PowerWhisper is another procedure that they brand under their own technology name. What's so special about it is the fact that a single 120mm fan is present within the power supply acting as an intake, taking out the hot air and expelling it out on the back of the unit. The 120mm fan manages to do a quite interesting job considering the temperature within the system remains quite low and most importantly once the case is well closed, it's virtually noiseless. Being targeted towards the computer enthusiast, OCZ includes a set of blue lights along the fan to give it that extra shine. For people using transparent cases, the results at night are pretty neat

It's all about new technology with OCZ, while the two last mentioned features can pass as being good innovations from OCZ, I wouldn't have a problem calling this third being indeed an improved and innovative addition. The Modstream features PowerShield EMI control technology with copper shielded power leads. This addition results in improved current stabilization, reduced electromagnetic interference and most importantly in a cleaner output to the hardware. As mentioned above, every bundled cable is surrounded by a metal mesh in order to dispatch any kind of interference.

I Don't Get It

I still can't understand why we spend 500 dollars for the latest processor or even 500 George Washington's for the most recent video cards, but when it comes to the power supply, a very crucial part, we can't bring ourselves to put over much more than ten dollars. That's right, about 10 dollars is what we seem to commonly spend on supplies in the 200-250 watt range, when purchased with a corresponding case.

Just about four years ago, no significant competition existed in the market for computer power supplies other than what we have become used to. You think that the sub-$500 buyer would spring for that 15 year warranted supply in a system that he/she will throw away in three years? I think not. But why don't we have high quality linear units for servers and other demanding workstation/gaming environments? Two reasons: (1) zero demand, and (2) high costs. A small, lightweight (read: less shipping charges) 300 watt unit may cost $10 of the $50 total cost, when purchasing any number of AT or ATX style cases.