6-months ago if I wrote one review on a modular power supply it was really a rarity, now it seems like these are the only type of power supply any of the major power supply maker are building.  I can see why they like them and I can also see why the consumer likes them since I use five of them in the systems that I have , but the one tall server box I have still requires a typical wire and plug type power supply simply because the leads need to be extra long and no one that I have seen makes an extra long power cable for the modular supplies so if any major power supply maker is listening someone is missing the boat by not designing one of these.

The PSU we're looking at today is from E-Power and this happens to be the first product we have reviewed for them as well.  The PSU is named The Silent Engine Tiger 550, the name has a bit of an Asian ring to it since they seem to favor naming products after animals or fish.  The Tiger has support for SLI and some other heavy-duty gear with 20A on both 12 volt lines. So come on along as we check the Tiger out and see if roars or see if ends up being a kitty.