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Customer Reviews for Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 500-Watt ATX CPU Power Supply
Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 500-Watt ATX CPU Power Supply
Model: RS500-PCARA3-US
SKU: 1510585
UPC: 870423006213
This power supply delivers 500 watts of power to your computer and supports most ATX 12V motherboards for wide-ranging use. The built-in fan helps keep components cool.
Average Customer Rating:
5.0
out of 5
(4 Reviews) 4
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100% of customers would recommend this product to a friend
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Customer Reviews for Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 500-Watt ATX CPU Power Supply
Review 1 for Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 500-Watt ATX CPU Power Supply
Excellent power supply at excellent price.
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Compatibility
5.0
Features
5.0
Ease of Installation
5.0
What's great about it: Quite fan, plenty of power connections, good ventilation, great price and outstanding shipping.
What's not so great: Nothing
First, let me start off by saying I placed my order for this unit on the 28th of November. It was during "Cyber Monday" and there was a deal on a graphics card which I have needed since my other one broke a few months ago. Since this new GPU required a 500w minimum power supply i had to replace my old 250w while i was at it. So i placed the order for this at the same time. My estimated delivery date was between the 6-13 of the following month. Not bad, but i figured it might take a little longer considering it's close to Christmas. So i wasn't worried. Well to my surprise , three days later on the 1st of Dec, a full 5 days before the minimum expected delivery, my product had already arrived. Job well done Best Buy. It took me about as long to open the box it was shipped in, as it did to install into my computer. It is nicely ventilated both the back, where the AC cable plugs in and the side where the fan is. Which brings me to the fan its self, it's whisper quiet, almost unnoticeable. There are more then enough power supply cables. I have 2 hard drives for a total of 1.5 terabytes both connected. One GPU, one optical drive, the motherboard and the processor fan all connected and there are still a good amount of connections left. All in all an outstanding product.
My only gripe isn't even related to the product. but Best Buys tracking system regarding shipments. I ordered two separate products at the same time as i stated and according to Best Buy this was still in their warehouse when i was holding it in my hand. I was supposed to receive an email when it was being shipped. My only problem with this is i could have missed my delivery. So now i have no idea of when my other product, which was supposed to arrive sooner then this one, will even arrive because they haven't sent me the tracking number.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Other Best Buy Products I Recommend
Build or modify your own PC:Yes
Level of Expertise:Expert
Primary reason for building/modifying PC:Gaming
+5points
5out of 5found this review helpful.
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Review 2 for Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 500-Watt ATX CPU Power Supply
A Solid Power Supply Unit
Customer Rating
5.0
What's great about it: Price, easy to install, and runs whisper quiet.
My out of the box Gateway GT5676 desktop blew out the (factory) power supply w/i 3-years. (Coincidently, my previous two Gateway desktops did the same thing.) Nothing in my budget for $$$ bench time, so did some reading about how to replace power supply, and what power supply to purchase. This Cooler Master gets high marks in reviews on other websites, and Best Buy offered the best price (at the time of my purchase.) It was easier to install, than was the job of removing the old one. I'm not a computer whiz by any stretch, but this was easy enough to figure out. The unit runs quietly, and I'm totally pleased. And, feel great that I didn't have to pay someone else to do such an easy task.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Build or modify your own PC:No
Level of Expertise:Average
Primary reason for building/modifying PC:Hobbiest
+6points
6out of 6found this review helpful.
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Review 3 for Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 500-Watt ATX CPU Power Supply
Great Purchase for the $$$
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Compatibility
5.0
Features
5.0
Ease of Installation
5.0
What's great about it: The Price
What's not so great: Nothing
Just moved across the country and went to turn on my computer and it wasn't working. Would not turn on at all. Called my brother, who is a computer expert,and he told me it was probably the power source. He recommended that I purchase this and said it would work perfectly. Most importantly, it was EXTREMELY easy to install. So, instead of paying some company $90 to diagnose what was wrong and then charging me for this part and labor, I just paid for this part and had it installed in less than 10 minutes. Works like a champ!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Build or modify your own PC:No
Level of Expertise:Average
+7points
7out of 7found this review helpful.
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Review 4 for Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 500-Watt ATX CPU Power Supply
My son had no problem updating this to my computer
Customer Rating
5.0
Compatibility
5.0
Features
5.0
Ease of Installation
5.0
What's great about it: Easy to add
What's not so great: none
My son spend a short time replacing the old power supply with the new one. Was very easy for him and the computer works really good now.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Build or modify your own PC:No
Level of Expertise:Average
Primary reason for building/modifying PC:Upgrader
+19points
37out of 55found this review helpful.
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