MSI MPG A1000G PCIE5 ATX v3.1 PSU Review

Transient Response

20% Load – 20ms

Voltage Before After Change Pass/Fail
12V 12.101V 11.881V 1.81% Pass
5V 5.034V 4.935V 1.97% Pass
3.3V 3.383V 3.228V 4.57% Pass
5VSB 5.039V 4.937V 2.02% Pass

50% Load -20ms

Voltage Before After Change Pass/Fail
12V 12.057V 11.954V 0.86% Pass
5V 5.029V 4.926V 2.05% Pass
3.3V 3.377V 3.217V 4.74% Pass
5VSB 5.094V 5.024V 1.37% Pass

I want to see a deviation within 1% at 12V, which is not valid here—the 3.3V rail also registers a high deviation in these tests, but it still keeps its voltage level pretty high, thanks to the increased nominal voltage.

Transient Response ATX v3.x Tests

The PSU passes all ATX v3.1 transient response tests, but the 3.3V rail drops below 3.2V in the 200% load test.

The 12V rail registers a decent performance in these tough transient load tests. With more capacitance, it could perform even better.

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23 thoughts on “MSI MPG A1000G PCIE5 ATX v3.1 PSU Review

      1. Hi Crmaris !

        Can you explain why you choose rm1000x shift over A1000G who seem to be great aswell ?

        On the site in best 3.0 the MSI MEG Ai1000P is the second in Best Overall Performance (230V)

        On amazon the rm1000x shift is 200€ while A1000G is 160€, in this case what would you choose ?

        And there is Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 at 166€ too, between this 3, what can I go for having the best for many many years ?

        Thanks

        1. The Ai1000P is not the same as the A1000G.
          If the shift is so expensive, then it doesn’t make much sense to proceed with it unless you want the side modular panel.
          Otherwise, you could go with the A1000G or the GF3 either. Look also at the GF A3, which is also good and affordable.

  1. Thank you for the work you do. I bought the previous power supply 10 years ago, now I have upgraded to NVIDIA 3070, I want to change the unit, but I don’t understand whether it’s worth waiting for version 3.1. I would like to take a power supply with a reserve, if we talk about video cards, so that it will be enough for 2-3 generations. Options I’m considering
    Super Flower Leadex VII Gold 1000W
    DeepCool PX1000G 1000W
    be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 1000W
    Or should I still wait for version 3.1?

      1. Are these all versions of this power supply, or from some kind of p/n or revision? What can you say about the quality of this block?

  2. Thanks a lot for this refreshed version of one of the first premium atx 3.0 psu, kinda sad to see it’s not improved so much. Any chance to review or have a comment on the atx version of the Corsair hx1500i, very much appreciated!

      1. Do you know if there is any way to discern on the box if it’s the old or new version? It seems to be quite the lottery right now depending on if the retailer has old or new stock (or a mix). I haven’t been able to figure out the manufacturing date by the serial number yet.

  3. That doesn’t sound true. Super flower only offers an adapter like connection with its 2x8pin, furthermore it lack sense connectors on both sides of the cable.
    How is it 3.1 without any sense pins?

    1. which sense pins you are refering one? the optional ones? The ones that no GPU has the corresponding circuit, which are OPTIONAL for the PSU?
      The only required sense pins are the ones to set the max power of the 12+4 pin cable.

      1. From another detailed review I found:

        Interestingly, the 12VHPWR – cable is made in the form of an adapter to conventional PCI-E connectors. 12-pin pad is connected to the modular board of the BP through two 8-pin sockets, each with six wires. NVIDIA adapters usually have three or four 8-pin contacts, but they are connected via cables, and here the connection is directly to the modular connectors, which in theory should withstand a load of up to 600 watts.

        According to the manufacturer, this method of connection is made intentionally, to increase the reliability of contacts from the power supply, in order to avoid possible problems.

        Signal wires are not connected in any way, two wires (SENSE0 and SENSE1) are removed from the pad and simply isolated near it, which gives a signal to the video card about the maximum thermal budget of 600 watts.

        It becomes clear that compatibility with PCIe 5.0 is purely nominal, the power supply is simply equipped with a cable-adapter on the connector 12VHPWR.

        There’s no doubt that Super Flower’s shoppers will be there. First of all, they’re fans of the brand releasing power supplies on its own original platform. But they’d probably like to see full PCI-E 5.0 support with all the signal lines provided by the standard (SENSE0, SENSE1, CARD_PWR_STABLE and CARD_CBL_PRES#), or at least the first two.

          1. I sense sarcasm, but unless they got a different review sample, the claim is that this PSU is lacking any signaling an up to date PSU should have.
            In your review you say only CARD_PWR_STABLE and CARD_CBL_PRES# are missing and that’s for most of the PSUs
            why is this not an issue? if one buy a PSU in 2024 why shouldn’t they care about sense 0, sense 1 missing? am I not getting fooled if a new standard is out and recommended and I buy something that is already obsolete?

  4. I recently bought the 850W version of this PSU and i do have the 12V2x6 marking. Does this automatically mean that i got new ATX 3.1 PCIe 5.1 revision with proper new connector? Or this is “fake” marking like in the MSI 850GL reviewed here and in fact it still uses the old 12VHPWR?

    1. Look at the four sense pins of the connector. If they are deep inside the socket you have 12V-2×6 indeed, but if they are close to the edge, then it is 12VHPWR.

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