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When this box arrived with me, I could not get over the weight. it was weighing in at close to 5KG. The PSU itself is quite heavy too, at 2.52KG, but the packaging of this power supply is some of the most extreme I have seen in the 15 years I have been doing this job.
The rear of the box is simple, with some highlighted featured and key selling points. All very subdued so far.
Opening the main box is somewhat of an experience itself. MSI have wrapped all the accessories in a luxury soft bag in its own compartment.
The power supply itself wrapped in a soft felt outer ‘wrap'.
MSI include a C19 power cable with the unit, some cable ties, mounting screws and literature.
The quality of the cables is first class, they both look and feel great. They aren't all soft and braided as you can see in the image above, but most are. They include a pair of 12V 2×6 cables which can handle 600 watts per cable. They include five PCIe cables and two EPS cables as well. The cables also have ‘cable organisers' preinstalled.
While there has been a lot of talk on the controversial 12V-2×6 cable design lately (something we have covered a few times before) MSI have designed a cable that is effectively colour-coded – if you can still see the yellow pins on the connector, it is not inserted properly. This seems to be super critical now after analysis into this cable and possible issues when not connected correctly. It is a topic for another day.
