500W to 550W: 12 Power Supplies Compared

Enermax Liberty Eco ELT500AWT-ECO - Overview

We looked at the 400W Liberty Eco in our last roundup, and it performed very well. The 500W model isn't all that different, since it's only 100W more. Most of the components are the same, with just a few that are rated for higher capacities.

The Liberty Eco comes in gunmetal gray, paired with Enermax's standard Golden fan grille. The power supply also features cable management, so you can remove any extra cable harnesses that you don't need. The jacks on the back of the power supply looks similar to the ones Corsair uses, except Enermax utilizes their patented 12-pin jack for the PCI-E harness. Enermax also includes a bunch of accessories and gadgets; they're mostly unnecessary, and simply add slightly to the price. Perhaps we've just seen a few too many cable harness bags over the years to find them truly necessary.

The layout of the Liberty Eco is very simple and clean. Enermax uses some of their latest technologies in this series, making it better than its predecessor, the Modu82+. However, the Modu82+ has been around a while and has more attractive prices, and the 525W model also comes with some extra features that we will discuss later. The short summary is that the Liberty Eco is a very good power supply, but it also happens to be the most expensive power supply in this roundup.