In response to the growing reputation of compact and transportable gaming PCs previously couple of years, we have seen a number of PC peripheral producers launch bigger collections of SFX kind issue instances and energy provides. Chief amongst these has been Cooler Master, the place the prolific PC half vendor not too long ago expanded their SFX sequence to incorporate ATX 3.0-compliant PSUs. This has lastly given the corporate a contemporary, miniature platform that may drive the most recent NVIDIA video playing cards.
Today we’re taking a look at Cooler Master’s V850 SFX Gold, which represents a extra budget-friendly choice within the SFX energy provide market in comparison with their beforehand reviewed V1100 SFX Platinum. The SFX Gold sequence consists of 4 fashions, starting from 550W to 850W, with the 850W unit that we’re reviewing immediately being probably the most potent. This 850-Watt energy provide carries an 80 Plus Gold certification and is designed for high-performance gaming and workstation builds. As the top-tier mannequin within the SFX Gold sequence, it affords substantial energy output for an SFX unit and maintains ATX 3.Zero compliance, together with a 12VHPWR connector in a compact SFX format.
| Cooler Master V850 SFX Gold Power specs ( Rated @ 50 °C ) |
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| RAIL | +3.3V | +5V | +12V | +5Vsb | -12V |
| MAX OUTPUT | 20A | 20A | 70.8A | 3A | 0.3A |
| 120W | 849.6W | 15W | 3.6W | ||
| TOTAL | 850W | ||||
| 80PLUS RATING | Gold | ||||
| AC INPUT | 100 – 240 VAC, 50 – 60 Hz | ||||
| MSRP | $100 | ||||
Packaging and Bundle
Cooler Master packages the V850 SFX Gold in a sturdy and attractively designed cardboard field. The field’s placing shade scheme ensures it catches the attention on retailer cabinets, whereas complete particulars in regards to the PSU and its options are offered on the perimeters and again of the field. Inside, the ability provide is secured with substantial foam packaging, which is tailor-made to safeguard the unit throughout delivery.
Unlike what was the case with the Platinum sequence fashions, the bundle of the V850 SFX Gold is extraordinarily frugal and restricted to the required AC energy cable and a primary leaflet. Strangely, the corporate advertises that the unit comes with an SFX-to-ATX adapter, however we discovered no such adapter included with the pattern we obtained.
The Cooler Master V850 SFX Gold is a completely modular PSU, permitting for the detachment of each cable, together with the 24-pin ATX cable. The connectors and wires are uniformly black, that includes ribbon-like “flat” wires, aside from the 12VHPWR cable, which is sleeved. The cables are shorter than these sometimes present in ATX PSUs, which is advantageous for smaller instances and compact system builds the place area is at a premium. The whole variety of connectors is considerably restricted given the ability output of this mannequin, however the true limitation right here is discovered after taking a more in-depth have a look at the 12VHPWR connector, which reveals that this cable limits the utmost energy draw to 450 Watts. This can be completely acceptable for the much less highly effective models of the sequence however undoubtedly not ultimate on a product able to outputting no less than 850 Watts – until it couldn’t deal with the ability tour necessities. Nonetheless, this connector can restrict compatibility and overclocking with highly effective graphics playing cards.
| Cooler Master V850 SFX Gold | ||
| Connector sort | Hardwired | Modular |
| ATX 24 Pin | – | 1 |
| EPS 4+4 Pin | – | 1 |
| EPS 8 Pin | – | 1 |
| PCI-E 5.0 (450W) | – | 1 |
| PCI-E 8 Pin | – | 4 |
| SATA | – | 8 |
| Molex | – | 4 |
| Floppy | – | – |
The Cooler Master V850 SFX Gold PSU
External Appearance
A fast have a look at the Cooler Master V850 SFX Gold highlights its most elementary achievement, with the corporate’s engineers having efficiently created a platform able to delivering 850 Watts of steady energy throughout the compact dimensions of a regular SFX kind issue chassis, measuring 125 ×…
