Silverstone ST850F-GS Strider Gold S Power Supply Review

In terms of size the Strider Gold S measures 150mm in depth.  This may not sound like much but back in the early days most every PSU followed a size standard that limited them to 150mm.  As it would turn out the depth of a power supply increased with power output and the standard length was extended to 180mm.  We have pictured the Silverstone Strider S next to a Thermaltake Toughpower DPS Gold so you can see the size difference. Both of these power supplies are 850w fully modular units and the Silverstone Strider S Gold actually looks small in comparison.

Most modern case designs allow for the longer PSUs since they are common in the market.  However, there is a real benefit to running a smaller unit like the Strider Gold S in that you get more room for running cables and that extra space can be reclaimed for larger fans or watercooling components.

The primary cooling fan is a 120mm silent fan and will spin up slightly under extreme load.  In our testing the fan was nearly inaudible next to a running system and never really spun up even after runing two GTX 780 Ti graphics cards in SLI.

This is a fully modular power supply meaning that every single cable can be removed including the main 24pin ATX power line.  Silverstone also sells custom cable kits for the Strider so they can be used in SFF cases and other systems that don't require excessively long power cables.

Overall the PSU follows a strict voltage regulation of +/- 3% to curb any power spikes and the same +/- 3% ripple and noise control.  Of course testing these can be difficult but basically this means the power is clean and will prevent any ground loops from causing issues with your components.

The Silverstone Strider Gold S  is a single rail design with the 12v rail supporting a 70A circuit with a maximum RMS power output of 850W and 900W peak under certain loading conditions.