Corsair HX 1050 W

crmaris · Jun 18, 2011, 07:13 AM

To read this review go to: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Corsair/HX1050/

newtekie1 · Jun 24, 2011, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by crmaris

Efficiency is very high even for a Silver rated unit and despite of the very high operating temperatures. For 20% to 60% load, efficiency is constantly above 90% and at 40% load it peaks to an impressive 92%. Even with 1050W of load it's close to 89%. Many Gold units would envy those efficiency readings.

Sounds like Corsair is pulling another HX850/HX750 and marketting 80+ Gold units as 80+ Silver so they don't hurt sales of their AX line.

Unfortunately I can't find the 80+ report for the HX1050 anywhere yet, so I can't confirm that the unit really did test as 80+ Gold, but suspect it did like the HX850/750.

Bjorn_Of_Iceland · Jun 24, 2011, 09:33 PM

Was hoping for better regulation on 75% + load for its high price though.. oh I dunno.. maybe within 1.5-ish.. but hey its a silver

all the time I was looking through it, thought it was gold (serves me right for skipping directly to build quality and regulation).. that 3.3v is kind of funny though.

EaGle1337 · Jun 25, 2011, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by newtekie1

Sounds like Corsair is pulling another HX850/HX750 and marketting 80+ Gold units as 80+ Silver so they don't hurt sales of their AX line.

Unfortunately I can't find the 80+ report for the HX1050 anywhere yet, so I can't confirm that the unit really did test as 80+ Gold, but suspect it did like the HX850/750.

They didn't do another hx850 or 750 the psu can only do 80+ gold (hx 750 and hx 850)at 25 degrees operating temp... That being said it was CWT that knocked it down not Corsair.

Joe Public · Jun 25, 2011, 07:46 PM

Since the test here was done av 230V, the efficiency is bound to be a couple of percent higher. Was also surprised this sample did worse regarding voltage reg than Kitguru's unit. I guess it can vary depending in the sample.

newtekie1 · Jun 25, 2011, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by EaGle1337

They didn't do another hx850 or 750 the psu can only do 80+ gold (hx 750 and hx 850)at 25 degrees operating temp... That being said it was CWT that knocked it down not Corsair.

25°C is the standard for the test, and it was Corsair that marketted it as Silver not CWT. The HX850/750 are 80+ Gold certified, period.

EaGle1337 · Jun 26, 2011, 01:33 AM

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Originally Posted by newtekie1

25°C is the standard for the test, and it was Corsair that marketted it as Silver not CWT. The HX850/750 are 80+ Gold certified, period.

25 Degrees an operating temp you will not see.
Corsair did it not CWT,ha! Look at CWT's site about the platform.
http://www.cwt.com.tw/english/2_prod...il.php?ID=1158
CWT seems to be calling it 80+silver not gold.

Another little fact about how the 80+ rating goes, the OEM gives the 80+ guys a very highly cherry picked unit for them to test.

newtekie1 · Jun 26, 2011, 05:44 AM

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Originally Posted by EaGle1337

25 Degrees an operating temp you will not see.
Corsair did it not CWT,ha! Look at CWT's site about the platform.
http://www.cwt.com.tw/english/2_prod...il.php?ID=1158
CWT seems to be calling it 80+silver not gold.

Another little fact about how the 80+ rating goes, the OEM gives the 80+ guys a very highly cherry picked unit for them to test.

I don't disagree that 25°C is not a opertating temp that the PSU will see. But that doesn't matter, the 80+ standard says 25° so that is the standard that is used with all PSUs. The units passed 80+ Gold, period. If you don't like the fact that it was at 25° then go complain to the people who standardized the certification tests.

And the platform rating is different than the PSU rating in this case because Corsair modifies the PSU from the reference platform, so the PSU must be retested again. Some manufacturers that don't modify the reference platform any, and just reuse the reference certfication. However, Corsair modifies the platform from reference and hance must recertify their units. This is why the CX series was originally not 80+ certified, and then the V2s came out and did pass 80+. The V2s were based on the same platform as the original CX V1s, in fact almost all the components were identical, but a minor change allowed them to hit 80+.

As for cherry picked units, that does happen, but generally not with reputable companies such as Corsair. Which is obvious since the review samples all score the same or greater efficiency than they are rated for.

So the units definitely are 80+ Gold units, passing the standards set by the 80+ people, however unrealistic those standard are, those are the standards that every unit that is certified must follow. So the only reason that makes sense for why they are marketted as 80+ silver is so they don't hurt the sales of the more expensive AX series.

DeerDance · Jun 29, 2011, 11:21 AM

Any word on when AX650 will be out?
I see it in shops all over... and I don't know if I should take seasonic X or wait for full black cables of corsair.

FreedomEclipse · Jul 8, 2011, 01:03 PM

this baby runs my 6970s just fine

Frick · Jul 8, 2011, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by FreedomEclipse

this baby runs my 6970s just fine

If it didn't I would be shocked and dissapointed.

boredgunner · Jul 22, 2011, 02:49 AM

It's about time they replaced the extremely outdated HX1000. Voltage regulation isn't as good as I'd hoped but it's still within ATX specifications.

Jun 18, 2011, 07:13 AM	#1
crmaris Reviewer Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Greece Posts: 314 (0.39/day) Thanks: 23 Thanked 303 Times in 118 Posts	Corsair HX 1050 W To read this review go to: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Corsair/HX1050/ Last edited by crmaris; Jul 26, 2011 at 10:20 AM.

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Jun 24, 2011, 09:33 PM	#3
Bjorn_Of_Iceland Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Húsið mitt Posts: 2,608 (1.32/day) Thanks: 480 Thanked 357 Times in 266 Posts System Specs	Was hoping for better regulation on 75% + load for its high price though.. oh I dunno.. maybe within 1.5-ish.. but hey its a silver all the time I was looking through it, thought it was gold (serves me right for skipping directly to build quality and regulation).. that 3.3v is kind of funny though. __________________ SIEG HEIL!! Last edited by Bjorn_Of_Iceland; Jun 24, 2011 at 09:39 PM.

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Jun 25, 2011, 07:46 PM	#5
Joe Public Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 122 (0.07/day) Thanks: 2 Thanked 10 Times in 8 Posts System Specs	Since the test here was done av 230V, the efficiency is bound to be a couple of percent higher. Was also surprised this sample did worse regarding voltage reg than Kitguru's unit. I guess it can vary depending in the sample.

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Jun 29, 2011, 11:21 AM	#9
DeerDance Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 10 (0.01/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Any word on when AX650 will be out? I see it in shops all over... and I don't know if I should take seasonic X or wait for full black cables of corsair.

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Jul 22, 2011, 02:49 AM	#12
boredgunner Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Лиманск Posts: 88 (0.05/day) Thanks: 3 Thanked 26 Times in 22 Posts System Specs	It's about time they replaced the extremely outdated HX1000. Voltage regulation isn't as good as I'd hoped but it's still within ATX specifications. __________________

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