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Today we are looking at a new power supply from XFX, the Pro Series 650W – the smallest in a series of three units recently released (750W and 850W are also available and will be reviewed shortly). This is not the first time XFX have released a series of power supplies – their XXX (semi modular) and Black Edition (fully modular) ranges were well received, both critically and by the enthusiast audience.
Last year KitGuru reviewed all three of the new XFX Pro Series family, the 850W, the 750W and the 650W. We found them all to be great power supplies capable of solid power delivery at very competitive prices. Today we review the two latest members of the Pro Series family, the 450W and 550W units.
XFX is releasing their PRO series of power supplies, with single +12 V rail, DC-DC secondary design, and 80 Plus Bronze certification. So far three models were released: 650 W, 750 W, and 850 W. We have already tested the 650 W and the 750 W models, and both proved to have terrific cost/benefit ratios. Let's see if the 850 W model follows the same path.
XFX recently released a new series of power supplies with the 80 Plus Gold certification and a fully modular cabling system, with 750 W, 850 W, 1,050 W, and 1,250 W versions, dubbed the PRO Black Edition Full Modular. Be aware that the name "PRO Black Edition" has already been used by XFX for an 80 Plus Bronze power supply series, and the new series has the "Full Modular" words added to its name. (The new models have the letters "BEF" added at the end of their part numbers.) Wouldn't it be simpler to just use a different name? Anyway, we've already reviewed the 750 W model, which proved to be an outstanding unit. Let's see if the 850 W version also deserves our recommendation.
XFX’s power supplies are easily getting a reputation for being some of the best value units on the market. While XFX don’t make any of their power supplies themselves, they do use one of the strongest OEMs on the market – Seasonic. We’ve already taken a look at two XFX power supplies; the Pro 650W Core Edition unit and the Pro 750W Black Edition unit. We felt both power supplies were incredibly strong and both walked away with awards, helped greatly by XFX’s extremely aggressive pricing and the overall premium performance of the Seasonic OEM designs used.
Today we have with us the XFX Pro 750W XXX Edition semi-modular power supply. This particular unit operates with 80 Plus Bronze efficiency and is semi-modular. With 750W there is plenty of power for any single or dual GPU configured system as well as enough for a tonne of storage drives. Like with all XFX power supplies it runs “EasyRail” technology essentially meaning all the 12 volt power is loaded onto a single 12 volt rail. Due to the fact this is a Seasonic OEM design XFX are able to offer a 5 year warranty on it…but without any further waffling on my behalf let’s take a look at this product.
eTeknix has been absent from the world of power supply reviews for around 18 months. Ever since our Sunmoon ATE SM -268 Load Tester broke we have been left without enough test equipment to do a “proper” power supply review. By proper we mean not simply loading the system with VGA/CPU components and taking motherboard readings with programs like OCCT, neither do we find using a multimeter is accurate enough. Our definition of proper power supply testing at eTeknix has been to use a dedicated power supply load tester. Just a week ago we took a trip to Hamburg in Germany where Enermax kindly allowed us to test a whopping 29 power supplies on their Chroma power supply load tester.
The first of those power supplies we tested for review was the XFX Pro 750W Black Edition fully modular power supply. This power supply from XFX is actually manufactured more or less entirely by Seasonic and is based upon the Seasonic X-750. XFX is actually one of Seasonic’s OEM partners. With 750W of continuous power over a single 12 volt rail the XFX Pro 750W power supply is designed to power the most demanding gaming systems with a single ultra high performance GPU or a pair of mid-high end GPUs.
Furthermore the XFX Pro 750W Black Edition uses a fully modular design meaning it is entirely capable of giving you a clean looking system. What’s more impressive is every cable is fully black while all cables, except the motherboard 24 pin, use “flat” black cables for easier cable management. Furthermore the power supply features a hybrid fan switch that allows you to switch between an “always on” or “hybrid on/off” fan mode. The always on mode means the fan always spins and varies with temperature while the hybrid on/off mode allows the fan to turn off at low loads. The option to choose is indeed a very nice feature.
On top of all that the XFX Pro 750W Black Edition power supply is one of the most aggressively priced power supplies on the market and comes with a 5 year warranty, yet has performance that beats most of its competitors if the Seasonic X-750 is anything to go by. But without any further ado, let us proceed on to this XFX Pro 750W Black Edition power supply review and sea how this product stacks up.
XFX is releasing their PRO series of power supplies, with single +12 V rail, DC-DC secondary design, and 80 Plus Bronze certification. So far three models were released: 650 W, 750 W, and 850 W. We have already tested the 650 W model, which proved to have a terrific cost/benefit ratio. Let's see if the 750 W model follows the same path.
XFX released a new version of its PRO Black Edition series, now with the 80 Plus Gold certification and a fully modular cabling system. Let’s see how the 750 W model fared on our tests.
After having reviewed XFX’s Pro 750W Black Edition power supply I have high expectations of this next power supply from XFX. The XFX Pro 650W Core Edition power supply that we have here today is XFX’s attempt at a well priced power supply powerful enough for most high end single and dual GPU gaming systems. The raw design, like with all XFX power supplies is based on a Seasonic OEM design. This particular unit boasts 650W over a single 12 volt rail and is cooled by a 135mm fan.
The XFX Pro 650W Core Edition power supply features 80 Plus Bronze Certification and a non modular cable design. Like with all gaming products XFX have gone for a rugged looking black design. XFX state that this power supply is certified for SLI and CrossFire. Additionally XFX say that this product uses Japanese Capacitors and you need not worry yourself about its quality because XFX are backing it with a huge 5 year warranty.
The PRO “XXX Edition” is a new power supply series from XFX with a modular cabling system and the 80 Plus Bronze certification. Let’s see how the 650 W model fared on our tests.
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