OCZ 550W Fatal1ty Series Power Supply

"Opening up the Fatal1ty 550W reveals a neat, organized layout. Heatsinks looks to be of good quality and adequate for this power supply’s size and efficiency. The red glow provided by the Fatal1ty’s fan was enough to accent the power supply, but wasn’t overpowering to the point where it filled up the case and desecrated from other lighted. If you are looking for a good performing power supply for an enthusiast midrange system, the OCZ Fatal1ty 550W is a very strong contestant. It’s good looks, red fan, and modular cables makes it great for a system with a side panel window. High efficiencies mean that it will keep its cool even under stressful gaming environments."

"We have before us a PSU that overflows quality. Among the main advantages that we observed are the modular disposition, great efficiency (80PLUS), very quiet. It is basically what we needed in a power supply, and the OCZ Fatal1ty 550W gives performance to us without problems. The PSU is ideal for midrange desktops."

"Thanks to the OCZs modular cables, cable management was very easy. I was pleasantly surprised with how quiet this PSU was, as such, I would say it may even be suitable for a media centre PC. The power supply was tested by taking voltage readings from each of the PSUs rails at both idle and load. The results were quite pleasing – all rails stayed within PSU specifications. Overall, these results show OCZ has put together a very good PSU, and achieved results associated with £100+ PSUs. Reality Check: If you want a good quality, reliable and stylish PSU, but don’t want to spend more than you have to, the OCZ Fatal1ty 550w is a premium product with a wallet-friendly price tag."

"The power supply is ideal for a mid-high end computer sporting a single GPU. It did not even break a sweat under the extreme testing conditions. Overall it is a very quiet unit and will not distract you at all. By the end of the testing, I can happily say that unit met all the requirements and performed wonderfully. All the cables were nicely braided and the "EZMod" cable management system made sure that everything was tidy. The unit itself felt very solid and the addition of the LED fan livened it up."

"In the areas of performance, stability, price performance and layout of the power generated very good results. The built-in red-lit 135mm fan was quiet, even under full load. The processing was executed properly, the sockets of the cable management are flush with the casing. Even such details as a cable bag was prepared. The manual, including a chapter in the German language, was easy to understand. The warranty period is three years."

"With the Fatal1ty 550W, these users can be confident that they are short-range systems for half-high, even with dual graphics card technology SLI (NVIDIA) or CrossFire (AMD / ATI) knowing that it has certified 80 Plus, offering an efficiency of 82% and a quiet fan that maintains excellent PSU temperatures. Its design, with LEDs that has a red 135mm fan, ideal for users with transparent lid side and wants to show off powerful tower full of lights. In short, if you're looking for a PSU capable of providing stability and the power needed for your system, even with a dual GPU, the OCZ Fatal1ty 550W is a great candidate. Excellent quality / price."

“Fatal1ty branded 550 Watt modular PSU's biggest advantages are special design and EZMod modular connections. We can say this PSU is ideal for PCs with one VGA. The power supply is extremely quiet while running 135mm fan. With it being certified to 80+ with SLI, the Fatal1ty series takes its place as a special power supply.”

“Due to its appearance with a large fan and the black sleeves, it leaves an equivalent impression to the 700w model. The processing is based on the same high level, there are no evident differences. The existing cable management is very practical. The fan comes with a large smoothness over large areas, just under a heavy load, he turns on audible. We were quite ecstatic when we looked at the price tag. The Fatal1ty 550w will only set the customer back 60 euro. Due to the performance, it is one of the best in its class.So we must give the Fatal1ty 550w our "Good Choice Award", but due to the very customer-friendly pricing, it also gets the "efficiency savings Award" a further distinction.”

“The power published for the OCZ Fatal1ty 550W PSU is quite excellent, the background, mysterious face and Fatal1ty logo can be seen in the myriad of power frames. For those who grew tired of the blue LEDs light - red lights are finally offered as a replacement.”

"The modular cable management system allows you only use the cables needed, and this in turn allows better air-flow throughout the system. What's more, the overall build quality is also very good, with high quality components used in its construction. Certified 80Plus, the OCZ Fatal1ty 550W can reach upto 82% power efficient, which is extremely good. No complaints here...All-in-all, I think the Fatal1ty 550W is a very stable power supply that offers good features, price and reliability."

"Bottom Line: if you want good performance at a reasonable price and you don’t want to be able to hear it…then the OCZ Fatal1ty 550w is definitely one to consider."

“OCZ brings the Professional Series "Fatal1ty" 550W power supply on the market, which is well built, features quiet operation and sufficient capacity. The now almost mandatory 80-Plus certification is of course also on board. Plenty of connection options, even for SLI / Crossfire video card laminates, are available. The cable management provides a clean housing picture. The PSU is available for a reasonable price. For the performance, we offered our Gold Award.”

“The OCZ Fatal1ty 550W delivers everything a gamers heart wishes for. OCZ has done an excellent job on outstanding cooling and at the same time keeping the PSU extremely quiet. Looking at the stability of this PSU, we were truly impressed. Up to 550W the PSU seems uneffected by everything we did and we it even gave better results than the general tolerance allows. The efficiency shows results of which cheap PSUs can dream. OCZ lives up to their promise to deliver a rock solid, quiet and efficient PSU. OCZ's Fatal1ty-Series 550W PSU offers everything a gamer needs: more than enough power even for High-End-Systems, a seriously silent fan, an attractive design and a smart cable-management. Furthermore it's well priced and that's why it fully deserves the Orthy.de Test-Gold award.”