Out of the box experience...

     I like it when a company takes the extra step to make their product stand out just a little.  Most of the time we open a power supply box, we see the power supply in some bubble wrap and everything else is just stuffed in the box.  Etasis first puts a nice cardboard cover on top with a cut-out for the owners manual.  Under that is the power supply but in this case all of the extras are housed in their own box.  It's a much neater appearance.

     The power supply housing is a little different than normal.  Most of the power supplies that we come across have a large 120mm fan on the bottom as an intake.  Etasis uses a smaller intake fan and positions it on the front of the power supply.  When I first saw this, I was a little concerned with the fan being obstructed.

     As you can see clearance is not an issue.  One way that Etasis solved the clearance issue was to move the cables to the other side of the power supply.  If you look at the picture above, you will see the cables coming out of the power supply on the side that's closest to the motherboard.  Most power supplies have their cables coming from the other side.  By moving the cables, it helps clear the way for airflow and it makes it a whole lot easier for us to neatly route them.

     The cabling is pretty much what you would expect with a few exceptions.  The ET850 has; 24-pin main power, 4 pin auxillary, 8 pin auxillary, 8 molex, 8 SATA, 4 PCI-E and a floppy drive connector.  Having 8 SATA connectors along with 4 PCI-E connectors is great.  This power supply is certified to run two 8800GTX video cards in SLI without using any kind of adapters.

Testing

     For this review we'll be using a gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 motherboard which is based on Intel's 965X chipset. The CPU is overclocked to 3.2GHz using a 400MHz FSB and voltage of 1.325.  Here is a basic rundown of the test system:

Hardware	Model
Motherboard:	Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3
CPU	Intel C2D E6400
Video Card	eVGA 7900 GTO
Storage	Seagate 400GB SATA
Optical	Lite-On 16X DVD+/-RW with Lightscribe
Memory	OCZ 2GB Kit PC2-8000 Platinum 4-4-4-12
Cooling	Corsair Nautilus 500 Water cooling kit

     I will be using a volt meter and taking the readings directly from the power supply.  I'm not too fond of monitoring programs as they can vary from program to program.  I monitored the voltages at idle and load and here are the results.

Conclusion

     The need for larger power supplies is here.  When looking for a large power supply, the first thing I look for is quality.  I always say that quality is key with a power supply and it's true.  Etasis has delivered a top quality power supply.  The voltages didn't even budge during testing.  $225 may seem a little pricy at first, but doing a quick comparison to other power supplies, 850w and higher, I found that $225 is right on par with the rest of them.  At this price though you are getting a top quality power supply that has a 3-year warranty and will deliver quality power to your machine.  This is a really good power supply and it's Cluboverclocker recommended.

Innovation:	9.0 out of 10
Performance:	9.0 out of 10
Quality:	9.5 out of 10
Stability:	9.0 out of 10
Overclocking:	N/A
Software/Drivers Pack:	N/A
Value:	9.0 out of 10
Overall Rating 9.0
Project Skill Level (10 being most difficult)	4 out of 10