Here is the responce that I got from Silverstone . About three weks ago my power supply would shut down when ever I ran OCCT< Furmark, Prime95 etc.
I called thier tech support and the person who answered the phone said that the PSU only had 3 rials not the 8 that are advertized. I did not get to test it due to 191.07 problems until last Saturday. I had just installed a new E760 and 2 295 co-ops checking to make sure that everything was OK I left the  plexi glass side panel off the computer. When I installed the panel it touched one of the Power wires to the video cards and the case filled with smoke. Both the mainboard and 1 295 co-op were burned and unrepairable.
Here is the responce from Silverstone.
 
Hi Spencer ,
 
 
EVGA Taiwan  have our ST1500 , so EVGA should test ST1500 with more high-level system configuration .
 
1500w power supply is enough to boot your system configuration list ,
 
ST1500 have    
 
Over Current Protection
Over Power Protection
Over Voltage Protection
 
You can refer below wesite
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We sugget you do not  take apart panel or touch cable when system is running , it  will cause system short circuit .
 
 
 
 
 
Best Regards,
Noel Kuo
SkyPe:SSTNoeL
Tel:886-2-8228-1238 ext 824
SilverStone Technology Co., Ltd.
 

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From: Spencer D. Chapin
Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 11:11 PM
To: 'noel'
Subject: RE: Silverstone Strider 1500
 
Hi Neal
 
Here is my system configuration.
EVGA E-760 Classified
i7 920 DO
2 EVGA 295 Co-op
Hauppauge 2250 TV Tuner
2 OCZ vertex is Raid 1
Corsair Dominator GT 2000 C7 new build
Windows 7 Ultimate
Corsair HX1000W
single water loop
 
I have no plans to test this system outside of the case. The motherboard and the video card were burned badly at the PCI-E slot All the traces are burned off the Video card at the PCI-E slot. The only way that I would put this power supply in another system is if someone would pay for the damage. The motherboard and video cards were new from EVGA prior to the install. Earlier when I ran OCCT GPU test the computer would crash after 1/2 an hour and would not restart until the computer had cooled for about 20 minutes. That was with a i7 975, E-759 Classified and 2 295+s. At that time I called EVGA and they said to try another PSU. I called your tech support and they said that nothing was wrong and to keep using the PSU.
I am just starting to test the new parts and have not even started to optimize the bios yet or install anything other than the very basic programs.
 
 
From: noel
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 11:09 PM
To: 'Spencer D. Chapin'
Subject: RE: Silverstone Strider 1500
 
Hi Spencer ,
 
Would you please run OCCT CPU or GPU without chassis .
How many 295 co-op in your system ? 2pcs or 4pcs ?
Kindly noted ,  when power supply overload ,
It can not boot (means start protect Mechanism)
Or you can list detail pc configuration and interior photo that we can test again
 
If you have any question , please be free to let us know
 
 
Best Regards,
Noel Kuo
SkyPe:SSTNoeL
Tel:886-2-8228-1238 ext 824
SilverStone Technology Co., Ltd.
 

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From: Spencer D. Chapin
Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 1:53 PM
To: support@silverstonetek.com
Subject: Silverstone Strider 1500
 
I have a 1500 that has been giving me problems for about a month. Original problem when running OCCT CPU or GPU tests the computer would shut down after 10 to 15 minutes. A second problem that I saw was when I installed the side cover or removed the side cover the video cards would shut down. The side cover is plexi glass. Today after installing Windows and a few other programs I replaced the side cover. As it touched  the cables going to the video cards the case filled with smoke. The top 295 co-op and the motherboard are both burnt up.
I feel that this power supply has had problems since I purchased it from Newegg but since it was supposed to be powerfull enough to run my system. I overlooked the problem except for one call to your tech support who told me that the power supply only had 3 12 volt rails and that all I needed to do was hook up each 8 pin connector to a rail and share the last 2 6 pin connectors on the last rail using different cables. Now today I have $1000.00 of burnt up equipment and maybe more as well as a power supply that will never get anywhere near my computer again.
Needless to say I am not a happy camper
 

 
 
 Thermaltake Toughpower 1200W  FTW!!!       

How did installing the side panel of your case short stuff out?  I am sure stranger things have happened. 

I dropped those 109.7 drivers with the quickness. 

Sorry to hear about your losses.  May i suggest returning it?  is it too late to return?  

hey iride4u,

It seems like you contacted the Silverstone main office in Taiwan given the rough English.  Try the US or European offices instead;

SilverStone Technology Inc.
13626 Monte Vista Ave. Unit #A, Chino, CA 91710

For Support Questions (English/ Español): usasupport@silverstonetek.com
USA Tel: + 1-909-465-9596
Fax: + 1-909-465-9569
Office Hour: 08:30 to 17:30 PST (GMT-08:00)

SilverStone Technology GmbH
Brandstücken 43, D-22549 Hamburg, Germany
Hours of business: 8:30 -17:30
For technical support: support@silverstonetek.de

I've had a very good experience with my Silverstone Strider 750W - hopefully they make this right for you and you will be willing to try a Silverstone PSU again.

~Fus

Man i'm sorry you've had such a rough time with your psu. I always thought silverstone made good products. I rarely see a bad review of their products and I even have a 700w strider myself. I hope you get this matter resolved asap. Best of luck man.

Show them this post.  They may see that this forum is visited by thousands of enthusiasts every year......the very people that might buy such a PSU.  They might want such a thread to have a positive outcome for the customer.

Hope you get to RMA the thing, sad to a company that generally makes such good products failing so hard

They aproved the RMA but do not want the cables to be sent in, even though the Taiwan tech said that it could be the cables. I sent an e-mail questioning there reasoning. When I get the replacement back it will be sold on E-Bay. I will not post it on EVGAs forums as I dont want someone here stuck with what could possibly be a bad unit in the future.
Update; Called Silverstone yesterday and they said that the reason they did not want the cables was so I would not have to rewire the case. The cables and the stinky PSU are on the way to Silverstone. The lovely smell of burnt electronics.

It's probably bumped above small claims court now. Go after em

Good choice going with Corsair, definitely a brand of PSU that will last a heck of a lot longer than that PSU you had trouble with.  I hardly choose any other brand of PSU than Corsair at this point, and going modular is definitely a better way to go, imo...far more stable indeed.

Update
Silverstone recieved the PSU on 11/18. It is 11/23 and I have heard nothing at all from them.

Since Silverstone knew that they may have a problem with thier cables I turned them in to the CPSC and provided a link to this thread.

If they send a new unit it will be sold on Flee-Bay as I will not sell it to anyone on these forums. I only sell known good items on this site.

what the hell...an oh cheesey power supply taking out a whole "worth a lot of money system" damn that's stinks!!!
toughpower 1200 + vga 650 FTW!

to say the least!

so looking at their cables...what do you see?