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While this power supply is not going to impress our readers who have been following our recent reviews of the high end Corsair AX series, it is worth bearing in mind that this unit only costs £70 in the UK and is rated to the generic '80 Plus certification'.
Generally 80 Plus certified power supplies are meant to deliver between 80 and 82% efficiency levels, but we were pleasantly surprised to record efficiency between 84.62 and 86.78%. Obviously at full load it dropped down giving a final result of 82.02 percent, but this is still a great figure for a unit placed in this very modest category.
The use of high quality 135mm fan means that this PSU also remains reasonably cool at all times, and even under full load it is basically silent, living up to its ‘Silent Pro' naming moniker. People who are building a high quality media centre will love this design as it will add no noise to the system build. The fan never spins anywhere near the maximum rating of 37dBA.
For this specific user base this product is actually one of the best we have tested to date, and the fact that the pricing is now so competitive is the icing on the cake. When it was initially released it was selling for just under £100, its now £70.
KitGuru says: If you are in the market for a well priced power supply which is as silent as a sleeping monk then this should be high on your list of ‘shortlist' products.
