Coolermaster M2 1500W 80Plus Silver Modular Power Supply

Lets review our questions we posed in the introduction:

• What is needed to take advantage of this monster?

Using Neweggs’ Power Supply Calculator:

A core i7-XXXX with a high end motherboard, 8GB RAM, SSD, and 3x 690s, Newegg Recommends 1479 watts.  (This “recommendation” is a little over, but you don’t want to be running your PSU at max wattage at any point)

A core i7-XXXX with a high end motherboard, 8GB RAM, SSD, and 3x 7970s, Newegg recommends 1284 watts.

• What is the difference between an un-rated and rated PSU?

As stated above, a rated PSU is using less power and making less heat.

• Does the PSU really matter?

When you’re looking to build a desktop of the calibur this PSU is aimed at, Using a good brand and efficient unit makes all the difference in the world.

• What do I Risk using a “no-name” brand PSU?

Frying hardware, excessive heat, high power bills

The Coolermaster M2 1500w 80Plus Silver Modular PSU is squarely aimed at the enthusiast market and does not disappoint.  The 1500w maximum is ready for the latest 6xx series from nVidia and the 7xxx series from ATI, any CPU(s) you can throw at it, and peripherals.

Before we talk about an award, lets see where this PSU sits in the 1500 watt field:

We see the Coolermaster M2 is directly in the middle of pricing and warranty.  So what stands out about the M2 versus the others we’ve listed here?  Slim cabling? Name brand?  You be the decision what’s important to you.  With this is mind, we award the Coolermaster M2 1500 watt PSU our Silver award.

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