Power Supplies

While the PC section of CeBIT is much smaller this year, some stands are noticeably bigger than last year. One of the highest increases is on the Enermax stand. KitGuru checks to see if the delivery matches the advertising. Pride of place, in the centre of the stand, is a …

Today we take a look at one of the most cost effective 1000W Platinum power supplies currently available – the creamy white Super Flower Leadex. The Leadex Platinum is currently available from Overclockers UK for £169.99 inc vat, on offer this week at only £149.99 inc vat. As well as …

Case and power supply maker, Cougar, has launched a new line up of PSUs, known as thee GX V3 series, featuring high efficiency, a small form factor and modular cabling, so along with not ramping up your electric bill, it won't take up too much space in your chassis either. …

Firepower Technology, a little known company, has acquired the power supply unit assets of the bankrupt OCZ Technology Group. It is not completely clear what exactly has been purchased, but it is likely that Firepower will be able to continue making power supplies using intellectual property (IP) from the insolvent …

Today we are taking a look at the latest power supply from Seasonic, the S12G 450W. This is an 80 Plus Gold Design and utilises high grade Japanese components throughout. We have already reviewed the excellent high end S12G 750W in November 2013 and it walked away with our highest …

Today we are revisiting a power supply that hit the scene in late 2012 – the Bronze certified Fractal Design Integra R2 750W. This budget unit recently received a price reduction in the UK, taking the cost to just £60 inc vat. Today we find out if this is a …

Today we review one of the power supplies in the new Corsair range, a semi modular unit featuring 80 Plus Gold Certification. Corsair are targeting a wide audience with this specific range … the CS650M unit we review today is priced at a very competitive £75 inc vat. Is this …

Today we look at the latest Seasonic S12G 750W power supply, a new 80 Plus Gold design using top grade Japanese components. This is the highest output model in the new Seasonic range, alongside a 450W, 550W and 650W unit. Seasonic are gunning for the mass market enthusiast audience, aiming …

Technology products are strange. Viewed in their plain cardboard boxes, piled high on pallets in a factory, they emit almost no appeal at all. Open the external packaging and the consumer box will normally emit a little ‘wink' of attraction. Once you get hands on, out of the box, you …

Seasonic recently released a new range of power supplies targeting the cost conscious audience who want a quality product without paying premium prices. We have already looked at the 360W and 550W model before, but today we look at the higher capacity 650W model. Is it worth the asking price? …

Corsair have earned a respected place in the minds of the enthusiast user over the years having produced a wide range of quality memory, cases, headsets, solid state drives, keyboards and power supplies. Today we look at one of their new power supplies in the ‘RM' range – the RM650. …

Today we are looking at the new be quiet! PowerZone 650W power supply. These new units are set to target ‘discerning gamers and PC enthusiasts' and incorporate a fully modular design, low noise fans and 80 Plus Bronze certification. Is the PowerZone 650W worth shortlisting? be quiet! have earned a …

Today we take a look at the Cougar PowerX 550W power supply. Never heard of Cougar? well they are a retail subset of parent company HEC. The PowerX 550W is a 80 Plus Bronze certified, compact, non modular design built into a brightly coloured chassis. We last looked at their …

We love new stuff. For a major technology publisher like KitGuru, innovation is our meat, potatoes and chocolate ice cream dessert. We love it and can't get enough!  That's why we love companies like BeQuiet that make the effort to put new gear in front of gamers at events like …

Seasonic are launching a new range of power supplies in the coming weeks and today we look at the 850W model in the Evo Edition series. The M12 II Bronze Evo Edition 850W is a full modular design achieving 80 Plus Bronze certification.  Seasonic are releasing only two models in this …

Today we are looking at a high end power supply from Cooler Master, the V Series 700W. This range comprises a 750W, 850W and 1000W unit. We reviewed the 1000W unit back in May this year. These are all pure modular designs with 80 Plus Gold Certification and a full …

While the senior management of Seasonic don't like to talk about it, as a company, they have produced some of the finest and most famous power supplies the PC market has ever seen. Chances are, even if a PSU won a mantelpiece full of awards and was designed and manufactured …

Today we are looking at a monster power supply, the Zeus 1350W from Silverstone. This is one of the highest wattage power supplies that money can buy. SilverStone claim exceptionally tight voltage regulation of 1%, low ripple noise on the rails and high efficiency, achieving 80 Plus Silver Certification. The …

Today we are looking at the latest power supply from BeQuiet!, the Pure Power L8. We analyse the 400W model which features an ultra low noise SilentWings fan and 80 Plus Bronze certification. These designs can deliver around 90% of their total power on the +12V rail. The Pure Power …

We all need juice. The more devices you have – the more juice you need. Against that need for juice, you need to balance price and portability. Luxa2 has created a gorgeous portable power station of a recharging device – but can its look overcome it s size? A 40,000mAh …

While the cool and quiet options from BeQuiet have grabbed a lot of headlines in recent times, the company still has the ability to create some very powerful, high-end PSUs. Here's a quick look at something called PowerZone. PowerZone from Be Quiet is pitched to be the ultimate rugged PSU. …

While most of us know OCZ for its impressive position in the high performance SSD market, the company also has an interesting line up of affordable power supplies. KitGuru Labs recently took four of these apart and put each of them under the microscope/scanning array before delivering the verdict that …

When buying parts to build a new system many people underestimate the importance of the power supply. We receive a lot of emails and Facebook questions from readers who are experiencing system stability issues, many of which we find out are related to poor power delivery. When buying a power supply …

A short while ago we explained the Haswell power supply ‘compatibility‘ issues, along with the models in the Seasonic range which are certified to work perfectly with the upcoming Intel range. Today Fractal sent us over a list of their current range and a support list. They say that their Newton …

Today we are looking at the Fractal Design Tesla R2 1000W, a high output power supply which achieves a very competitive price point in the United Kingdom, around £130 inc vat. While this unit isn't modular, it does achieve 80 Plus Gold Certification and has a full 3 year warranty. …

Today we are looking at a power supply from Cooler Master , part of the high end V Series. This new range comprises a 700W, 850W and 1000W unit. The power supply we are reviewing today is firmly targeting the high end – it is a pure modular design with 80 …

With Intel's new Haswell platform just around the corner, many power supply companies have been rushing to get compatibility confirmed. You may not know, but Intel's Haswell C6/C7 power states require a minimum load of 0.05A on the 12V2 rail and many current power supplies will fail to provide that …

If you have a very limited budget but need a reliable power supply for a new system build then you may feel you are walking into a serious minefield of choices. Thankfully there is no need anymore to just blindly accept a cheap ‘no name' oriental power supply. Corsair have …

Fractal Design have been hitting the headlines over the last 12 months for their array of class leading, low noise chassis designs. There is no doubt that products such as their Node 605, 304, Core 3000 and Define XL are market leaders while being offered at competitive prices. Today however …

Seasonic really need no introduction, they have been releasing multiple series of class leading power supplies in 2012. They recently launched the latest X-Series KM3 range, superseding the award winning KM2 units which we reviewed last year. Today we are looking at the X-Series KM3 650W power supply, a very …