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Enermax Infiniti 720W SLI Power Supply Review Print
Thursday, 22 November 2007
 
Article Index
Enermax Infiniti 720W SLI Power Supply Review
2. Conenctors and Cables
3. Cooling
4. Power
5. Conclusion
Page 2 of 5

Connectors and Cables:

As the Infiniti is a modular cabling power supply, there are only a few cables that are actually affixed to the unit, these are the 24 Pin Motherboard power cable, which is a fixed 24 Pin cable, not a 20+4 Pin cable like most other power supplies on the market, as well as a 4+4Pin ATX12V cable and a single 6+2 Pin PCI-Express power cable, so PCI-Express 2.0 compatibility is taken care of.

Modular Connections
Modular Connections

PCI-Express 2.0 6+2 Pin Power Connector
PCI-Express 2.0 6+2 Pin Power Connector

All the other connectors are delivered via modular cables, the full list of connectors (included fixed connections) are as follows:

  • 1 x 24 Pin ATX Motherboard Power Connector (Fixed)
  • 1 x 4+4 Pin ATX12V Motherboard Power Connector (Fixed)
  • 1 x 6+2 Pin PCI Express Power Connector (Fixed)
  • 2 x 6-Pin PCI-Express Power Cables (Modular)
  • 4 x 3-Connector Molex Power Cables (Modular)
  • 4 x 3-Connector SATA Power Cables (Modular)
  • 1 x Molex to 2 x Floppy Drive Power Cable

These are the cables which were included with our unit and they differ a bit to what Enermax list on their website. Enermax list that it will come with 3 of the Molex cables, and 3 of the SATA cables when 4 of each were included in ours, they also list that a 6+2 Pin PCI-Express modular cable is included in addition to the other 2 x 6-Pin cables, however this was not included with our unit.

Cables - Lots and Lots of Cables
Cables - Lots and Lots of Cables

Modular Connectors all Plugged In
Modular Connectors all Plugged In

The Enermax Infiniti has a total of 8 modular connections on the front of the unit, 2 of which are dedicated to the PCI-Express power cables, which leaves 6 connectors for the Molex and SATA power cables. There’s actually more cables included then there are connectors on the PSU (8 cables, 6 connectors), so if 9 SATA connectors are not enough then take out one of the Molex cables and have 12 SATA connectors instead – that’s a butt-load of hard drives it can cater for.

All of the Molex connectors have convenient squeeze tabs on them that make it nice and easy remove the connectors from your drives, a nice touch. As well as this all the cables, both modular and fixed are covered with a plastic sheath which helps them to avoid tangles, keep the case tidy and improve airflow through the case.

Molex Connector Grip Tags
Molex Connector Grip Tags


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