Epilogue
The Cooler Master V750i Gold is the best-performing 750W unit available today. The fact is that there are not many ATX v3.0 PSU models with 750W max power since this capacity level allows for only up to 300W power output on the 12VHPWR connector. Given that most users want more power on this connector, they prefer stronger PSUs, so manufacturers and brands don’t pay so much attention to the so far popular 750W category. As it seems the 850W and 1000W categories will be in the spotlight from now on, and given that the price difference between the V750i and the V850i is low, at only 12 dollars, I would go for the latter. Besides 450W max power on the 12+4 pin connector, the V850i also offers 100W more, which can be helpful for future upgrades or if you want to overclock your system.
All in all, if you want to stick to the 750W category and 300W on the 12VHPWR connector are enough to cover your present and future needs, the V750i is the best performer in this category. Its main competitor is its big sibling, the V850i. If I were in CM’s shows, I would try to find a way to increase the price difference between these two models because, as it is, the V750i is not an appealing choice because of its high price.
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- Delivered full power at 47°C
- High performance
- ATX v3.0 and PCIe 5.0 ready
- Within 125% OCP at 12V and OPP
- Within 1% load regulation on the primary rails
- Good ripple suppression
- High build quality
- Capability to change the fan speed profile
- Efficient platform
- High PF readings at 115V
- Highly efficient 5VSB rail
- Extra long hold-up time
- Alternative Low Power Mode (ALPM) compatible
- Low inrush current at 115V
- Fully modular
- 12+4 pin PCIe connector (300W)
- Long enough cables
- Ten-year warranty
- Expensive. Very low price difference with the V850i
- Not a true semi-digital platform, as advertised
- Not-so-good transient response at 3.3V
- Vampire power ideally should be below 0.1W at 230V
- Short distance between the peripheral connectors (120mm)
These Cybenectics/80 Plus gold-rates psus are really good performance-wise. Price-peformance is even better.
What I don’t like is the noise. 23 dbA is very audible. No clue if you testers or people from cybenetics etc. have damaged hearing or are partly deaf or so, but I can clearly hear my 18 dbA rated psu from 2 meters away in a somewhat silent room. ;=)
You people state that 20 dbA or so is not audible anymore from 1 m distance, but I can cleary hear it. No, I I’m not a bat 🙂
– Does this one has any coil whine?
– Is it compatible with future 2x 8pin-to-12+4pin cables, for enhanced protection? After all besides the 12VHPWR socket, it has multiple 2x 8-pin sockets.
Greetings
if you can hear so well, then you are probably Batman 😀
I didn’t notice any coil whine during testing, but this depends on the system that you will hook the PSU
I think that by now most brands will use the new 12+4 pin socket, and not the older one.
I don’t understand it myself. Yes I can still hear frequencies up to 18 – 19 kHz and very quiet sounds (whispers, and a pin needle falling on the floor from few meters away) but I thought the test equipment at Cybenetics and 80 Plus is better than any human hearing.
So how come Seasonic states mine Titanium TX psu is “literally inaudible, at the threshhold of human hearing”, and here I can clearly hear the fans start spinning from 2 – 3 meters away at only 300 watts load?!
I know the differences between dB and dBA and that there are differnces in anechoic chambers, but I can’t have ears better than the most sensitive equipment.
It’s the same with people testing graphic cards and stating “32 dBA fan spinning is not audible anymore inside a case, from 50 cm away”, and here I can still hear it from 4 meters away.
Btw. I asked a company representative from a known psu manufacturer (you people here test their products all the time) who sells in Europe, when their updated ATX 3.1 psu with the 12V-2×6 socket will arrive, and she stated “starting from Q1 2024”.
Yes, the 12+4 pin socket is fine, the burning cable and adapters were only due to users not being attentive, not fully plugging the adapter in or bending way to much.
I will tell you one little secret, the best noise tool is the human ear, because it can go down to 0 dBA, while the best mic in the world right now, has a low limit at 6 dBA. Now if you are able to catch super low frequencies or super high ones, you have cat’s hearing!
Also 80 P doesn’t do noise testing, at all. Only Cyben does.
ps. 32 dBA is not quiet even from 1 meter away.
Hi Aris,
I noticed in the article on Best ATX 3.X PSU (Best ATX v3.x & PCIe 5.x Ready PSU Picks 2024 – Hardware Busters) that the v750i wasn’t listed in the 750w category. What is the reason for this despite it being better than the TT GF3 and PF3 750w on overall performance in both 115 and 230 volts AC?
Many Thanks 🙂
Hi! I am confused with this PSU. I cannot find it on Amazon. Actually, I got a kickback from the affiliate link that I used that this product is no longer available. This is why I removed it.
Thanks for the reply Aris. That’s interesting, where I am it’s currently available for just under 100usd (after conversion) so I’m thinking of buying it for a 750w build. Would it still be the best pick today (assuming it’s available)? 🙂
at 100 USD is a good choice!