks on May 10, 2013

The SilverStone Strider Gold 650 W is not a bad power supply, with great voltage regulation and very good efficiency if you pull up to 80% of its labeled wattage. The fully modular cabling system is also a plus.On the negative side, we saw 85.5%...

By Hardware Secrets on January 08, 2013

Video Review: The SilverStone Strider Gold series of power supplies are available in wattages ranging from 550W to 1200W. I'll be reviewing the two latest in this series, the 550W & 650W. These two power supplies come with a quite 120mm fan, are...

By 3dGameMan on October 11, 2012

Viste le caratteristiche principali del Silverstone Strider Gold ST65F-G, passiamo ora a qualche test sulla regolazione del voltaggio e l'efficienza. Il comportamento dell'alimentatore risulta buono e in specifica con i dati dichiarati dall'azienda,...

By hdblog.it on August 03, 2013

La Silverstone Strider Gold 650W (ST65F-G) es una fuente que rebosa calidad por los cuatro costados Desde su calidad de construcción, su pequeño tamaño, sus conectores 100% modulares y su gran eficiencia y estabilidad de los canales, es una fuente...

By hardzone.es on July 10, 2013

A SilverStone Strider Gold 650 W até que não é uma má fonte de alimentação, com uma ótima regulação de tensão e uma eficiência muito boa, se você puxar até 80% da sua potência nominal. O sistema de cabeamento modular completo é outro ponto...

By Clube do Hardware on January 08, 2013

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