Conclusion
It is good to see that OCZ's purchase of this brand of PSU's has maintained its exceptional quality. OCZ knew what they were doing when they purchased PC Power & Cooling; getting one of, if not the premier maker of power supplies in the PC industry. Tests like we have performed today go a long way in showing just that. Antec is no slouch themselves and that is now two reviews in which head to head it has been soundly out performed. This by no means makes the Antec a bad unit - quite the contrary, we have bought them ourselves for our own machines. But at the same time, PCP&C stands out with better overall performance, less variance in its rails, less variance when overclocked, and closer to advertised rail voltages; pretty much a winner all around. Except of course with our one gripe with its physical appearance, the lack of modular cables.

A quick glance at Newegg and I see the oft popular Corsair 620W retailing at $160. It's a reliable PSU that many of our readers love that we have even used our Price Guides. However I think at this time we have a new replacement and that's the Silencer 610. At $110 dollars and performance rivaling any midranged PSU we have tested it is an exceptional value. It seems since our last review the Silencer series has become even more affordable and no longer resides at that high end exclusive club when it comes to price. It certainly resides in that club when it comes to performance and that is why we have no qualms when it comes giving it our recommendation as one of the best values in power supplies.

Pros
+ Great price vs. that of competitors
+ Voltages with next to no variance
+ A single rail with amps high enough for the whole system
+ High efficiency
+ Quiet is this units middle name
+ PCP&C extended warranty
Cons
- Still not modular...

Rating
9.8 out of 10


We were going to drop this to a 9.6 based on our rating scale and when compared to the 750W we reviewed last year, mainly because this Silencer series still isn't modular. However noting how great of a value these units from PC Power & Cooling have become now that their prices have become more mainstream we had to give the PSU an added boost for that reason. So in the end it all balanced out. If this unit were modular it would probably be the perfect standard for mid to high end machines, but being nearly perfect isn't all that bad.