Silverstone Zeus 1200W Power Supply Review

Cable and Connectors

- Molex: 6 Connectors
o 2x 39” length (3 Connector each)

- SATA: 6 Connectors
o 2x 40” length (3 connectors each)

- PCI-E 6+2 Pin: 2 Connectors
o 1x 22” length

- PCI-E 6-Pin: 4 Connectors
o 2x 22” length (stand-alone connectors)
o 2x 27” length (on same cable as 8-pin PCI-E connectors)

- 24-pin ATX Connector: 22” length

- 8-Pin CPU: 2 Connectors (1x 4+4 Pin)
o 2x 30” length

- Floppy: 2 Connectors
o 2 45” length (@ end of Molex cables)



Considering we have tested numerous Silverstone power supplies, we were expecting nothing less than perfection from the Zeus 1200W when it came to the lengths of the cables and the number of connectors. Typical to the form that Silverstone has shown in the past, all of the cables were extremely long while there were more than enough connectors to go around.


Like we already mentioned, the are no fixed cables on this power supply and all of the modular connectors have a simple yet effective push-to-lock mechanism used to secure them to the modular interface. To remove the connector all you have to do is depress the small tab and pull the cable free. To make matters even easier, the connectors are all shaped differently so they can’t fit into each other’s locations. These are the kinds of idiot-proof solutions we like here at Hardware Canucks.


Like we saw with the modular Silverstone Decathlon before it, the Zeus comes with a modular ATX 24-pin cable which is of an incredible length. All of the other power supply manufacturers out there should take note of the cable lengths Silverstone uses with this power supply since they are exactly what anyone would need when building a high end system. It goes without saying that all of the cables on a $400 power supply are sleeved so…hey look, this one is sleeved too!


A unique feature of this power supply ( and probably one which will have many people scratching their heads) is the inclusion of a separate +5V sense connector on the modular end of the 24-pin ATX cable. This is used in server-class power supply designs but we have never seen it because before the Zeus 1200W, the likelihood of seeing a modular interface on a server PSU was as likely as seeing an albino pig in a pink dress flying over the moon. Usually this extra +5V sense function is built directly into the fixed 24-pin connector.


This Silverstone power supply comes with not one but two 8-pin EPS12V CPU connectors which makes it a prime candidate for dual CPU motherboards like the oh-so-droolworthy Intel Skulltrail. What we appreciated the most was that these cables were long enough to reach any part of any case (yes, even those cases with bottom-mounted power supplies) so you will not have to buy those God-awful cable extenders.