Corsair TX750W Power Supply
by Christoph Katzer on October 30, 2008 3:00 AM EST- Posted in
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DC Output Stability and Quality
The 3.3V rail is a little unstable, with a low result of just 3.17V -- still within the specs but lower than we like to see. The 5V rail is similar, dropping very close to the lower limit of what is allowed; at 4.79V it is very close to falling out of spec. On the other hand, the 12V rail is very good, starting at 12.08V and only drop to 11.86V with 110% load. The 12V rail is by far the most important, and the overall voltage is good if not great.
The ripple is higher than we expected from such a unit, showing the first real flaw. 25mV on the 12V rail is still nothing to worry about, but it is much higher than what we have tested with competing power supplies.
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Martimus - Thursday, November 6, 2008 - link
Holy Voltage Ripple Batman!I can't believe that a Corsair PSU is that bad at load. If I were running the test, I would double check to make sure I wasn't loading it improperly, because I wouldn't expect such a poor showing. I kind of hope that it was an error on your part, since I don't know any other manufacturers that make silent PSU's with the quality Corsair usually provides. PCP&C are always rock solid, but they usually are a little loud.
OddJensen - Thursday, November 6, 2008 - link
Well, I'm very happy with my Corsair units, and so are the people which I recommended them to. It's good quality without being extremely pricey. I trust mine as much as any other high quality brand. Haven't gotten a TX750 yet tho, I've mostly gone with the Seasonic sourced ones.billt - Tuesday, November 4, 2008 - link
I have two Corsairs's where OEM is Seasonic; they are great and the reviews reflect that. The non-Seasonic Corsairs are not the same quality, as this review reflectsXiZeL - Friday, October 31, 2008 - link
i dont get why it wont do crossfire...JarredWalton - Sunday, November 2, 2008 - link
It will do CrossFire just fine - it's just not CF certified by AMD/ATI. But then, is that even something that they do? I don't know.Barbarossa - Tuesday, November 4, 2008 - link
Actually the TX750 is certified as well:http://game.amd.com/us-en/crossfirex_components.as...">http://game.amd.com/us-en/crossfirex_components.as...
poohbear - Thursday, October 30, 2008 - link
"We also received an HX520W recently"
recently? This psu was one of corsairs first and its like 2 years old now, how come u're just receiving it now??
Christoph Katzer - Friday, October 31, 2008 - link
I don't know why it's not clear that there are a few PSUs more than just Corsairs. We do our best but can't have all the time the latest stuff from each company. And like in this case if we forget a unit we test it later again after it settled.Amart - Thursday, October 30, 2008 - link
Excellent review, especially considering the price changes on the market. I recently upgraded my PSU and this one was one of the considerations. I went with the PCP&C 610 Silencer, slightly less expensive and I like the Continuous @ 40c guarantee that they offer.By the way, the most recent BFG models in the price range also offer the same "40c" performance guarantee and get excellent reviews.
I don't know why Corsair stopped using that as part of promoting their products.
Barbarossa - Thursday, October 30, 2008 - link
Actually, all the TX750 is Continuous @ 50C.The only PSU we sell that's rated @ 40C is the CX400.