Thursday, April 10th 2008
Corsair Receives 80 PLUS ''Green'' Certification on All Power Supply Units
Corsair, a worldwide leader in enthusiast computer and flash memory products, announced today that it has been awarded 80 PLUS Certification across the entire Corsair line of Power Supply Units (PSUs), including the award winning modular HX Series, powerful TX Series and value-performance VX Series.
More Efficient, Same Performance
80 PLUS Certification is the gold standard for power supply energy efficiency. The 80 PLUS specification requires computer and server PSUs to be at least 80 percent efficient at 20 percent, 50 percent and 100 percent rated load, ultimately improving computer stability and saving money on electricity bills. In addition, there are also performance benefits, such as reduced heat output which increases system reliability and minimizes the need for loud, high rpm cooling fans.
"We at the 80 PLUS program are delighted to recognize and applaud Corsair for having a complete power supply product line that is 80 PLUS certified," said Jason Boehlke of the 80 PLUS Organization.
Build a Green PC
System builders will find it easier to design a Green PC rig by starting with any one of the 80 Plus Certified Corsair PSUs as their fundamental building block.
"At Corsair, we feel like it is our responsibility to maintain high standards so our customers don't have to make the choice between excellent performance and energy efficiency," said Jack Peterson, VP of Corporate Marketing at Corsair. "They know that by choosing a Corsair power supply, they are getting premium performance, lower total cost of ownership and the smallest environmental footprint available," added Peterson.
Corsair's power supplies are available through Corsair's authorized distributors, system integrators and resellers world-wide. All power supply products are backed by a Five-year Limited Warranty, complete with customer support via telephone, email, forum, and TechSupport Xpress troubleshooting guide.
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Corsair
More Efficient, Same Performance
80 PLUS Certification is the gold standard for power supply energy efficiency. The 80 PLUS specification requires computer and server PSUs to be at least 80 percent efficient at 20 percent, 50 percent and 100 percent rated load, ultimately improving computer stability and saving money on electricity bills. In addition, there are also performance benefits, such as reduced heat output which increases system reliability and minimizes the need for loud, high rpm cooling fans.
"We at the 80 PLUS program are delighted to recognize and applaud Corsair for having a complete power supply product line that is 80 PLUS certified," said Jason Boehlke of the 80 PLUS Organization.
Build a Green PC
System builders will find it easier to design a Green PC rig by starting with any one of the 80 Plus Certified Corsair PSUs as their fundamental building block.
"At Corsair, we feel like it is our responsibility to maintain high standards so our customers don't have to make the choice between excellent performance and energy efficiency," said Jack Peterson, VP of Corporate Marketing at Corsair. "They know that by choosing a Corsair power supply, they are getting premium performance, lower total cost of ownership and the smallest environmental footprint available," added Peterson.
Corsair's power supplies are available through Corsair's authorized distributors, system integrators and resellers world-wide. All power supply products are backed by a Five-year Limited Warranty, complete with customer support via telephone, email, forum, and TechSupport Xpress troubleshooting guide.
29 Comments on Corsair Receives 80 PLUS ''Green'' Certification on All Power Supply Units
Although its nice to know that they very efficient..., i own a Corsair PSU myself...
My Antec has worked for me.
And about the Power Bills, you are right, didnt thought of that.
I havent seen a power bill in a long time since i moved to an apartment building and part of the common fees is electricity so i dont really know how much energy my PCs are generating, i have 2 computers running 24/7...
As far as F@H, I'll bet my life's fortune against any of yours that F@H will never contribute anything significant towards the advancement of medicine. Same bet for SETI @ Home.
Who cares about the world as long as your games look good as your house floats down the street.
What if every computer running on the planet used a "Green" certified power supply? Would that be insignificant? You don't seem to have in mind that we have to start somewhere. What exactly are you doing to replace coal plants?
I already like Corsair so I figured I'd get opinions : )
On the topic of the Folding@Home app, I used it for a couple months on a spare PC and stopped b/c I realized after reading about several of these distributed computing apps, there have been no improvements in modern medicine. The increase in the power bill wasn't much, but I'm not going to spend more money unless I see some results.
"Gee, I've been folding for a month. Why hasn't my one work unit cured cancer yet?"
Both Antec and Corsair get their PSUs from Seasonic's facilities, so they are top notch. I used to own an Antec PSU but I blew it up, it only had 380W and I was trying to persuade my former Venice to go 3Ghz. Then I switched to Thermaltake (I was short oncash) and that one blew up as well when the fan decided it wanted to high-five the fan grill at about 1000 rpm under full load :))
I decided to stop buying cheap PSUs, so I got a Corsair 520HX which btw ROCKS! :D
See these:
www.corsairmemory.com/products/vx.aspx
www.corsairmemory.com/products/hx.aspx
www.corsairmemory.com/products/tx.aspx
HX is made by Seasonic. VX is made by CWT.
VX = Home, entertainment, in general (1x12v rail)
HX = Modular, high demands (??), (3x12v rail)
TX = Industrial, constant (1x12v rail)
But to me, there isn't much of a difference other than the modular and number of 12v rails (don't know the importance anyway). Honestly of the three I'd mentioned above (VX550W, HX520W, or TX650W) I'd get the TX650W but on newegg it has a lot of negatives where as the other two are in neweggs top 10 or so. I could run a great system with SLI off any of them.
Throw in my vote for HX520 :D