Chieftec Atmos 850 W Review 20

Chieftec Atmos 850 W Review

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Packaging and accessories


Both Atmos 750 W and 850 W units are shipped in the same box that includes all the desired specs for both units. On the side of the box, however, there's a very distinct red dot, indicating which unit is packaged inside.


Opening the box reveals a packaged-in power supply, the modular cable pouch and the user's manual. Besides those we get a standard AC power cord as well as the mounting screws.


The included pouch reveals a set of sleeved cables. The sleeving has quite underwhelming aesthetics with some heatshrink at both ends. The main cables delivering power from the +12 V rail are predominantly AWG 18. AWG 16 cables would be highly preferred.

Cables

Modular Cables
Cable typeConnectors per cableCable lengthCable count
MB (24/20 pins)1600 mm1
CPU (8/4 pins)1700 mm2
PCIe (8/6 pins)1700 mm2
PCIe (8/6 pins)2700 mm + 150 mm1
SATA3550 mm + 100 mm + 100 mm3
Molex4550 mm + 100 mm +100 mm + 100 mm1
12VHPWR1 (12+4 Pins to 12+4 Pins)600 mm1

The Atmos 850 W comes with a sufficient amount of cabling. This includes a welcome pair of two separate EPS connectors and three separate PCIe 6/8 pin cables. While technically it would be ideal to have four separate cables, as currently one cable has dual outputs (especially since 18 AWG wires are used), it is a small nitpick.

Overall no significant complaints. Based on the power rating the PSU has definitely enough cabling for a unit rated at 850 W. There is even enough SATA power connectors to build a sizable NAS.

Neither of the cables feature any capacitors for ripple/noise suppression.
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