Montech Century II 1050W ATX v3.1 PSU Review

Load Regulation

Test 12V 5V 3.3V 5VSB DC/AC (Watts) Efficiency Fan Speed (RPM) PSU Noise (dB[A]) Temps (In/Out) PF/AC Volts
10% 6.918A 1.98A 1.976A 0.986A 105.006 88.644% 0 <6.0 48.83°C 0.979
12.055V 5.053V 3.342V 5.071V 118.456 40.13°C 114.89V
20% 14.864A 2.972A 2.966A 1.187A 210.025 91.392% 1024 28.6 40.64°C 0.985
12.050V 5.049V 3.339V 5.058V 229.806 45.82°C 114.86V
30% 23.170A 3.477A 3.467A 1.388A 315.059 92.138% 1024 28.6 41.05°C 0.988
12.041V 5.035V 3.333V 5.045V 341.945 47.38°C 114.83V
40% 31.474A 3.976A 3.965A 1.59A 419.989 92.245% 1026 28.7 41.73°C 0.992
12.035V 5.033V 3.33V 5.033V 455.296 47.19°C 114.8V
50% 39.464A 4.97A 4.959A 1.794A 525.323 91.975% 1030 28.8 42.43°C 0.994
12.031V 5.032V 3.328V 5.02V 571.156 48.72°C 114.78V
60% 47.380A 5.967A 5.955A 1.998A 629.888 90.905% 1032 28.9 42.75°C 0.995
12.032V 5.03V 3.326V 5.006V 692.905 50.45°C 114.75V
70% 55.363A 6.964A 6.953A 2.204A 735.229 90.327% 1035 29 43.06°C 0.996
12.032V 5.029V 3.324V 4.992V 813.969 52.87°C 114.71V
80% 63.337A 7.96A 7.951A 2.31A 840.064 89.517% 1376 36.6 43.81°C 0.997
12.033V 5.027V 3.321V 4.98V 938.446 54.6°C 114.68V
90% 71.738A 8.462A 8.439A 2.416A 945.466 88.734% 1639 40.6 44.31°C 0.997
12.030V 5.024V 3.319V 4.969V 1065.509 55.1°C 114.65V
100% 79.873A 8.963A 8.957A 3.034A 1050.259 87.847% 1894 44.6 45.1°C 0.998
12.026V 5.022V 3.316V 4.945V 1195.551 56.12°C 114.62V
110% 87.884A 9.961A 10.05A 3.039A 1154.902 86.851% 1995 46 46.45°C 0.998
12.022V 5.021V 3.314V 4.936V 1329.752 58.55°C 114.58V
CL1 0.118A 11.966A 11.917A 0A 101.34 82.511% 1041 29.1 40.48°C 0.981
12.082V 5.032V 3.332V 5.084V 122.821 48.51°C 114.89V
CL2 0.118A 19.891A 0A 0A 101.415 81.09% 1049 29.4 40.74°C 0.981
12.067V 5.028V 3.342V 5.09V 125.066 47.6°C 114.89V
CL3 0.116A 0A 19.833A 0A 67.412 76.371% 1032 28.9 41.95°C 0.968
12.064V 5.047V 3.328V 5.09V 88.271 45.8°C 114.9V
CL4 87.461A 0A 0A 0A 1049.94 88.839% 1445 37.9 45.62°C 0.997
12.004V 5.037V 3.325V 5.039V 1181.858 55.63°C 114.63V

Load regulation is within 1%, so tight enough, on all major rails.

Test 12V 5V 3.3V 5VSB DC/AC (Watts) Efficiency Fan Speed (RPM) PSU Noise (dB[A]) Temps (In/Out) PF/AC Volts
20W 1.234A 0.495A 0.494A 0.196A 20.015 71.953% 0 <6.0 41.97°C 0.811
12.049V 5.05V 3.343V 5.099V 27.817 36.56°C 114.93V
40W 2.712A 0.693A 0.691A 0.295A 40.013 81.913% 0 <6.0 42.95°C 0.919
12.057V 5.052V 3.343V 5.095V 48.848 37.48°C 114.93V
60W 4.192A 0.891A 0.889A 0.393A 60.013 85.467% 0 <6.0 43.54°C 0.958
12.055V 5.053V 3.343V 5.091V 70.219 38.25°C 114.92V
80W 5.670A 1.089A 1.086A 0.492A 79.994 88.197% 0 <6.0 47.21°C 0.972
12.055V 5.054V 3.343V 5.086V 90.698 39.4°C 114.9V

A glance at the light loads table is always useful, as the PSU will typically operate at light loads.

Ripple Suppression

Test 12V 5V 3.3V 5VSB Pass/Fail
10% Load 12.4 mV 6.4 mV 4.7 mV 6.6 mV Pass
20% Load 14.1 mV 6.4 mV 4.4 mV 7.0 mV Pass
30% Load 12.5 mV 7.2 mV 4.6 mV 7.2 mV Pass
40% Load 12.3 mV 6.6 mV 4.7 mV 7.4 mV Pass
50% Load 13.0 mV 7.0 mV 5.4 mV 7.0 mV Pass
60% Load 12.8 mV 6.7 mV 4.9 mV 6.9 mV Pass
70% Load 12.4 mV 7.1 mV 5.4 mV 7.9 mV Pass
80% Load 15.1 mV 7.0 mV 8.0 mV 7.6 mV Pass
90% Load 22.1 mV 7.5 mV 8.3 mV 7.7 mV Pass
100% Load 22.0 mV 8.1 mV 11.5 mV 10.7 mV Pass
110% Load 23.5 mV 8.3 mV 12.0 mV 10.1 mV Pass
Crossload 1 18.1 mV 7.4 mV 9.1 mV 7.8 mV Pass
Crossload 2 12.2 mV 7.0 mV 4.1 mV 7.1 mV Pass
Crossload 3 12.7 mV 6.6 mV 10.3 mV 6.8 mV Pass
Crossload 4 20.4 mV 7.7 mV 8.5 mV 9.8 mV Pass

Ripple suppression is good.

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