Corsair HX 850 Watt Gold PSU review

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Corsair HX850

As you can see there is plenty of Amperage thrown around, impressive is the single +12V rail rated at 70 AMPs (x12V)= 840W available just on that rail. In theory this PSU could hold three GeForce GTX 680 cards or Radeon HD 7970 cards quite easily.

 

Corsair HX850

Graphics card wise with our tested 850W model you get to play with a luxurious six 6+2 Pin PCIe connectors, that's right, as that is plenty enough for even three graphics cards with each two 8-pin PCI PEG connectors.

What catches the eye is the sleeved cabling with dark colored connectors. That's a good design. The cables all have a proper nice length as well.

Corsair HX850

The PSU has a modular design (for the biggest part) so you can add the cables that you need and disregard the cables you don't need. It keeps the PC nice and tidy without an unneeded flurry-slash-spaghetti of redundant cables.

Corsair HX850

There is one top fan; 140 mm. A silent quality fan. When load is under 20% the fan will remain off meaning if load stays below roughly 170 Watts, the fan will disable itself. The PSU has an ATX design and it'll fit in any regular chassis. Its dimensions are: 150mm(W) x 86mm(H) x 180mm(L). The length as you can see is a little longer than normal.

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