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Though having a good PSU has always been important, you really never had to worry about compatibility when it comes to power supplies. Power rating aside; as long as it was ATX and had plenty of Molex connections, you were good to go. Fast forward to today where RAID SATA drive setups and dual graphic cards are the staple of a premium computer system, choosing a PSU that supplies enough juice and is equipped with the latest standards is undeniably important to insure the compatibility and potential growth of your system. Of course, when I say the latest standards I am referring to the ATX 2.0 compliancy as well as being SLi/Crossfire ready.</P> <p>In this review, I will be taking a look at three SLi/ Crossfire power supplies that are equipped with the latest standards: the Aerocool Zerodba, Cooler Master Real Power 550w SLi, and Thermaltake ToughPower 550W.</P> <p><b>Packaging:</b></p> <p>All of the SLI / Crossfire PSUs in this review come packaged in retail boxes and decorated with their respective company's color schemes. The front of the boxes features three quarter shots of the PSUs along with their name and special attributes. </p> <p align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0in"><a href="atruereview/SLI_Power_Supply/AerocoolZerodba/A01th.jpg"><img src="atruereview/SLI_Power_Supply/AerocoolZerodba/A01th.jpg" width="250" height="192" border="0"alt="SLi/Crossfire Ready PSUs from Aerocool, Cooler Master, and Thermaltake" title="SLi/Crossfire Ready PSUs from Aerocool, Cooler Master, and Thermaltake"></a><a href="atruereview/SLI_Power_Supply/CoolerMasterRealPower/c01.jpg"><img src="atruereview/SLI_Power_Supply/CoolerMasterRealPower/c01th.jpg" width="250" height="192" border="0"alt="SLi/Crossfire Ready PSUs from Aerocool, Cooler Master, and Thermaltake" title="SLi/Crossfire Ready PSUs from Aerocool, Cooler Master, and Thermaltake"></a><a href="atruereview/SLI_Power_Supply/ThermaltakeToughPower/t01.jpg"><br> <img src="atruereview/SLI_Power_Supply/ThermaltakeToughPower/t01th.jpg" width="250" height="248" border="0"alt="SLi/Crossfire Ready PSUs from Aerocool, Cooler Master, and Thermaltake" title="SLi/Crossfire Ready PSUs from Aerocool, Cooler Master, and Thermaltake"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font> </p> <p>The back of the boxes display all the connectors each power supply supports as well as highlights of some of their respective key features.</p> <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/SLI_Power_Supply/AerocoolZerodba/a02.jpg"><img src="atruereview/SLI_Power_Supply/AerocoolZerodba/a02th.jpg" width="250" height="193" border="0"alt="SLi/Crossfire Ready PSUs from Aerocool, Cooler Master, and Thermaltake" title="SLi/Crossfire Ready PSUs from Aerocool, Cooler Master, and Thermaltake"></a><a href="atruereview/SLI_Power_Supply/CoolerMasterRealPower/c02.jpg"><img src="atruereview/SLI_Power_Supply/CoolerMasterRealPower/c02th.jpg" width="250" height="198" border="0"alt="SLi/Crossfire Ready PSUs from Aerocool, Cooler Master, and Thermaltake" title="SLi/Crossfire Ready PSUs from Aerocool, Cooler Master, and Thermaltake"></a><a href="atruereview/SLI_Power_Supply/ThermaltakeToughPower/t02.jpg"><br> <img src="atruereview/SLI_Power_Supply/ThermaltakeToughPower/t02th.jpg" width="250" height="248" border="0"alt="SLi/Crossfire Ready PSUs from Aerocool, Cooler Master, and Thermaltake" title="SLi/Crossfire Ready PSUs from Aerocool, Cooler Master, and Thermaltake"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font> </p> <p>Located on the SLI Power Supplies boxes' sides are the features list. The power output table can also be found on the sides of the boxes. <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> </p> <P align="left" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"> Inside, Aerocool's Zerodba SLI / Crossfire PSU is enclosed in a clear plastic bag and all of the included modular cables are neatly twist tied next to it.</P> <P align="center" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><a href="atruereview/SLI_Power_Supply/AerocoolZerodba/a04.jpg"><img src="atruereview/SLI_Power_Supply/AerocoolZerodba/a04th.jpg" width="250" height="223" border="0"alt="SLi/Crossfire Ready PSUs from Aerocool, Cooler Master, and Thermaltake" title="SLi/Crossfire Ready PSUs from Aerocool, Cooler Master, and Thermaltake"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font></P> <p> Cooler Master's Real Power SLI / Crossfire PSU is enclosed in a clear plastic bag and secured inside a paper carton.</P> <P align="center" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><a href="atruereview/SLI_Power_Supply/CoolerMasterRealPower/c05.jpg"><img src="atruereview/SLI_Power_Supply/CoolerMasterRealPower/c05th.jpg" width="195" height="250" border="0"alt="SLi/Crossfire Ready PSUs from Aerocool, Cooler Master, and Thermaltake" title="SLi/Crossfire Ready PSUs from Aerocool, Cooler Master, and Thermaltake"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font></P> <P> Thermaltake's ToughPower SLI / Crossfire PSU is enclosed in a white bubble-wrap bag. The included AC cable and small bag of mounting screws are both enclosed in a labeled black box.</P> <P align="center"><a href="atruereview/SLI_Power_Supply/ThermaltakeToughPower/t04.jpg"><img src="atruereview/SLI_Power_Supply/ThermaltakeToughPower/t04th.jpg" width="250" height="123" border="0"alt="SLi/Crossfire Ready PSUs from Aerocool, Cooler Master, and Thermaltake" title="SLi/Crossfire Ready PSUs from Aerocool, Cooler Master, and Thermaltake"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font> </P> <p align="right"><a href="atruereview/SLI_Power_Supply/crossfire_psu.php"></a> <a href="SLI_Power_Supply/crossfire_psu.php">Next (Specifications & Features)</a></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div id="footer" class="clr"> <div class="rk-1"> <div class="rk-2"> <div id="the-footer"> <script type="text/javascript"> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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