550W-1200W Power Supply Review Roundup

• Bigbruin: BFG Tech EX-1000 1000W Modular Power Supply Review:
  
  

  "The bottom line is that the BFG Tech EX-1000 1000W modular power supply is a quiet, well built unit that almost really impressed me. If I had tested in our old format I wouldn't have seen the ripple issues, and would have been left with the "semi-modular" design as my biggest beef. With all things considered, I would still recommend it, especially in situations where it wasn't to be used under a constant 1000W load."

  
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• Futurelooks: Ultra Products X4 1050W Modular ATX Power Supply Review:
  
  

  "In the end, the Ultra X4 1050W power supply is a good overall power to add to the components list of a power hungry system. It provides all the power you need, while still saving a few bucks off offerings from other competitors. I’d recommend this for someone looking for a good quality kilowatt PSU that will last a while and possibly for a lifetime."

  
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• Hardware Secrets: ASUS U-75HA 750 W Power Supply Review:
  
  

  "Of course coming from a brand like ASUS, we’d expected a product with a better performance – and probably that is why ASUS doesn’t offer this product in the United States – but they are clearly targeting more mainstream users on other markets.
  
  There are many 750 W power supplies on the market better than this one, but if you are on budget it may be an option."

  
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• PureOverclock: Xigamatek NRP-HC1201 1200W Power Supply:
  
  

  "The Xigmatek NRP-HC1201 is a power supply that delivers solid features and rock solid performance when heavily loaded with a case full of power-hungry components. From a feature standpoint, the accessories included in this package are excellent, a great assortment of sleeved modular cables that support SLI/CrossFire setups is provided, an easy-to-use and colour-coded connection design is employed, and all housed in a scratch-resistant finish. From a functional standpoint, the NRP-HC1201 boasts excellent voltage regulation, very good efficiency, and a very quiet operation."

  
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• Rbmods: Spire Blackmoon Series 550W:
  
  

  "Spire Blackmoon 550W power supply seems to be quite weird product. Despite having pretty good voltage levels and more than enough connectors for even higher end computers, the quality does not meet the standards on power supply markets these days. While Spire advertises Blackmoon generates maximum of 21db noise, our tests show it to be way louder. In fact it was so loud, that using your computer was not a pleasure anymore. Also the high pitching noise inside the power supply worries me a bit. I wouldn't want such noise in my computer. Other than that, Blackmoon seems to have some nice attributes like external +12V line and blue led in the fan to lighten up your case interiors. It might be, that the faults we saw in our sample unit were unique and other units may not have them, but stay on your toes because if there's one faulty unit, there will be another one too."

  
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• Rbmods: Xigmatek Nrp-Pc501 PSU:
  
  

  "This PSU is in the mid segment, the rails are not as strong as the high end units and the noise is a bit higher than on the more expensive ones so in this case you get what you pay for. Now I am not saying its a bad unit in any way, it just makes a bit more noise from the fan and it is not as stable as the more expensive Enermax, Corsair PSU's. It worked well in our tests though and it was stable both during gaming with our test setup and during normal use in Windows. I don't have a recommended price on this unit yet but I doubt it will be more than 60-70$ which is a decent price I guess, although I personally might end up going for something more powerful or silent. Our measurements showed 150W at idle usage and it ended up running at max 330W."

  
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