Rosewill RP500 500W Power Supply

alaScore 80

59 reviews

May, 2013

We have collected and analyzed 59 user reviews from international sources. Users rate it 90/100. The average review date is Feb 16, 2007. We have compared these reviews to 153128 reviews from other Desktops. The alaScore™ for this product is 80/100 = Very good. Last update: May 23, 2013.

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(Based on 59 reviews)

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Excellent PSU

 

I know this may not matter to most, but this PSU is also really good looking. I bought it to replace the failing clear PSU in my clear case. I was quite impressed at the look of the PSU - its a glossy dark gray.

This PSU works wonderfully. I've had it running 24-7 for over a month, and I've had absolutely no problems. Also, I was pleasantly surprised at how quite the fan is. Power tests are all sufficient and it seems quality built. Would definitely recommend...

The only con I can think of is that 500W may not be enough power for some applications, but it works perfectly for what I need it for. I may need to upgrade in the future, but

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Rosewill RP500 500W ATX12V v1.3/ EPS12V Power Supply

 

Rosewill's support in China had to ask the engineers if the unit had a revision. Reason I bought it was for 8 Molex and 2 SATA. I didn't need 4 SATA. Now I have to buy SATA to Molex adapters to make up the difference. Floppy's are wired with the Molex...

Price. I read a few reviews of this model and the rp500-2, that state the voltage is very stable and consistent at load

My first DOA unit matched the pics and description, my RMA unit was totally different. Had to inquire Rosewill. I assumed I had the wrong model or mismatched spec sticker. The 12v rail was important to me, so I needed to know what PSU I had. As you can...

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Fried

 

Needless to say I'll stay away from Rosewill power supplies.

Nice finish, nice price and looks good

Fried 2 of my motherboards. Replaced the first with a spare board, booted up and then it died. I was a Rosewill buyer until this happened. This actually replaced another Rosewill power supply that died. I also had a third Rosewill power supply that died

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Rosewill RP500 500W ATX12V v1.3/ EPS12V Power Supply

 

Is it this difficult to get a product the way it's supposed to be designed? How the heck can someone assemble this and put on the wrong connectors? Emailed tech support, Taiwan, they have no sample to compare so they are clueless. I spoke to Rosewill...

This one actually works when I tested it

Connectors are wrong when assembled? The first one was DOA but the connectors matched what is supposed to be on the power supply. The new one I just received yesterday does not have an 8 pin connector or a separate 4 pin for P4 boards, instead has 2...

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Rosewill RP500 500W ATX12V v1.3/ EPS12V Power Supply

 

pushes a ga-p35-ds3l, q6600, 4x1g ddr2 1066@2.1v, 8800gt 512mb clocked at 700mhz, 2 500g 7k rpm wd hdd's and a 250g, 2 cd/dvd drives and all the fans in my antec 900 case... for refference, i don't overclock.

Powers My system like a champ

None in about a year now

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Amazing!

 

Buy it if your not running SLI, it only has 1 6-pin connector

Everything! I have owned this PSU for 3 years+ and iths been through two of my builds. It delivers more than enough power and looks sharp. Started out in a 939 system and recently went into a AM2+ system. Powers my 9800GTX and the 6000+ with ease....

None what so ever

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Rosewill RP500 500W ATX12V v1.3/ EPS12V Power Supply

 

I wanted to post a reply since Rosewill took the time to read the review and offer a solution and NewEgg customer service was terrific ; Thank you Rosewill, I will be contacting you if needed ; NewEgg's RMA is in effect right now, I will be getting a...

Having my gaming rig gutted on my kitchen table for over 2 weeks

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Rosewill RP500 500W ATX12V v1.3/ EPS12V Power Supply

 

Nice PSU, had all the connectors, wires were easy to route through the case everything was the perfect length, not too much excess wire.. was able to zip tie the unused wires up out of the way. The blue fan was a nice touch... and even running the fan...

None that I can think of

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Rosewill RP500 500W ATX12V v1.3/ EPS12V Power Supply

 

Before I installed it I decided to run a paper clip test. Powered it on and it ran for less than a second and shut down. Hooked it up to an old PC that works, the CMOS light lit up, but when I powered up the PC, it turned on again for less than a...

Don't know it's DOA

It's DOA. Paying shipping to get it and return it defeats the purpose of getting it online and at NewEggs price

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Nice and shiny

 

It works well and has all the connectors I needed. One thing you can't tell from the pictures on newegg is how shiny it is. It's kind of silly to care about stuff like that, especially since it's going to be inside your PC anyway, but it's still kinda...

I guess it would be nice if it had more Sata power connectors. Modular cables would be nice too, but no power supply in this price range has those

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