Hold Up Time
The hold-up time exceeds 22 ms, and the power OK signal is accurate, but it is only 1ms away, which is super tight!
Inrush Current
The inrush currents are low.
Leakage Current
Leakage current refers to the small amount of current that flows through an insulating material or a semiconductor device when it is ideally supposed to be non-conductive. It is typically seen in electronics, such as transistors, capacitors, and insulators, where the current leaks due to imperfections or unintended pathways, even when the device is “off.”
Leakage current in power circuits is an alternating current flowing through the earthing conductor caused mainly by the EMC filter’s Y capacitors (Cy). The more Y capacitors, the higher the leakage current can be!
The IEC 62368-1, which replaces the IEC 60950 OFF (Office Equipment) and IEC 60065 TRON (Electronics, entertainment), defines the limits for maximum leakage (touch) current.
- Normal Condition: Maximum touch current = 3.5 mA
- Single Fault Condition: Maximum touch current = 10 mA
The leakage current is low.
Timings
The PSU supports Alternative Low Power Modes.
Hi Aris,
Thank you so much for the thorough review
Would you kindly clarify why this 1000W unit didn’t get the recommended badge while the 850W did? I’ve seen other sections where you recommend this 1000W unit when asked about this particular capacity.
Also, I’d like your opinion on this unit vs the RMx at the same capacity. Right now, in my region, the price is +$40 for the RMx, which I don’t mind if you’d recommend paying the extra, but the in-cable caps make it a bit rough on the cable management.
Regards.
Hi!
It didn’t get a recommendation badge because of the not properly set OCP on the minor rails.
Both these units are performance leaders in this category. $40 are a lot, I would go to the be quiet! model which is very good, although the RMx line is among my favorites.
Can you connect this to a GPU with 3x 8 pin PCI-E?
Seems to lack one plug for that unless I’m missing something?
It has 4x 8 pin PCIe so yes
The PowerZone has relatively loud transformer noise, even in standby. You can hear it from the next room. Otherwise, it’s electrically quiet — no coil whine or other weird stuff — but the base hum is quite loud. What about this one?
Can you recommend a power supply that’s completely silent, even in standby? I’ve tested a few and ended up sticking with the PowerZone 2 because it’s a good all-rounder and gets a lot of things right. But that low hum or faint squeal drives me crazy. Every morning I wake up thinking, “Damn, I forgot to switch off the power strip again before going to bed
I have almost gotten Be Quiet Power Zone 2 750 W. I actually have it pending, right now I am considering Pure Power 13 M, as judging by tests it looks quite good.
I returned Thermaltake toughpower due to loud fans even at idle.
Right now I am running Corsair MN750X 750 W and I would appreciate quieter fans. But it is not bad. Also I had not experienced any coil whine, even when trying out uncapped games at up to 800 FPS. But my setup hardly needs 300 to 350 W at max, and does not really strain the PSU.
the Pure Power 13M line is really good. I would go with one of its members.