Out of the box experience cont.

     The Real Power Pro 650 has plenty of cables, but not so many that you need a super tower to hide the unused cables in.  Along with the 24-pin power connector you get the 4 pin auxiliary power connector, 8 pin power connector, 5 molex, 6 SATA, 2 PCI-E(VGA6), and 1 floppy drive connectors.  The PCI-E cables feature bead core protection to help minimize Electro-magnetic interference.

Testing

     We'll be using an eVGA 680i premium motherboard which is based on nvidia's 680i chipset. The CPU is overclocked to 3.6GHz using a 400MHz FSB and voltage of 1.45.  Here is a basic rundown of the test system:

     I will be using a volt meter and taking the readings directly from the power supply.  I'm not too fond of monitoring programs as they can vary from program to program.  I monitored the voltages at idle and load.  Just remember that this is based on the system above and we cannot generate specific loads.  We can run the system at 100% and at idle.  We are working on getting a power supply test rig that is capable of putting different loads on a power supply, but until then we'll just have to monitor the volts on the rails and provide the results.

Conclusion

     If you are looking for a high quality power supply that will provide more than enough power for the majority of the computers out there, the CoolerMaster Real Power Pro 650 is for you.  Very few computers require a 1000w power supply and with the majority of those power supplies running in the $300+ price range, it makes them impractical.  Also,  remember that this power supply is rated at 650w of continuous power and not 650w peak power.  That's a big deal in my book, and I think that's how all power supplies should be rated.  Overall this is a high quality power supply that will provide more than enough power for most systems.  Cluboverclocker Recommended.

Innovation:	8.0 out of 10
Performance:	8.0 out of 10
Quality:	9.0 out of 10
Stability:	9.0 out of 10
Overclocking:	N/A
Software/Drivers Pack:	N/A
Value:	Not available
Overall Rating 8.5
Project Skill Level (10 being most difficult)	4 out of 10