I've had 2 of 3 Powmax PSU's fail on me.
That is a little surprising because from what I have seen so far they are the champs of the "cheap PSU lines".
I also noticed a major temp jump with the side cover on. I am not sure what I am going to mod first but it needs something. My CPU is overclocked 600mhz and my 9800 Pro is a damn warm video card (not burning hot though) and my ambient temps are about 36 ! In comparison, my ambient temps used to be 22 in my Lian Li, that is a big difference considering my CPU is running about 15 higher