The exterior color scheme of the unit is similar to that of the PowerStream product line, which makes it somewhat dull, but OCZ has matched the 120mm LED fan to glorify the color. This was the different thermal aspect of the product that we were hinting on the first page. As you can see, adding a 120mm fan is definitely not unique, but it is, however, very different from what other manufacturers offer. It seems like OCZ have passed the standard 80mm fan barrier, which means that others may follow up on this soon. To further match the dark and dull theme of the unit, the fan is protected with a black grill at the top.

The design is fairly similar to that of the PowerStream product line. There are the usual three slits on the sides for heat dissipation and the same nickel-plated finishing of the product. The finishing is amazing and this is what many manufacturers are leaning towards for future product lines. The only drawback to such fine finishing is that once you touch the unit with your bare fingers, it is ruined immediately. Therefore, we suggest that you always use cotton gloves, or other soft fiber material, when handling the unit.

Moving towards the backside, there are four molex connectors and six-pin PCI Express connectors for future generations of graphics cards. OCZ has very well taken care of all future upgrades that you might go through in the upcoming year.

While OCZ markets the ModStream product line as modular, we don’t exactly consider it a full modular design, especially after taking a look at Ultra’s offerings. The reason is quite clear. If you take a look at the right side of the power supply, you will notice that the main connector cables, 20-pin, 24-pin and standard 12v are not modular. They are permanently connected to the unit and cannot be removed. Obviously, you will connect the main power connectors regardless their location and to majority of the users it doesn’t make sense to purchase a power supply that offers separate power leads. We understand this scenario to an extent, but there are manufacturers who offer this as an additional feature, if you will. We are speculating that OCZ did not go with separate power leads to reduce the production cost of the unit, but whatever the reason may be, if you are looking for a full modular design, you may be better off with Ultra’s X-Connect series.

This is, yet another, difference that sets OCZ’s PowerStream and ModStream product lines from one another. The power supply includes a fully open grill for better heat dissipation. Other than that, the rest of the power supply is nothing much to get excited about.