OCZ ModXStream Pro 500 W Power Supply Review

Power Distribution

In Figure 15, you can see the power supply label containing all the power specs.

Figure 15: Power supply label.

This power supply has two +12 V rails (the monitoring integrated circuit really provides monitoring for two +12 V channels and we could clearly see the two current sensors – “shunts” – installed on the printed circuit board), distributed like this:

• +12V1: The cables that are permanently attached to the power supply.
• +12V2: The cables from the modular cabling system.

This distribution is perfect, as it put the CPU and the video card on separated rails.

Now let’s see if this power supply can really deliver 500 W.