Cooler Master Elite Power 460 W Power Supply Review

Power Distribution

In Figure 12, you can see the power supply label containing all the power specs.

Figure 12: Power supply label.

As you can see, according to the label this unit has two +12 V rails. Inside the unit we could see two shunts (current sensors) attached to each +12 V rail, but the power supply is missing the over current protection (OCP), since these shunts are connected to unused holes on the printed circuit board labeled “OCP control board.” Since there is no over current protection circuit, this unit has in fact a single-rail design.

Now let’s see if this power supply can really deliver 460 W.