What you see here is the retail package. It comes in a big box. Very well packed and protected. There are some really thick foam blocks that keep the PSU sitting snugly in the box to prevent damage during transportation. I've also included a standard ATX PSU(OP750W) in the picture so you can compare the size. The ST1000 is only slightly bigger than the OP750. The ST1000 is compact, but still very heavy. It's listed as 3.0kg. Small cases will have no issues with this PSU. There's some good news here for friends of the planet. The black paint used on the PSU case is lead free paint and the PSU itself also RoHS compliant.
















Here is the top of the ST1000. It uses a single 135mm fan. Silverstone rates the fan noise as 22dBA minimum. From my trials, the fan can't be heard over the rig's system fans so it's nice n quiet. Though Silverstone has packed a very powerful PSU into a small, compact case, they've managed to keep the unit cool and quiet.



















Here's how it looks like on the bottom, rear and side of the PSU.















The power connector wire is now of the normal type. It's no longer the proprietary pin type like the OP1000. The wire is much thicker than normal PSUs though as can be seen in the picture above. It's good to know that the wire can handle everything we throw at it. I wouldn't trust the normal puny wires on a 1000W PSU.

Poast internal pics.

But i'm betting this is a full bridge forward PSU.

i'm sorry, but what do you mean full bridge forward PSU?

The ST1000 comes with a whole bunch of wires and they're modular as can be seen in the picture above. All necessary wires are already plugged into the PSU including 2x8 pin PCIe plugs. There's 2 more 6 pin PCIe plugs in the bag for those running 2x 8800GTX which requires 4x 6 pin PCIe plugs. The 2x 8 pin PCIe plugs are for ATi Crossfire. I removed the 2x 8 pin plugs and installed 4x 6 pin plugs as I will be testing with 8800GTX SLi.

The ST1000 comes with the following plugs:
1 x 24-pin motherboard connector (550mm)
2 x 8-pin EPS12V connector (550mm)
1 x 4-pin ATX12V connector (550mm)
2 x 8-pin PCI-E connector (550mm)
4 x 6-pin PCI-E connector (550mm)
2 x triple SATA connector (500mm +250mm + 250mm)
2 x triple 4-pin IDE & single floppy power connectors
(500mm + 250mm + 250mm + 150mm)

Take note that the ST1000 is fully sleeved now. The previous OP1000 and OP750 sleeves only go up to the 1st plug of the SATA and molex plugs. I put that down as a negative point in the OP1000 n OP750 reviews. Looks like Silverstone finally took our suggestions and have now implemented full sleeves on all wires. Big thumbs up to Silverstone for listening to the customer's needs.


















Here's the PSU with all the wires taken off. It comes with a nice bag for you to store all the unused wires.






















The PSU is very well built. It isn't as nice as the Olympia series though. It's also made in China as compared to the Olympias which are made in Silverstone's new robotic factory in Taiwan. The components and build quality is of a lower level. This is unavoidable due to the lower price point of the Strider series. However, the components used are good and more than enough for enthusiasts on a budget. Just look at the size of the heatsinks, capacitors and coils. Nice fat stuff for fat loads.
















Here's the specifications sheet taken from Silverstone's site.


















That's the test rig in the pictures above. Just to make sure I torture the PSU to the maximum I added in 6 more 120mm fans and 5 sticks of CCFL lights! Can you imagine any rig running with 8x120mm fans, 2x90mm fans, 5 sticks of lights? I doubt anyone would have all that in a rig. Heh.

Test rig's specifications:-

AMD X2 4200+ OC to 2.6ghz @ 1.6V
Arctic Cooling Freezer64 Pro HSF
Asus A8N32SLi Deluxe Motherboard
2x 8800GTX in SLI config. OC to 600/2000
2x1gb Team Xtreem Cronus OC to 520mhz @ 2.9V
150Gb Western Digital Raptor
250Gb Western Digital Caviar
Panasonic SATA DVD drive
8x 120mm fans
2x 90mm fans
5 tubes of CCFL lights


This post has been edited by ianho: Sep 2 2007, 03:12 AM

Wait ler. I'm still updating the full write up.

Nice products man~!~
Seem like you r silverstone fans lol...
I wish i can own a op1000 or st1000~!~

he's sponsored le, InterAsia gave him to review it...

@uncle
keep it going...
i'm curious if OP1000 vs ST1000

This post has been edited by sniper69: Sep 2 2007, 03:11 AM

What is this PSU price ?

omg, nice review there. 1000W.

Here's a screenshot of the rig on idle. Take note of the 3.3V, 5V, 12V and Vcore before I start stressing the rig.











Here's the screenshot of the rig under stress. Dual instances of Prime95 and lots of background stuff running. Look at the 3.3V, 5V,12V and Vcore again. Only very minor fluctuations.










The rig being tortured with dual instances of Prime95 while running 3D Mark06 with lots of background stuff still running! It still managed to get 6400+ marks. Some rigs can't even do 6400+ marks just running purely 3DM06 without any other stuff running. Anyway, that was just to stress it beyond normal usage scenarios so I can torture the PSU.














The LCD of the G15 keyboard showing the voltages and CPU, RAM load while running dual Prime95 n 3DM06.
Take a look at the Speedfan console and you can see the voltages were rock solid while doing all that. The voltages didn't drop at all. The 12V rail stayed at 11.97V, the 3.3V rail stayed at 3.2V n the 5V rail stayed at 5V. Even when they fluctuated, the fluctuations were extremely small. The fluctuations I noticed were only 0.01-0.07V for all 3 rails.





Conclusion
This is a very powerful, stable and compact PSU. I don't think we can ask for anything more from an affordably priced 1000 watt, 70A PSU. It's nice and quiet, rock solid stable and it doesn't get hot at the maximum load I could throw at it. I can safely say that this PSU will last a pretty long time as it's rock solid and doesn't get stressed at all. Also bear in mind I fully loaded up a highly overvolted n overclocked high spec system with a whole bunch of fans and lights. The ST1000 handled all the abuse I gave it and yet it wasn't anywhere near it's limits yet. The Silverstone Strider 1000W PSU get's a big thumbs up from me.

This post has been edited by ianho: Sep 2 2007, 04:04 AM

wuts the diff between OP1000 and ST1000??it seems that ST1000 shud be enuff to power a full enthusiast rig edi...

and wut more interesting is the appearance of pcie 8pin connector!!made it much future proof!!

2 x 8-pin PCI-E connector (550mm)
4 x 6-pin PCI-E connector (550mm)

Oh yea, fully SLI and Crossfire support.

OP1000 vs ST1000? i'd go for OP1000, why?

- stronger 3.3V Rail (OP1000 30A; ST1000 25A), 5V Rail (OP1000 40A; ST1000 30A) and 12V Rail (OP1000 80A; ST1000 70A) - again, a single rail is better

- the heavier the PSU, the better... OP1000 weighs 3.6kg, while ST1000 3.0kg

- OP1000's operating temperature @50°C, 10°C higher than ST1000

on top of that... OP offers non-modular, single rail PSU , about this ST1000, i didn't say it's not good, it's just my personal POV, that's all...

So what the market price for this 1000W Strider? Should be far more cheaper than OP... I guess maybe around RM800

OP1000's around RM1200 ~ RM1100 IIANM, while this... anywhere below than RM1000

duh... it's strider... OP650W already around RM600-RM700...

it's perfect for any AMD sc 939/940 wif 8800 SLi...
cuz i "think" Intel platform gonna consume more...

Most obvious reason is surely the Modular VS Non-Modular design here. Should be the main selling point between the ST1000 and OP1000.

In term of physical appearance, which is longer and bigger?Are they the same?

This post has been edited by akachester: Sep 2 2007, 12:00 PM

ok, OP650W @RM600~RM700, the ST1000 should be in sub-RM1000 price range because if not... then it's better get OP1000 or if favour the modular, a Decathlon

ianho...how did u managet to display voltage details at ur Logitech G15?

need to download sort of file to enable it huh??

it can either from Everest (currently on it) or SpeedFan (not yet tried)

cannot la bro...

i open both of them..still no info regarding voltage appear...

need to enable sumthing huh??ur G15 display the voltage detail ke??

here, it's better continue disscusing over there...

so they change the HDD-SATA power to 6-pin PCIE molex really easy for DIY cables

Well, if u look for my previous review of the OP750. Look at the pix of the internals of the OP750. Everything is much better. The assembly, build quality, soldering is by robots in Taiwan. The ST is cheaper by comparison coz they hafta make it in China to reduce costs. So the quality is not as high as OP series. Specifications is not as good as OP also. Let's just say the OP1000 is a Mercedes S320 and the ST1000 is a Mercedes E320. Same capacity but different class.

As I said in the conclusion, it's meant for the enthusiast on a budget.






I wasn't told about the retail price. I will post it up once I get the retail price from the local distributors Inter-Asia.






There's not much difference between AMD n Intel. They're all about the same now. We're not talking about the Intel Prescott volcanoes anymore like last time.






Not really. For the person who can afford the very best, they can buy the DA1200 if they like modular wires. The main selling point of the ST1000 is a good solid 1000W PSU at a more affordable price range.

The OP1000 is much bigger and heavier. OP1000 is longer by 4cm n heavier by 600g.

This post has been edited by ianho: Sep 2 2007, 04:52 PM

ooo... seems more than it meats the eye to me...
and did u manage to get it's temperature...?

This post has been edited by t3chn0m4nc3r: Sep 2 2007, 06:58 PM

finally found it xD thanks for the tip sniper!!

ouu...the difference between both psu is the made quality ler...

anyway,it seems strider seems affordable..but the most intrigueing side is the pcie 8 pin...

is it this strider a new version??u said that,the previous strider didnt fully sleeve rite??need to pay attention if sumbody ought to buy this psu..hope can get this one la..8pin pcie!!!

Mind to post some readings of all 3 rails on idle and load using DMM?

8 pin sux if you are on NVidia...

i had to use molex to convert to 6-pin and ignore the 8-pin that comes with the psu... ( the industry should have a standard next time!!! )

Nope.

AMD Quad FX + 2x 2900XTs.

*glee* Great for baking and all-purpose fabric drying.

1. Any link showing that this ST1000 is made in China?
2. What is the OEM company that made this unit?
3. What actually indicates the build quality is of a lower level? Specifically?
4. What components used that are good and more than enough for enthusiasts? Specifically?



1. Do you think testing a PSU using a high end rig (proc, mem, vga) with loads of fans and ccfl lights is actually sufficient to know the true full load potential of a psu?
2. Is it a psu which can withstand the above mentioned hardwares = rock solid psu?



1. Is it software readings trust-worthy for the true voltage measurement?
2. The Speedfan is sufficient to test a psu fluctuation?



1. Is it a psu that can survive after running Dual Prime95 torture up to Test 2 800000, while running a loop of 3Dmark06 = rock solid psu?
2. Is it a psu actually affects 3dmark06 score?

ouch ,,, new PSU ianho alreadi open the casing *pain*

take a real deep look... it's Made In China...

answered...

the OEM of this PSU? if only uncle can get us closer image of the PSU's label

about the software reading... yes indeed, it can be wrong, no... it's not as accurate as DMM or whatsoever... maybe we can ask Mr. empire23?

can keep my pies warm as well.... while i'm busy fragging...

What i can tell from the PSU's internal pics is that it is indeed well made. A good indication is that the primary choke uses a litz braid with probable progressive windings.

The twin trannies probably indicate a half bridge converter with centralized feedback instead of the Olympia's one output per feedback channel.

Goddamnit Marty Brown's PSU cookbook FTW.

yeah....why there is no DMM reading on each rails??? i think it shd be more accurate than software reading... btw DMM = Digital Multi Meter incase you dunno...

woah thats hot stuff man still prefer the OP model

i didnt know the type of psu affects the 3d mark scores?
aiks



This post has been edited by DaRkSyThE: Sep 3 2007, 05:14 PM

who says so?

the psu only going to affect the system stability and potential to O/C higher

it has nothing to do with 3dmark scores

haiyoooo I never said anything about the PSU giving more marks lar. I used it to stress the rig as much as I can. If can I will plug in the ST1000 n OP1000 together to get more marks ler.

any word bout the retail price??

No news about that yet. The local distro will update me as soon as they get the stocks for local retail.

is there any big margin compare wif the old version price??

do read everything



i believe this justifys what im saying

I pity the poor sap that has to come up with the 3 800USD 300 watt DC loads that will be needed to test this thing

U build 1 unit lar. Then I will bring all the new PSUs over to ur place for testing.




Anyway, here's the pricing for those who asked earlier. I've just been informed by the local distro that the ST1000 will retail at rm899.

Only 2 words....SO CHEAP!!!

anyway,wuts the diff between strider zeus and this 1000W strider??or it juz to classify the watt only??

that's not the psu bottleneck...

its the cpu!

Later lah, when you wanna sponsor my ass

Busy with reviews of my own, but given time i might be able to complete a load as i designed below.





The problem is getting the heatsink needed for the pass transistor. I need something big and reliable enough to do 200 watts without resorting to fans (or you can't measure sound level) to mount the MOSFET on.

All expensive business. Gua tarak lui.

normal strider is 4 budgeted user who wants real power psu while strider zeus is 4 rich user who want real power psu

So for RM899 is it really bang for buck? Any review link?

yup....u can check out the review HERE

He might be looking for some other sources eh, like jonnyguru for example(but he haven't review it yet).

yes but in real power performance terms still loses out 2 zeus series

Very very very nice psu...

Dunno when mainstream enthusiast like me gonna make use of this 1K PSU...

lol for those who running crossfire or sli with physic card + quad core + 24 hardisk

lol those for someone with no money bottlenecks. Some more 24 HDD...

RM899? Time to change to new psu.

bro how about i sponser 2pcs peltier 120W for cooling the pass transistor.
it comes with 2set of it including the black heavy heatsink

so u can have some benchmark for us.

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Added on September 10, 2007, 6:53 pmbro what PSU u using now?

This post has been edited by overclockalbert: Sep 10 2007, 06:53 PM

yeah... i'm curious 2... considering all his stuff are top notch... i don think he got any problems to get OP1000....