February 15th, 2011

Tuniq Potency 650w

Tuniq Potency 650W

Similar to the packaging, it is evident that Tuniq haven’t really bothered with style in this product. The finish is matt grey and fairly dull and with a shiny silver wire mesh over the fan.

In terms of weight, this unit does seem pretty heavy for one of this wattage but is still the standard size.

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Looking downwards on the fan is the only really interesting part of this power supply; there aren’t any eye-catching designs on the sides which is a little bit of a shame – but then again this whole product seems to be based around simplicity.

Beneath the wire mesh, there is a single black fan, 120mm with 11 blades to produce all the airflow needed to cool the inner components of the unit. The fan too has a special feature in that it is supposed to not stop working until the temperature is at least lower than 50°C.

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The opposite side to the fan, as I mentioned is simple and stylish with just a one colour fill.

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As you move round to the rear of the unit, it’s very similar to all modern PSUs. The usual main socket is located next to the power switch with the rest of the panel comprising of a large area of honeycomb mesh. To read more about PSU grills, check out our glossary entry here.

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The opposite side to the honeycomb mesh lays out all the specifications as well as the relevant model number. 650W should be enough for most moderate gaming rigs and home theatre PCs, but if you’re looking for a top end PSU that will cope with pretty much anything you need to look at a much higher wattage.

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Moving on to the cable, there is certainly an immense sprawl all bundled up in a tie due to the unit not being modular with all the extensions attached directly to the PSU. It is nice to see that all the cables have black sleeves to keep them all together and to try and improve airflow as there aren’t single cables flowing everywhere inside your rig.

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Also, to aid cable management, which is certainly needed for this non-modular PSU due to the vast array of different cables of which many people will only need a small minority, there are a number of zip ties included so you can at least tie cables away in nooks and crannies to try and keep everything neat and tidy.

The connections that are available on the Potency 650 are:

1x 20+4Pin Motherboard
2x PCI Express (1x 6 pin & 1x 6+2pin)
1x 4pin FDD
6x SATA
1x 8pinEPS 12V
1x 4pin P4 12V
6x molex
1x 4pin Y Cable

Evidently, there is a vast spread so it is vital to ensure all the unused cables are well tucked away.

Overall there are 2x PCI Express connectors. However, of these only one is a 6+2pin connector with the other being just 6pin.

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The motherboard cable is a standard 20+4pin connector with each part having a large white arrow to make sure you get them aligned correctly.

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There is also one FDD cable but to be honest I don’t see why manufacturers bother putting these in anymore as whom these days has a floppy disk drive?

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