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 OCZ Group PSUs Win Big at The Tech Report
2008-08-06
OCZ and PC Power & Cooling once again show the industry who has the power supply forces to be reckoned with. The high-end PSU roundup proved that the EliteXStream 800 and Silencer 750 are perfect for the most extreme systems, demonstrating excellent performance, efficiency,and stability all around. See what the editors had to say!
“An Editor's Choice winner from our first PSU round-up with The Beast, PC Power & Cooling's Silencer 750W has been our favorite high-end power supply for the better part of 10 months now. The Silencer delivers near-perfect power, and plenty of it, with low noise levels and high efficiency, making it a good benchmark for the new PSUs we're looking at today.”
“Under the hood, the Silencer is anything but a traditional design. AC ripple is incredibly consistent across the board. We've seen a few PSUs in this round-up hit higher efficiencies than the Silencer at lower load levels, but few can match its 82% efficiency when pushed to the brink.”
"The Silencer earned an Editor's Choice award a good 10 months ago, but is it still the daddy today? Much to our surprise, yes. The Silencer is still the quietest PSU in this class, with great power delivery and efficiency to boot. When coupled with PC Power & Cooling's solid reputation and five-year warranty, that's good enough to retain its Editor's Choice crown.”
“Singling out Editor's Choice winners is never easy, but PC Power & Cooling's Silencer successfully defends its belt as the best enthusiast PSU with just the right balance of performance, silence, and price.”
“OCZ purchased PC Power & Cooling a little more than a year ago, and the new EliteXStream 800W looks to have benefited greatly from that acquisition. PC Power & Cooling's influence can clearly be seen in the EliteXStream's design."
“OCZ joins the new millennium with a much larger 120mm fan mounted at the bottom while a drilled-out panel allows for airflow through the rear. The EliteXStream's 3.3 and 5V lines are practically bang-on target across the board, but the 12V rails stray at both extremes of our load testing.”
“Few can match the EliteXStream's consistently low ripple content on each rail across all loads. True to its 80 Plus rating, the EliteXStream delivers better than 80% efficiency in each of our load tests. In fact, efficiency never dips below 82%.”
“You can see the PC Power & Cooling breeding in OCZ's new EliteXStream 800W, and that's a very good thing. This PSU maintained at least 82% efficiency across all our test loads, and with impressive output capacity, four 8-pin PCIe power connectors, serpentine cables that can handle upside-down and larger enclosures with aplomb, the EliteXStream is well equipped for demanding high-end systems. A surprisingly low street price also makes the EliteXStream the cheapest 800W PSU in this round-up, bringing it perilously close to Editor's Choice distinction.”
Full Article: www.techreport.com
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