Packaging

The box has a rather serious design with a black background. At the package's front is a picture of the PSU's fan grille with Bitfenix's nice logo as its centerpiece. Two badges in the top-right corner make mention of the 7-year warranty and 80 PLUS Gold certification.


On the sides is a features and technical specifications list, in multiple languages.


A scheme around the back shows all available cables and connectors, and mentions their lengths. Our trusty measuring tape showed that the information on how long each cable is isn't terribly accurate. The PCIe cables are longer, while the SATA cables are a bit shorter, and the 4-pin Molex cables are 5 cm longer at up to the first connector.

On this side of the box are the power specifications table, a scheme showing the PSU's dimensions, and a graph depicting the fan's speed, dependent on load. An ambient over 25°C for the latter would have been nice since 25°C is rather unrealistic when it comes to the ambient temperature inside a PC.

Contents

Bitfenix used packing foam inside the box to ensure the unit is well protected.


The bundle includes a pouch for storing any unused modular cables, several zip ties, and a set of fixing bolts.


The user's manual is common to all members of the Whisper family.

Exterior

Bitfenix's large logo in the middle of the fan grille is probably the most interesting part of the PSU's exterior design. The rest of the exterior is plain, doesn't offer anything innovative, but the finish is of good quality and isn't a fingerprint magnet. The small power switch at the front is installed right next to the AC socket.


Two large stickers on both sides depict the series name, and the power specifications table is on the bottom.


At the PSU's rear, on the modular panel, are eleven sockets. The only problem I spotted here is that it is quite difficult to connect the 24-pin ATX cable because it consists of two parallel connectors that have to be connected with their clips facing in opposite directions. This makes the whole procedure quite difficult since you have to apply enough force to split them only to turn one the other way.


The large Bitfenix logo definitely makes a difference, and the fan grille isn't restrictive, offering good airflow attributes.

Cables

The main ATX cable has a plastic cover that hides three small polymer capacitors. Thankfully, the cover wasn't glued to the connector, which made removing it in order to shoot some photographs of the caps and to install our voltage probes we use to measure load regulation on the minor rails in our tests pretty easy.


The main ATX cable features a Chemi-Con polymer and two FPCAP caps.


All cables feature darkened gauges and are flat. This is our favorite combination. These cables are also flexible enough to allow for easy cable management because they use 18AWG gauges.