Installation & Use
I connected the PSU to my rig with an ASUS M3A32-MVP motherboard, Athlon X2 6000+, 8 GB of DDR2 RAM, three SATA hard drives, a Creative X-Fi gamer, and a Foxconn-made nVidia 8800 GTX.
Idle and load spot checks placed the 3.3V, 5V, and 12V rails at 3.33V/3.31V, 5.12V/5.12V, 12.01V/12.02V, respectively.
I used OCCT Perestroika, my favorite PSU testing program, to load up the system and monitor the voltages while under heavy load. For comparison, I’ve included the output graphs from the ThinkComputers review of the BFG ES 800W.
The 3.3V rail rippled more than the others-0.60%-but was quite stable throughout the test.
There is some light instability in the 5V rail, but only if we’re nitpicking. A ripple of 0.39% is next to nothing.
The 12V rail was very stable throughout the testing, rippling a mere 0.58%. There were a few spikes, but nothing more than negligible.
All rails overvolted by an amount well within acceptable limits.
As for the noise concern, I could tell a slight difference in the amount of noise coming from my computer. It, however, is not alarmingly loud, and is to be expected when adding another fan to a system.
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I'd go with a psu that has 80 plus. It does take higher quality parts to achieve 80 plus, and you know that it's going to be quite efficient.
I'd go with a psu that has 80 plus. It does take higher quality parts to achieve 80 plus, and you know that it's going to be quite efficient.
Not sure if I would trust this to power my PC.
Not sure if I would trust this to power my PC.
80 PLUS is just an efficiently rating.
+1 this is a mediocre PSU and I would never use one.
i know that. It takes quality parts, including capictors to achieve higher efficiency
true, nzxt isn't really well known to make good psu
There alright but the basic user.
How its built has some influence as well I believe.
Oh, i've never heard of that.
basic user should stick with a generic, much cheaper and gets the job done, plus they won't be able to really distinguish
80 PLUS is just an efficiently rating.
+1 this is a mediocre PSU and I would never use one.
i know that. It takes quality parts, including capictors to achieve higher efficiency
true, nzxt isn't really well known to make good psu
There alright but the basic user.
How its built has some influence as well I believe.
Oh, i've never heard of that.
basic user should stick with a generic, much cheaper and gets the job done, plus they won't be able to really distinguish