14 DAY TRIAL // After witnessing the arrival of a beast like the Cooler Master V1200 Platinum, a relatively normal power supply might be just what the doctor ordered. No need to lose touch with reality after all.
Which is to say, just because most of the PSUs that make it in the news are high-end, expensive ones doesn't mean that the others aren't.
Indeed, most are actually pretty tame in terms of power output and efficiency. The latest one from Scythe is a good example.
Revealed as part of the CorePower line, it has a wattage of 300W and, thus, can fuel low-end PCs and miniature personal computers, like HTPCs (home-theater PCs).
The product has a 24-pin ATX connector, two Molex ports, two SATA ports, and a Berg cable.
All standard protections are included (over-voltage, over-current, short-circuit, etc.) and so is the obligatory fan of course (an 80 mm spinner with 2,200 RPM speed).
All in all, the Scythe CorePower 300W PSU measures 125 x 63 x 100 mm / 4.92 x 2.48 x 3.93 inches. As you can see, it's pretty small, all told. As one would expect from an SFX model. It's too bad that the price is unknown, and that availability will probably be restricted to Japan (at least for a while).