CONCLUSION

   It's clear from today's charts that even though the DA1000R is not the best PCIe 5.0 and ATX 3.0 model to ever arrive in the lab it does offer good rail stability overall (+12V could be better), equally good electrical efficiency (although 87-89% is not quite as good as some of the 80 PLUS Gold units I’ve reviewed to date) and in terms of build quality although far from perfect it's a solid platform (CWT did an overall good job - yes this model seems to be almost identical to the MPG A1000G PCIE5). Unfortunately, the same can't be said about the fan SilverStone has used since at slightly over 100% load its curve is quite aggressive resulting to over 55dBA of noise from just 10cm away (should be around 45dBA from the usual 1 meter test most companies perform). Once again you shouldn't be getting an 1KW output unit if you plan on maxing it out but even if you do again chances are that noise coming from your CPU and/or GPU coolers should mask any coming from the power supply. As for lacking the 80 PLUS Gold certification well that could be somewhat troublesome in the long run, not so much from a technical standpoint (i don't have the necessary equipment to check and see for myself what the electrical efficiency of the DA1000R is and even if i did it's not like i can get many samples of each line by every single manufacturer to verify my findings) but rather due to obvious marketing concerns (80 PLUS has been the industry standard for almost 2 decades now). I do realize that from time to time some manufacturers may choose to cut corners in order to reduce costs but choosing to basically "ditch" the most well-established and recognized electrical efficiency certification alltogether (this applies for all the latest models by SilverStone) could potentially drive away some consumers.

   Pricing is where it all comes down to and currently the Decathlon DA1000R by SilverStone retails for USD216.80 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and for 282.65Euros inside the EU (Amazon.de) a price tag which is considerably higher on this side of the Atlantic compared to the MPG A1000G PCIE5 model by MSI (roughly 8% on the other side and 30% on this side - these two are nearly identical as far as I can tell). At the end of the day the Decathlon DA1000R is a solid PCIe 5.0 and ATX 3.0 power supply unit but I do think SilverStone could do better. That being said I highly recommend checking it out if you can find it at a lower price tag than the ones mentioned here, it may not be perfect but it will not let you down.

PROS

- Build Quality
- Good Rail Stability
- ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0
- Electrical Protections (OCP/OVP/SSP/OPP/UVP/OTP)
- 10 Year Limited Warranty
- Price (For Some)

CONS

- Noise Levels
- Price (For Some)
- Lack Of 80 PLUS Certification (For Some)