Cooler Master X Silent Edge 1100W: The Strongest Passive PSU!

Load Regulation

Test 12V 5V 3.3V 5VSB DC/AC (Watts) Efficiency Temps (In/Out) PF/AC Volts
10% 7.367A 1.985A 1.951A 0.992A 110.014 86.352% 44.56°C 0.841
12.001V 5.04V 3.382V 5.043V 127.399 40.35°C 230.36V
20% 15.762A 2.98A 2.933A 1.193A 219.977 91.448% 44.53°C 0.934
11.995V 5.034V 3.375V 5.031V 240.56 40.54°C 230.34V
30% 24.521A 3.48A 3.429A 1.395A 330.031 93.249% 45.84°C 0.966
11.989V 5.03V 3.369V 5.02V 353.914 41.18°C 230.32V
40% 33.258A 3.981A 3.926A 1.598A 439.721 93.979% 46.72°C 0.978
11.982V 5.025V 3.362V 5.008V 467.883 41.82°C 230.3V
50% 41.695A 4.982A 4.918A 1.802A 549.848 94.299% 47.48°C 0.984
11.976V 5.02V 3.355V 4.996V 583.105 42.22°C 230.29V
60% 50.146A 5.984A 5.914A 2.001A 659.985 94.403% 48.6°C 0.988
11.969V 5.015V 3.348V 4.984V 699.122 42.56°C 230.28V
70% 58.603A 6.988A 6.914A 2.213A 770.157 94.364% 50.03°C 0.991
11.962V 5.01V 3.341V 4.971V 816.174 43.21°C 230.27V
80% 67.070A 7.993A 7.917A 2.318A 879.74 94.254% 51.52°C 0.992
11.956V 5.005V 3.334V 4.961V 933.429 43.71°C 230.25V
90% 75.952A 8.499A 8.413A 2.424A 989.952 94.083% 53.34°C 0.994
11.948V 5.001V 3.328V 4.951V 1052.251 44.34°C 230.24V
100% 84.558A 9.006A 8.941A 3.044A 1099.578 93.804% 56.47°C 0.995
11.943V 4.997V 3.321V 4.928V 1172.157 45.88°C 230.22V
110% 93.121A 10.016A 10.047A 3.05A 1209.855 93.482% 58.66°C 0.995
11.936V 4.992V 3.314V 4.919V 1294.201 46.74°C 230.21V
CL1 0.117A 14.348A 14.16A 0A 121.308 85.177% 51.42°C 0.861
12.000V 5.032V 3.368V 5.06V 142.433 40.06°C 230.37V
CL2 0.117A 19.858A 0A 0A 101.4 83.6% 55.11°C 0.833
12.006V 5.036V 3.387V 5.068V 121.303 40.3°C 230.38V
CL3 0.116A 0A 19.586A 0A 67.393 77.156% 54.08°C 0.775
12.003V 5.049V 3.369V 5.063V 87.341 39.96°C 230.38V
CL4 92.048A 0A 0A 0A 1100.137 94.246% 57.19°C 0.995
11.952V 5.017V 3.338V 5.01V 1167.231 45.02°C 230.24V

Load regulation is tight at 12V, but it could be tighter on the minor rails, especially at 3.3V.

Ripple Suppression

Test 12V 5V 3.3V 5VSB Pass/Fail
10% Load 6.8 mV 9.1 mV 6.1 mV 5.2 mV Pass
20% Load 7.5 mV 9.7 mV 6.1 mV 5.2 mV Pass
30% Load 8.4 mV 10.4 mV 6.6 mV 5.5 mV Pass
40% Load 9.8 mV 10.4 mV 6.7 mV 5.6 mV Pass
50% Load 11.5 mV 10.3 mV 6.9 mV 5.7 mV Pass
60% Load 13.4 mV 10.9 mV 7.2 mV 6.1 mV Pass
70% Load 15.9 mV 12.1 mV 7.8 mV 6.3 mV Pass
80% Load 17.8 mV 13.6 mV 12.4 mV 6.9 mV Pass
90% Load 19.4 mV 13.8 mV 13.2 mV 6.7 mV Pass
100% Load 30.0 mV 15.6 mV 14.0 mV 9.6 mV Pass
110% Load 31.7 mV 18.4 mV 14.9 mV 9.9 mV Pass
Crossload 1 10.0 mV 14.7 mV 13.9 mV 19.8 mV Pass
Crossload 2 7.2 mV 12.7 mV 5.6 mV 15.0 mV Pass
Crossload 3 7.0 mV 13.0 mV 19.4 mV 14.3 mV Pass
Crossload 4 28.3 mV 11.3 mV 7.5 mV 9.4 mV Pass

Ripple suppression is good.

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9 thoughts on “Cooler Master X Silent Edge 1100W: The Strongest Passive PSU!

  1. I don’t agree with the warranty criticism. It is stated definitively without proof:

    “Such a long warranty period will eventually create problems for both the brand and consumers”

    Will? How about “might”? It’s actually refreshing to see a company stand behind their product. 15 years is not an unreasonable lifespan for a PSU.

  2. With low loads the efficiency is terrible, much worse than many psu that are around at better prices. Together with other shortcomings I honestly do not understand how it could have taken the editor choice…. incredible. They did not take much more performing power supplies.

  3. Is it necessary to have a case that allows natural convection, that is, one that has an opening for airflow in the part above the PSU? For example, the be quiet! Dark Base Pro 901 is not compatible with this PSU because it does not have openings on the shroud top?

  4. Thanks for the review.
    Now this in SFX 750-850w and it’s golden.
    Even if i had to pay 300€ for a Fanless and no coil whine.

    1. A lot of what makes this sort of thing possible is the somewhat large size, since smaller PSUs need to pack components more tightly which reduces their exposed surface area and therefore cooling potential. This is why SFX PSUs tend to be louder, because the fan needs to spin faster to account for this difference and keep components cool. In other words, less surface area needs more airflow to dissipate heat, while more surface area will need less; this is why passive CPU coolers like the Noctua NH-P1 are so huge, and why rack-mounted servers are able to have such small heatsinks for how power-hungry server hardware can be.
      This isn’t to say that a passively cooled SFX unit is impossible, but rather that it would require a lot of development and would have a much lower capacity. After all, safety should be the number one thing when designing (and indeed buying) a new PSU.

  5. honestly I don’t see the point (it’s a showoff most likely), to require as much power you’d need a Threadripper and probably two 4090, there’s no way to cool these down passively
    what we need are affordable 400W Passive SFX models instead

    1. We might not need 1100W necessarily, but the smaller 850W model is very welcome and I’ll be buying one of these two when they’re finally available.

      I have a RTX 4090 PC with custom watercooling that is completely silent even under heavy load and currently the Seasonic 600W passive PSU. It’s a tad undersized, so I want to upgrade – but for now, the only upgrade path has been the 700W Seasonic. I’m not spending that much money on a 100W upgrade that’ll be useless when GPUs inevitably use the full 600W the new cable can provide.

      I do not consider an actively cooled PSU an option because I have yet to see one that’s certain to not add noise to my system at full load.

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