Epilogue
MSI is trying hard to enter the PSU market, but it needs more work and clearly more testing. The MPG A1000GS is a good PSU, but its price forces me to be extra picky, especially from the moment at 40-50 dollars less, you can find units like the NZXT C1000 Gold, which achieve notably higher performance. Moreover, this unit’s platform is not among the most efficient in this wattage category. Yet, its fan profile is super relaxed, making me wonder whether the platform will have a hard time under stressful conditions in the long run. Even the Corsair RM1000x (ATX v3.1) is more affordable than this MSI unit, and I don’t believe the digital PFC/LLC resonant converter on the latter unit boosted production costs. Lastly, the soldering quality wasn’t good in the sample I got, so I will ask MSI to send me a new sample(s) to check the soldering quality, among others.
The MPG A1000GS is a good PSU, but at the moment, there are less expensive and higher-performance units available, so it won’t be easy to compete with them. That said, if you are after one of the quietest 1000W units available in today’s market, this is one of them. However, as I noted already, it’s not highly efficient platform, combined with the relaxed fan speed profile, it can affect the PSU’s reliability and performance in the long run. I didn’t conduct a thermal analysis to look into this subject more since such an analysis is beyond a review’s scope, but I am pretty sure that MSI and CWT did that, and it would be interesting to check this report.
Lastly, the single 6+2 pin PCIe only means that this PSU is NOT for AMD-made graphics cards but only for NVIDIA ones. This is a great shame, limiting the PSU’s buyer pool and showing MSI’s bias towards NVIDIA. Since I firmly believe that all brands should have equal chances in today’s market, and although I disapprove of AMD’s stubbornness with the 12V-2×6 connector, I still would like to see three PCIe 6+2 pin connectors on this unit on dedicated cables. MSI could provide a 12V-2×6 to 2x 6+2 pin PCIe to rectify this issue.
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- Delivered full power at 46°C
- High enough average performance
- Silent operation
- Cybenetics Gold Certified
- Higher than 70% efficiency with a 2% load
- High PF readings
- Efficient 5VSB rail
- Tight load regulation
- Good enough ripple suppression at 12V
- Low vampire power
- Low inrush currents
- FDB fan
- Alternative Low Power Mode (ALPM) compatible
- Not competitive performance per price ratio
- Given its price tag, I expected higher efficiency
- 12V and 3.3V rails drop low ATX v3.1 transient load tests (but they are still above the limits)
- Mediocre transient response at 3.3V (normal loads)
- Mediocre soldering quality
- Protection features need some adjustments on the minor rails
- No fan failure protection
- Only a single 6+2 pin PCIe connector (so NOT suitable for high-end AMD GPUs)
Hi, Aris! I scrolled down Enermax’s website, and came up with Enermax Revolution III. It is said to be ATX 3.1, and i’m pretty sure it’s a replacement for Revolution DF judging from its price
Would you be consider to review this unit? Thanks
if Enermax sends it over, I could take a look 🙂
hello Aris did Gigabyte sends you some of their new AI PSU ?
GBT doesn’t even talk to me, for many years now after I exposed its failure PSUs.