Epilogue
I don’t know about the 1st Player NGDP 850W price tag, but I believe it will be offered at a fair price, given this brand’s price history so far. The PSU achieves good overall performance thanks to its tight load regulation at 12V, good ripple suppression, long hold-up time, low inrush currents, and high PF readings. The platform’s average efficiency is also high enough, although I would like to see an above 70% efficiency level at super-light loads. Lastly, the fan’s speed profile is relaxed, leading to a silent operation even at higher loads.
The build quality looks good, and the ten-year warranty proves that Helly, the unit’s OEM, trusts this platform. I don’t have experience with 1st Player’s after-market support, though, so feel free to leave a comment about that if you know anything more or even better if you have first-hand experience. Providing long warranty periods only matters when the support is proper, right?
What I would like to see improved in this unit is the 12V rail’s transient response, especially under the challenging ATX v3.1 test scenarios, with up to 200% load levels. The 12V rail drops lower than other units with similar capacity and specs, so the platform needs some tuning and probably more capacitance on the secondary side to fix that.
The competition in this Wattage category is challenging, with Super Flower, Montech, XPG, Deepcool, Corsair, Seasonic, Enermax, Thermaltake, and MSI providing attractive alternative options. There is also the highly affordable Segotep GM850, which might be the last in terms of overall performance. However, it still achieves a good ATX v3.1 transient response, which is among the most critical performance factors.
Other 850W ATX v3.x PSU reviews:
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- MSI MPG A1000G PCIE5 ATX v3.1 PSU Review
- XPG Core Reactor II 850W PSU Review
- Thermaltake Toughpower GF A3 850W PSU Review
- XPG KYBER 850W ATX v3.1 PSU Review
- XPG Core Reactor II VE 850W PSU Review
- Enermax Revolution D.F.12 850W PSU Review
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- Delivered full power at 47°C
- Good overall performance
- ATX v3.1 and PCIe 5.1 ready
- Efficient, especially at 230V input
- Silent operation
- Conservatively set OCP at 12V
- Within 1% load regulation at 12V and 5V
- Good ripple suppression
- Low inrush currents
- APFC converter performs well (high PF readings)
- Low vampire power
- Good soldering quality
- Long hold-up time
- Alternative Low Power Mode (ALPM) compatible
- Fully modular
- 12+4 pin PCIe connector (600W)
- Compact dimensions (140mm depth)
- Ideal distance between the peripheral connectors (145mm)
- FDB fan (by Hong Hua)
- Ten-year warranty
- Sky-high OCP triggering points on the minor rails
- 12V rail’s transient response at ATX v3.1 scenarios could be better
- Mediocre transient response at 5V and 3.3V (normal loads)
- Not tight load regulation at 3.3V (and 5VSB)
- Below 70% efficiency with a 2% load
Aris did you have or receive some ASUS Prime PSU that based on CWT GPX is that good enough as ATX 3.0 psu ?
Nope as I remember
I found this psu in local online marketplace and it’s about $105,63 (current currency). I was a bit skeptical first because it’s have newest feature in a cheap price. But glad i found this positive review, can’t wait for my next pc build