External Examination (continued):

The sides of the unit have the same satin black finish found elsewhere, but the steel has been stamped to include the "Ultra X4" logo. This adds a bit of style to the unit, without getting gaudy. The below right image shows the modular connections, and there is quite a tight array of connectors to investigate. While none of the connections are labeled, they are configured so that you can only connect the appropriate cable to each. While this makes sure you can't make a mistake, it doesn't really help if you're poking around in a cramped, dark case trying to make a connection quickly.



You have plugs dedicated to SATA drives, 4-pin drive and floppy drives, 6-pin PCI-E, 8-pin PCI-E, and all the typical motherboard connections. Of interest to me is that the 4-pin drive cables connect via a typical 4-pin drive connection, so you can use adapters or extensions you might have on hand to further customize your connections.

The data label is affixed to the only flat panel on the power supply, and it confirms all of the data listed at the beginning of the review.



Internal Inspection:

This power supply seemed quite heavy, especially considering there were no cables attached, so I was interested to see just what was inside. The components are tightly packed into the housing, and many of them might not get noticed with the heatsinks shaped like an inverted "L", forming a canopy over the items below. Overall everything looks neat and orderly; there isn't much in terms of goo drizzled about, the wires are neatly routed, and the soldering looks decent.



The below left image takes a look at the back of the modular connection's panel. Wide traces lead the power from the various rails to the necessary connections from a bank of wires found all on one side. The below right image takes a closer look at this bundle of wires. Of interest is a bit of text found on the PCB... A handful of yellow 12V wires terminate at the main PCB, and you can read the text "12V2" and "12V3" right there. This is a single rail design, but multiple rectifiers are used to convert AC to DC current on the 12V rail (and the other rails), so that would be my guess at that.



I am no expert at identifying a power supply by its internal components, but looking around the Web finds that people seem to be in agreement that this is from Andyson International, a Taiwanese company that is the OEM for some of today's popular power supply units.