Silverstone ST850F-GS Strider Gold S Power Supply Review

When building up a gaming or enthusiast system your time and money is often concentrated on making sure you get the most powerful video card or best processor you can afford.  This is a natural tendency since those are the things we perceive to dictate overall performance.  The thing many people forget is that performance cannot be realized unless you have enough power to drive everything, which means you need a quality PSU.

In this review we will be looking at the Silverstone Strider Gold S 850W PSU.  As the namesake suggests the Strider Gold S is an 80Plus Gold certified PSU with the “S” indicating small?  We say small because this PSU is dubbed as the world’s smallest fully modular power supply. 

Compact design with a depth of 150mm for easy integration
80 PLUS Gold certification
100% modular cables
24/7 continuous power output with 40? operating temperature
Class-leading single +12V rail
Strict ±3% voltage regulation and low ripple & noise
Silent running 120mm fan with 18dBA minimum

Model No. SST-ST85F-GS
Max. DC Output 850W (Peak 900W)
Combined +12V 840W
Input Voltage 90V~264V
PFC Active PFC.(PF>0.95 at Full Load)
Efficiency 88%~91% at 20%~100% loading
Protection OCP / OPP / OVP / OTP / UVP / SCP
Color Black (lead-free paint)
Cooling System Single 120mm silent fan
Noise Level 18 dBA minimum
Dimension 150 mm (W) x 86 mm (H) x 150 mm (D)
Weight 2.3 kg
Certification 80 PLUS Gold