Box & Bundle
You will find all important features at the face of the box, depicted through badges. Typically, you will find more information on the backside. The protection that the box provides is good, and in the bundle, you will find a bag for storing unused cables or other stuff.
Product Photos
The PSU has a compact footprint, thanks to the 140mm depth. The fan grille is not so restrictive, and the PSU’s chassis finish looks good.
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The modular socket has eleven sockets, and one of them writes 12V-2×6, which doesn’t stand since it is a plain 12VHPWR socket. Look at the photos above. On the left is the MSI’s PSU socket, and on the right is a true 12V-2×6 socket. As you can see, the sense pins are way shorter in the 12V-2×6 socket.
Cables
| Modular Cables | ||||
| Description | Cable Count | Connector Count (Total) | Gauge | In Cable Capacitors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATX 20+4 pin (600mm) | 1 | 1 | 18AWG | No |
| 4+4 pin EPS12V (750mm) | 2 | 2 | 18AWG | No |
| 6+2 pin PCIe (600mm+150mm) | 2 | 4 | 18AWG | No |
| 12+4 pin PCIe (600mm) (450W) | 1 | 1 | 16-26AWG | No |
| SATA (500mm+150mm+150mm+150mm) | 2 | 8 | 18AWG | No |
| 4-pin Molex (500mm+145mm+145mm+145mm) / FDD (+145mm) | 1 | 4 / 1 | 18AWG | No |
| AC Power Cord (1380mm) – C13 coupler | 1 | 1 | 18AWG | – |
The PSU has enough cables and connectors to deliver its full power smoothly, including two EPS on dedicated cables, four PCIe on two cables, and a single 12VHPWR. The latter might be marked as 600W, but it is set at 450W.
The cables are long, especially the EPS ones, but it would be ideal if the ATX cable reached 650mm. Lastly, the distance between all peripheral connectors is ideal, at 145 to 150mm.
Hi, glad to find review of this one, thanks! If you were to choose between:
a/ Thermaltake GF A3 850W for 115 EUR
b/ MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 for 98 EUR
which one would you choose? The PC is i7-11700 + RX 6750 XT.
I would probably go for the GF A3 unit.
Thank you for the reply!
Well, I know this is problably the type of questions you really don’t like to answer, but I’ll be most probably changing 6750 XT to 7700 XT in the shopping list, hence budget for the PSU gets lower… What would be the cheapest 700W+ PSUs I could get and would still be decent? I would prefer semi-modular or modular.
Hi there, i have a question i know the anwser but i want to ask you, the A850 is very cheap now like under 100 Euros, and the SuperFlower 1000w XP is 180e. The construction, quality is very different? Should i go for the Super, or the A850 is enough? i have a system of 550W, and i will buy a new gpu from the 5000 series. Thank you!
The A850 if it covers your needs and you don’t need much Wattage. Now if you go for the 5080 or 5090, definitely the 1000W SF unit.