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Installation:
With this unit being a typical sized modular power supply I had no problem with installing the Power Mod 700 with ease.

Testing:
The Power Mod 700 will follow the same testing procedure that I give to all power supplies. Voltages will be recorded when the power supply is at rest in an idle state and again after my computer system has been loaded at 100% for an hour.

Testing System:
CPU: Intel Core2Quad Q6600 2.4ghz @ Stock Speeds
Motherboard: Asus P5K-E WIFI-AP
Memory: 4x1gb Patriot Extreme Performance DDR2 800mhz (4-4-4-12)
HDD: Western Digital 500GB SATAII
DVD+/-RW: Pioneer DVD-R212
Video: Asus 8800GT 1GB
Sound: MOTU 8PRE Firewire Audio Interface
Power Supply: FSP Power Mod 700 Watt
OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Edition x64

  Idle Load
+3.3 3.31 3.31
+5.0 5.09 5.09
+12.0 12.15 12.15

As you can see from my real-world tests on this power supply, a system like mine isn't even capable of making it budge when it comes to power consumption. It's voltages remained stable even after my system was under 100% load for over an hour continuously. This being observed, I can say that this would definitely be a good power supply contender for a basic high end system. Those running multiple hard drives, optical drives, and a reasonably powerful video card would likely still be fine as long as you know how much power is being consumed by your components. This is to make sure the overall wattage and the rail amperages of this power supply will suffice for your hardware.

The Power Mod also performed well when it came to noise tests. Although it was still a bit louder than the Seasonic S12II that I currently use when placed side by side on the test bench, I found that the noise level was more difficult to differentiate between when the supplies where mounted inside a case with the side panel installed. The high performance and low noise levels from the ADDA fan are likely a huge contributing factor to this and the reason that a lot of manufacturers are using this model of fan.

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