Thermaltake 600w PurePower PSU:

   Nothing really special with the box or packaging here. I just wanted to give you the obligatory look. As you can tell this is not a modular power supply, and there's a ton of wires. The 600w PurePower is finished in a black mirror finish.

PSU Specs Label	Spaghetti	20/24 Pin ATX	20/24 Pin ATX
EZ-Grip Molex	Dual 4-Pin o_0	Fan Only Wires	Installed in Aguila
Installed in Aguila	Long Wires	Testing	Powered On

   You can find the full specs over at the Thermaltake Website here.

I see a ton of power supplies in my field, some stick out more than others in either looks or performance. Fortunately what this power supply lacks in the looks department, it makes up for in the performance department. More on that in a few...

   As for the overall feel of the power supply, it's a solid unit with long black sleeved cables. Sporting dual PCI-e and 4 SATA cables, it should do just fine for most of you out there. Packing 600w of power is certainly worth noting also.

   The honeycomb mesh in the rear and the large 120mm intake fan on the PSU are adequate (and standard among PSU's now) for keeping the power supply cool, and also helping to ventilate excess heat from the CPU area (assuming it's mounted in a standard ATX case).

   The EZ-Grip molex connections are a blessing and makes things much easier with gripping the molex plugs. 99% of the time, they're great. 1% of the time the molex connection is in a tight spot and the EZ-Grip expands the size of the molex to a uncomfortable size. Take the good with the bad, but it's mostly very good with this feature.

Testing:

   Testing the 600w PurePower was done using my standard fair of the 120w extended load session and also the Seasonic Power Angel which will determine the PFC (or efficiency factor) of this 600w beast.  

Powered

   As you can see from the results above, it's very efficient in utilizing the power it receives from your wall socket. 95% at 120w is very respectable and don't wonder what it is so much at 600w, because that is the maximum load for only a second or so and you're system should never see that kinda load. 120w is pretty average for a PC surfing the web and checking email and other not to strenuous things. Gaming and such you could draw upwards of 300w, but again, that's not 24/7.

   So this Thermaltake 600w PurePower power supply is very efficient and should help save you some cash over the long term as well. I leave my PC on 24/7 so having an efficient power supply is very important to me.

   So all in all, I can highly recommend this power supply if you're looking for a stable powerhouse and you don't care about, or need, the modularized cables. I know some cases are not modular-friendly anyway, and this power supply would be a great fit for that situation.

Conclusion:

   Overall the Thermaltake Aguila ATX Chassis is a mixed bag for me. I did find some design quirks that really hit me the wrong way, namely the hard drive cages and the front panel flying open when moving the case even a little bit. Not to mention the twin handles on the side panel along with two huge thumbscrews on the back. It just felt like they weren't sure which direction to take it. It's like a "Heinz 57" (a mixture of a lot of influences) in this case and that's sometimes a good thing, but I think the stunning implementation was missed here.

   The build quality was good overall but not stunning. However it's yet another choice for those of you out there looking for a new chassis with some character. I can't say it has a ton of character since Thermaltake seems to be pumping out a few too many cases lately with that same interior design with just different faces.

   Oh yea, I almost forgot to mention the power supply support bar that Thermaltake includes with the Aguila. It's just a steel bar that you put into place under the PSU and then screw it into place. I must say this is the first time I've seen something like that. I'm not sure of it's purpose since everyone needs a power supply installed and I think a couple steel flaps under the PSU would've served the purpose just fine. So yet another weird design thing for me.

   I "like" the Thermaltake Aguila, but I do not love it. I think there are better implemented solutions out there for the money.