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Corsair have been active lately, not only have they recently unleashed a new range of liquid coolers, but they have introduced two completely new power supply families. We have already reviewed the AX760i and AX860i ‘digital’ supplies, a formidable design in collaboration with Flextronics. Today we are analysing the latest AX760 and AX860 units, both Platinum certified modular units at a more affordable price point. Are they worthy of a purchase?
Today we look at the latest power supply from Corsair, the Professional Series AX1200i. This is the first desktop power supply to use a digital signal processor (DSP) to digitally control the power output. Corsair class the AX1200i as the ‘ultimate performance power supply for a dream PC system’. This fully modular design has over 100A available via the +12V output and has achieved 80 Plus Platinum certification.
With prices of £158 and £166 respectively, the Corsair AX760i and AX860i are more expensive than the power supplies from our recent round-up, but you do get high-quality PSUs for that price. Their efficiency is outstanding, they're extremely quiet and the voltages are super-stable
Today we are going to look at the Corsair Hydro H110 which is the latest performance CPU cooler in their range, fitting in just above the H100i. It marks Corsair’s response to the NZXT Kraken X60 which utilises a larger 280 mm radiator than the 240 mm unit associated with the existing H100i.
Corsair's HX series of power supplies are considered to be some of the best an enthusiast can purchase. We reviewed the HX620W and the HX1000W months ago and found them to be excellent products, among the best in their respective categories even today. But with an end user limited by the choice between a 620W and a 1kW unit there has been a huge gap between these two products. In order to fill that gap Corsair recently released two more HX series units, the HX750W and the HX850W. Today we will review the larger and more promising of the two newly released models - the HX850W, a product loaded with features and boasting some very strict specifications.
The HX850W power supply for Corsair is truly amongst the best. More units than I can either recall or count have passed through our hands here at Overclockers Online and perhaps only one, or two are at all comparable to Corsairs HX850W unit. While Corsair isn't exactly a frequent visitor of our test box, they are always memorable and each time, never fail to live up to their reputation. It has now been just over a year since we've looked at the TX850W, an affordably priced 850W counterpart and what the TX850W was for budget, price conscious power supplies the HX850W is for high performance ones. That said, the HX850W isn't exactly exorbitantly priced.
Der Mut zur Lücke mag zuweilen ganz vorteilhaft sein, in einem Produkt-Portfolio gestaltet sich dies eher kontraproduktiv, denn der Verbraucher kauft dann bei der Konkurrenz. Corsair weiß das sehr genau und parkt zwei neue Modelle der überaus erfolgreichen HX Professionell Netzteilserie im Regal: das HX750W sowie das HX850W, mit dem wir uns in diesem Review eingehend befassen wollen. Dabei soll uns die Polemik der 80+ Diskussion (ob nun 80+ Gold oder 80+ silber zertifiziert) nicht weiter tangieren, zumal diese Zertifizierung bestenfalls eine rudimentäre Aussagekraft über die Qualität eines Netzteils erbringt. Die Effizienz unterhalb von 20% Last wird gar nicht berücksichtigt, die Stabilität egal unter welcher Last wird ebenso wenig skizziert, wie die korrekte Funktion der jeweiligen Schutzschaltungen, um nur ein paar Beispiele zu nennen. Belassen wir 80+ also dort, wo es die Marketing Strategen gerne hätten und konzentrieren wir uns auf das eigentliche Geschehen.
Mit den HX750W und HX850W will Corsair in erster Linie natürlich Kunden zum Kauf motivieren, denen das Beste gerade gut genug ist, was aber angesichts der starken Konkurrenz (Seasonic M12D und Enermax Revolution 85+) nicht eben aus dem Handgelenk zu schütteln ist. Als Partner wurde CWT (Channel Well Technologie) auserkoren, mit denen Corsair schon einige gute Erfahrungen sammeln konnte, zumal die Firma dafür bekannt ist, eigenen Ideen aufgeschlossen gegenüber zu stehen, denn dieses Projekt wäre mit irgendwelchen OEM Layouts von der Stange nicht zu bewältigen. Schauen wir uns also gemeinsam an, was Corsair und CWT da aus dem Hut gezaubert haben, viel Vergnügen beim Lesen..."
If you ask an enthusiast user to recommend a high grade power supply you can be sure that Corsair will normally get a mention in the shortlist. The company have worked diligently with several leading partners in the production of their power supplies and today we tear apart their latest HX850 Gold Professional – a semi modular design which boasts 80 Plus Gold Certification.
Even though the original Corsair HX850 power supply received the 80 Plus Gold certification, Corsair decided to downgrade it to the 80 Plus Silver certification, as the manufacturer felt the 80 Plus Gold levels couldn't be sustained at high temperatures. (Wouldn't it be great if all manufacturers had this kind of concern?) Now Corsair is releasing a revamped version of its HX850, the HX850 Gold. Let's see if this new version is a good product.
Corsair's new HX750W ATX modular power supply certainly doesn't disappoint. With excellent performance, quiet operation, and a very innovative feature set, this PSU could easily find a home in the most demanding systems.
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