Features:
Built for power users, the Decathlon 700W power supply is one of those products where I could feel the quality as soon as I picked up the box.

The power supply itself follows the styling of most other Silverstone PSU's we've seen here. It's casing is entirely black, fan grill included. All the cables are modular, with the plugs being in the standard spot; the end that faces inside the case. Unlike some manufacturers that keep some of the cables non-modular to keep electrical resistance down, like for the ATX power cable, Silverstone generally chooses to make the power supply fully modular.

Like most power supplies you'll find a power plug and power switch on the back of this power supply.

Inside, Silverstone has decided to go back to the single +12V rail, giving you one rail with 58A at around 50C. This is slightly different than some of the past power supplies from them which have gone up to quad +12V rails to provide their power. Having a single rail will allow for higher wattage output from that individual rail, this will be beneficial for some upcoming video cards which will need to draw a tremendous amount of power from the rail they are on. Putting cards like them on a multi-railed system means that each individual rail won't have the wattage output required to power the card itself.

Showing the signs of a true quality power supply, I was happy to see that they have included an Active PFC (Power Factor Correction) circuit into the DA700 instead of going with the cheaper Passive PFC method. For those who may not be familiar with this term I find the best way to describe it is a quote from endpcnoise.com:
"The preferable type of PFC is Active Power Factor Correction (Active PFC) since it provides more efficient power frequency. Because Active PFC uses a circuit to correct power factor, Active PFC is able to generate a theoretical power factor of over 95%. Active Power Factor Correction also markedly diminishes total harmonics, automatically corrects for AC input voltage, and is capable of a full range of input voltage. Since Active PFC is the more complex method of Power Factor Correction, it is more expensive to produce an Active PFC power supply."

In addition to the Active PFC, you can also rest assured using the DA700 because Silverstone has added Over Current Protection, Over Voltage Protection and Short Circuit Protection. Going the extra mile to add all of these features and to make the end-buyer aware of them really shows their dedication to bringing you a high quality power supply that you can easily trust in any computer system.