HEC Group Silent 385 PSU

Introduction

I would like to thank HEC for supplying me with the unit for review.

Founded as vehicle components manufacturer in 1979, HEC has grown to a supplier of PC components since 1989.
HEC is one of the world leading companies of computer housing and switching power suppply products with offices in the US, Germany, the UK, Japan, Spain and China. The companies headquarters are located in Taiwan.
HEC's core values are "High Quality", "Evolution" and "Commitment" - the first letters of these words form the company name. The company is able to produce 500,000 power supplies and 500,000 PC cases every month in a total of four factories.

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Packaging

Box contents:

• Power Supply Unit
• Manual
• Screw Package

Please note that the scratched away paint on top of the PSU is not a problem in retail versions. The package the samples were sent in had a few clamps going all the way inside.

Connectors	Main Power	5.25"	Floppy	4 Pin CPU	SerialATA	PCI-E Aux Power
	ATX 20 Pin + 6 Pin Aux	6	2	1	1	-

Inside

If you open your PSU your warranty is gone. HEC has done a pretty good job to make sure no PSUs have been tampered with, opening it requires that you destroy two stickers because screws are hidden under them.



Looks all well cleaned up to me. A word of warning: the shorter heatsink will carry 220V when the PSU is switched on.