PSU / Power Supplies Reviews

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   Corsair Enthusiast Series Modular Power Supply Review

   By Paul Johnson   February 07, 2012

   Are you a "hardcore PC gamer?" A "Performance Enthusiast?" Or "Anybody who appreciates a combination of high performance standards and affordability?" Corsair Enthusiast Series power supplies in 550 watt and 750 watt are reviewed today and we will tell you whether or not we see those as enthusiast PSUs.

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   Thermaltake Toughpower 1500W Power Supply Review

   By Paul Johnson   January 30, 2012

   Thermaltake was a leader in the field of high power computer PSUs many years ago, and in fact we still use those 1200 watt units in testing. Today we are seeing another top end Toughpower PSU enter the market, this time packing a huge 1500 watts of power supposedly at high efficiencies.

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   Seventeam E-Force 750W Power Supply Review

   By Paul Johnson   January 19, 2012

   Seventeam is a longtime PSU builder that has just recently started focusing on the enthusiast market in North America and it shows in its marketing. Today's 750 watt power supply is touted as, "Meets ATX 12V V2.3 standard," is Windows 7 Ready, and carries the 80Plus Bronze badge that is described as "High Efficiency."

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   Kingwin LZP-1000 1000W Power Supply Review

   By Paul Johnson   January 04, 2012

   Kingwin does not bring a huge number of power supplies for review, but when it does bring one to our attention it is usually a very worthy competitor. Today is no different. This new 1 kilowatt computer power supply brandishes sought after modular connections along with a very efficient design that has very much impressed us.

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   NZXT HALE82 850W Power Supply Review

   By Paul Johnson   December 27, 2011

   NZXT comes to us touting its HALE82 PSU telling us it has high working efficiencies, 100% Japanese caps, a modular design, and "Keeping it Safe" over voltage and short circuit protections. And considering this is a unit built by Seasonic, it might just be one that is worth looking at. Is it anything special though?

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   OCZ ZT Series 650W Power Supply Review

   By Paul Johnson   December 20, 2011

   OCZ comes to us with a new "High-Performance" computer power supply that sports 650 watts along with fully modular cable management. OCZ tells us "this power supply remains rock solid and stable" under typical load environments. Will this new OCZ offering come in looking worth its $90 price tag and Bronze efficiency rating?

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   Thermaltake Toughpower Grand 1200W PSU Review

   By Paul Johnson   December 15, 2011

   Thermaltake has been known for solid desktop computer power supplies when it comes to big power. We have been using Toughpower 1200W PSUs on our testing benches for literally years. Today we see a new Toughpower 1200 watt PSU, but does it keep up with the times and deliver what is expected?

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   Zalman ZM450-US 450W Power Supply Review

   By Paul Johnson   December 13, 2011

   Zalman is a well known brand when it comes to silent or quiet cooling solutions for both CPU and GPU needs. Zalman does however build a few power supplies for desktop computers and recently we found one for sale that was downright cheap, so we decided to pick it up from a local retailer and put it to our tests.

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   Corsair HX1050 1050 Watt Power Supply Review

   By Paul Johnson   November 30, 2011

   Professional Series power comes to us this time from Corsair in the form of its new HX1050. It is boasting over 1 kilowatt of solidly efficient power for the computer hardware enthusiast with a semi-modular cable system. We will see if this PSU is fit for enthusiasts and if it lives up to its efficiency statement.

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    Seasonic Platinum-1000 1 Kilowatt Power Supply Review

    By Paul Johnson   November 01, 2011

    Seasonic breaks the Platinum efficiency barrier with its new 1 kilowatt computer power supply. We generally know if it has Seasonic branding, it is a good PSU. But we all want to know if it is a great PSU. We all know that Seasonic means "quiet" as well and believe it or not this PSU can be dead silent.

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    Kingwin Stryker STR500 Power Supply Review

    By Paul Johnson   October 18, 2011

    The Kingwin Stryker 500W Power Supply is a mid-powered computer PSU built specifically for those enthusiasts looking for quality power. The big feature here is that this unit is fanless, that means zero moving parts. If you are looking for silent in the 500 watt and up range, this is a good start.

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    SilverStone Nightjar ST50NF Power Supply Review-Done

    By Paul Johnson   October 11, 2011