Corsair CS850M PSU review

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Final Words & Conclusion

Final Words & Conclusion

You can't really argue the CS850W, it is a Gold certified product offering good efficiency levels. Combined with rock solid performance and decent cabling this thin is a bit of a win, and hey it remains silent as well. For a product in this 119 USD / 124 EURO price bracket this certainly hits a sweet spot and as such the CS850M belongs where it is positioned, in the mainstream range. The power supply does what the doctor ordered, it's rather silent and the efficiency was very respectable. This Gold certified PSU we think is spot on. Stability wise we have very little to complain about. Lovely is obviously the massive single +12V rail, it has more than enough power to handle two graphics cards, so multi-GPU (2-way) wise you are good to go as Corsair offers four 6/8-pin PEG graphics headers.
 


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Aesthetics 

Aesthetics then, the CS series looks 'okay' with its Matte black/green design. It doesn't offer killer looks, but just OK would fit the description. Aside from the ATX motherboard cable all other cables are all flat in a dark black coating. Good to see is that the connectors themselves are all black as well. The added benefit obviously is very clean looking wiring for that ultimate finish. The modular designs are the way to go, and that's where you are in luck as well. You use what you need in terms of wiring, keeping the innards clean and tidy, plain and simple.


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Concluding

Overall the CS850M series power supplies seem to be of nice build quality with good aesthetics and features. Combined with the gold factor -- the Gold certified model at 90% efficiency at 50% load / 92% at 230V -- the PSU seems to be rock solid. Our tests show that the PSU positions itself where it needs to be be and this. But lets round things up. The PSU is efficient, has OK looks, is modular, is very stable, comes with sleeved cabling and then we have to acknowledge it's seriously silent as well. So it's all good really. With a good size of 150mm x 86mm x 160mm it will install easily in almost any PC. The 119 USD MSRP we feel is really fair, it is an MSRP meaning retail and e-tail prices always are lower. Combined with that purchase Corsair offers a 3 year warranty with this product. There's very little else to say other than confirming that the CS850M is simply a rock solid purchase.

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