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Corsair Professional Series HX850 Power Supply Review

Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 8:20 am
by Apoptosis
Corsair Professional Series HX850 Power Supply Review

Six years ago Corsair first entered the PSU market with the HX520W and HX620W, both of which products were marked as a great success for the company. Today the company offers 6 series of PSUs but the HX series remains alive, with its modular 80Plus Gold certified units right between the elite AX series and the mainstream 80Plus Bronze certified TX series. In this review we are taking a crack at testing the most popular model of the HX series, the HX850.

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As it can be seen from the graphs and tables of the two previous pages, the overall performance of the Corsair HX850 PSU is well above average. Electrically, the power supply displayed very good voltage line regulation in conjunction with low ripple, plus it satisfied the efficiency requirements of an 80Plus Gold certified unit. The thermal performance is also very good, especially considering the lack of heatsinks providing any noteworthy heat dissipation surface
Article Title: Corsair Professional Series HX850 Power Supply Review
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Pricing At Time of Print: $154.99 after rebate