Silverstone Strider Plus 600: Review | Test | Specs |Hashrate | Set-Up | Pros & Cons

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Silverstone offers a very extensive power supply catalog, ranging from fanless power supplies (the Nightjar 520 tested here) to SFX format power supplies (the SX600-G tested here) through 1500 Watts monsters like the Strider Gold S 1500 (tested here) but entry-level power supplies are also represented today with the test of a power supply with 80Plus Bronze certification and fully modular, I named the Strider Plus 600!
Offered at a price of 79.90 € HT, it will have a hard time facing the competition in this price range, let’s see what it has in its belly!

On the front of the box we find a photo of the power supply, a good big 80Plus Bronze label (a sticker showing that the efficiency reaches 88% on 230V), the power supply model of course as well as a listing all the strengths of the Strider Essential ST60F-PB.

At the back still a small photo of the beast, a graph of the 80Plus Bronze efficiency, another showing the fan RPMs according to the load as well as a presentation of the main strengths of the power supply (reduced size of 14cm from depth, fully modular, flat cables, single 12V rail ..).

On one of the slices a list of the connectors present, we see that it will be possible to do Crossfire / SLI thanks to the presence of 2 PCIe 6-pin connectors and 2 PCIe 6 + 2-pin connectors.

On the other side a table of the power distribution, we can see that for the 600 Watts version of the test we have 120 Watts on the 3.3V and 5V, 552 Watts on the 12V (and not 552A as marked on the box 😉), 3.6 Watts on -12V and 12.5 Watts on 5Vsb. We also find the dimensions, the MTBF, the weight etc.

Once the box is opened we find the Strider Plus 600 wrapped in bubble plastic, next to it the modular cables as well as the manuals.

Here is the contents of the box! It is made up of:

• The Strider Plus 600 block
• Modular cables
• 1 power cord
• 4 plastic cable ties
• 5 Velcro-style cable ties
• 4 hand screws
• 4 vis
• Manuals

For a power supply the bundle is very good, cable ties galore and even hand screws which is rather unusual for a power supply.
Now it’s time for the presentation of the beast itself!

All in black dressed on the side of the fan there is a grille covering the latter, the build quality here is quite good even if we do not reach the level of finish of a high-end model. The warranty sticker is also present in case you want to take it all apart! The fan is blue, which has the merit of brightening up the whole thing, fans of blue mods will be delighted.

Opposite the fan we find a big silverstone logo engraved diagonally, we can’t miss it!

A sticker is present on one side presenting the model, the 80Plus Bronze label as well as the power distribution table, the minimum vital le

The side opposite the sticker is desperately empty, fan of sobriety here you are!

At the back, the eternal honeycomb grille, the on / off button and the connector for the power cord, everything is very well ventilated.

And here is the modular connectors panel, a classic now, everything is clearly identifiable thanks to the sticker at the bottom. The PCIe slots are the same blue color as the fan, giving some consistency to the whole.

The fan is a Yate Loon D12SH-12 rotating at a maximum speed of 2200 RPM for a consumption of 3.6 Watts. Note that to keep costs low this is not a ball bearing model but a “Sleeve Bearing” supposed to be quieter but less enduring.

The interior is made by Enhance Electronics, Japanese 105 ° capacitor point here, from the Teapo 85 ° to keep costs under control. Clearly we are in the presence of entry level without falling into poor quality.

Modular cables

One thing is striking here, the length of the cables! Silverstone has not done in the lace with cables that can accommodate almost all boxes, in fact we have 75 cm for the 4 + 4 pin CPU, 60+ cm for the Sata cables and 55 cm for the first PCIe connector! One thing is for sure you won’t have to wonder if the connectors will get to the different components. In terms of the number of connectors again there is not much to reproach the Strider Plus, 2 × 6-pin PCIE, 2 × 8-pin PCIE, 6x Sata and 3x Molex, enough to power a nice big configuration shielded drives and graphics cards.

Specification: Hashrate – Silverstone Strider Plus SST-ST60F-PB

Silverstone Strider Plus SST-ST60F-PB
Power	552 Watts for + 12V 120 Watts for + 3.3V and + 5V combined 12.5 Watts on + 5Vsb 3.6 Watts on -12V
Number of 12v rails	1
Certification
Maximum efficiency (manufacturer)	85% / 88% / 85% at 20% / 50% / 100% load
Fan	12 cm
Sound level	18 dB minimum
Modularity	Yes totally modular
Protections	OCP, OVP, UVP, SCP, OPP, OTP
Dimensions	140 x 150 x 86 mm
Weight	2 kg
MTBF	100,000 hours
Guarantee	3 years
Price	~ 70€ HT

As we can see the Strider Plus 600 SST-ST60F-PB is supposed to be a 600 Watt power supply but in the end only has 552 Watts on the 12V, although that is not really a huge difference it could have been sold. like a 550 Watts since the 12V is what is requested in very large majority in a PC. The 552 Watts are distributed over a single 12V rail, no multi-rails here!
The 12cm fan (a Yate Loon D12SH-12) rotating at a maximum speed of 2200RPM for a consumption of 3.6 Watts is equipped with a “Sleeve” type bearing less expensive than a ball bearing but also generally quieter and less enduring. The minimum sound level is given for 18 dB, the manufacturer’s data point on the maximum sound level.
Dimensions are one of the strong points of the SST-ST60F-PB, with 14cm of depth it will be a candidate for cases that do not have a huge space (like the Fractal Design Node 304 tested here). The weight of 2kg is average.
Offered at around 70 € HT and guaranteed for 3 years, it will have a hard time facing the competition (Seasonic in particular), let’s see what it has in its belly.

The test platform

The Silverstone Strider Plus SST-ST60F-PB power supply has been tested on the configuration below:

• Processor : Intel Core i7 875K @ 3.2 Ghz
• Motherboard : Asus P7P55D
• Mémoire: Kingston HyperX 4 x 2 Go 1600Mhz
• Disque dur: WD Raptor 150 Go
• Graphics card : Sapphire Toxic 5850

The test protocol

The core i7 875K has been slightly overclocked to 3.2Ghz. The readings in charge were taken during an OCCT Power Supply test, the readings at rest were taken after 15mins on the desk.

The power supply has been tested against:

• Antec Edge 650 (tested here)
• be quiet! E9 580CM (tested here)
• be quiet! L8 Pure Power 500 (tested here)
• be quiet! Straight Power 10 500 CM (tested here)
• Corsair CS450M (tested here)
• Seasonic S12 600 (de 2006)
• Seasonic G550 (tested here)
• Seasonic X650 (v1 de 2010)
• Seasonic X650 KM3 (tested here)
• Seasonic P660 (tested here)
• Seasonic Platinum 460FL (tested here)
• Silverstone NightJar 520 (tested here)
• Silverstone SFX SX600-G (tested here)
• Silverstone Strider Essential 600 (tested here)
• Silverstone Strider S 1500 (tested here)
• XFX TS-550 Bronze (tested here)

The consumption

Before starting, let’s take a look at the performance of the power supplies compared to the Silverstone Strider Plus SST-ST60F-PB, indeed the different 80Plus certifications will directly influence the consumption, so this will be a good way to have results. concrete. Only the S12 600 does not have an 80Plus certification because it did not yet exist at the time of purchase (but the following versions of this power supply had the classic 80Plus certification, so 80% / 80% / 80% to 20% respectively / 50% / 100% load).

In terms of consumption, the Silverstone Strider Plus ST60F-PB does very well with 83 Watts on the desktop and 364 Watts on load and is in the average of the other 80Plus Bronze power supplies in the comparison, namely the XFX TS550, be quiet! L8 500 and its little sister the Strider Essential 600. Of course, we are far from the results of the platinum power supply but in view of the price there is nothing to complain about.
Note that the consumption was recorded at the outlet for the complete configuration .

The tensions

The voltages are not foolproof but remain good, with the 12V which goes from 11.93V at rest to 11.86V under load, the 5V goes from 5.11V to 5.06V and the 3.3V from 3.41V to 3.37 V. Here we are of course once again not at the level of the other Gold and Platinum power supplies in the comparison but the Silverstone Strider Plus ST60F-PB manages to keep its head up, note that the test configuration does not push it into its last stages. entrenchments.

Noise pollution

Warning: Part to be taken with a grain of salt, unfortunately not having access to the appropriate equipment and using an android application to take the readings The measurements below are only indicative! The readings were taken 15cm from the feed.

Unfortunately the Silverstone Strider Plus 600 is not really a good student in terms of noise pollution, especially at rest where it displays 35 dB, the fan speed is involved because it runs at around 800 RPM which is rather high for a consumption of 80 Watts. Under load the sound level does not change and remains at 35 dB. It is a shame to see such aggressive ventilation management these days, when we see that a lot of power supplies are extremely quiet at rest.
Be careful, however, it is not noisy, far from it and once installed in a box there will certainly be other components which will make much more noise but in a PC specially designed for silence it will be heard.

Here we are at the end of this test, what about the Silverstone Strider Plus SST-ST60F-PB?
Silverstone expands its fully modular entry-level power supply range with the Strider Plus, exterior build quality is very good, a Sleeve Bearing fan that will be less enduring than a ball bearing and input capacitors range.

Consumption is very contained thanks to the 80Plus Bronze certification, the voltages are held without being foolproof, the blue fan lends itself to a predominantly blue configuration and its compactness (and total modularity) makes the Strider Plus a choice not to be overlooked with its 14 cm length when installing in a permissive box (like the Node 304 tested here).

Offered at around € 80 excl. VAT if you are looking for a small, completely modular power supply with low performance for a gamer config that will not push it to its limits 24/24 then the Silverstone Strider Plus 600 will be a relevant choice.

Advantages

• Cable length
• Totally modular
• 4 PCIE connectors
• Very compact

The –

• Entry-level capacitors
• Aggressive ventilation management

A big thank you to Marie from Silverstone who allowed me to do this test.

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