Corsair HX 850 Watt Gold PSU review

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Final Words & Conclusion

 

Final Words & Conclusion

The new HX850 definitely belongs where it is positioned, in the professional series. The power supply does what the doctor ordered, it's really silent (unless you put 100% load on it) and the efficiency was very respectable. This Gold certified PSU we think is spot on, at certain loads even closing in to Platinum levels. We have a Chroma test report of the PSU available right here, should you want to dive into the nitty gritty.

At a price of 199 USD / 169 EUR the product pricing is not particularly cheap though. 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 heavy duty graphics cards or maybe three mid-range cards, so multi GPU wise you are good to go as Corsair offers six 6/8-pin PEG graphics headers.

Corsair HX850

Aesthetics then, the new HX850 looks really good with its black/blue design. The cables are nicely sleeved for you in a dark black coating. Good to see is that the connectors themselves are all black as well (except for blue at the modular connections). The added benefit obviously is very clean looking wiring for that ultimate finish.

We complained a little with the GS800 review, but luckily the HX850 improves on it, it's modular. Anno 2012 we do feel that modular designs are the way to go. You use what you need in terms of wiring, keeping the innards clean and tidy, plain and simple. And overall the HX850 is a great looking PSU, slightly longer than your typical ATX sized PSU though. Now combined with the gold factor -- the Gold certified model at 90% efficiency at 50% load -- the PSU seems to be a winner. Our tests show that the PSU positions itself where it needs to be be and this

But lets round things up. The PSU is very efficient, has good looks, is modular, is stable, comes with sleeved cabling and then we have to acknowledge it's rather silent as well. So it's all good really.

The one thing that could hold you back is the pricing at a rather steep 199 USD MSRP, but it is an MSRP meaning retail and e-tail prices always are lower. The 7 year warranty that you receive with this product IMHO does make up for the few tenners extra in price premium. There's very little else to say other than confirming that the HX850 is simply a rock solid product that will be recommended by a whole lot of tech media.

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