Review Corsair RM850x (2021) Power Supply Review

[Admin]

The new Corsair RM850x is among the best PSUs in its category.

Corsair RM850x (2021) Power Supply Review : Read more

 

[Isokolon]

shame they changed the fan. the 2015 & 2018 RMx were so great for low-noise enthusiasts.
how the review classifies an almost 30db unit as "quiet" is beyond me.

 

[Udyr]

What makes this unit better than the Toughpower GF1?

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/thermaltake-toughpower-gf1-850w-power-supply

 

[g-unit1111]

I have an RM750x and it is a really great PSU. You can't go wrong with this unit.

 

[jsz031]

Hi Aris.. like your reviews..

small question. I noticed the Bulk/hold up caps get higher with wattage. can you explain how this impacts a general PSU?

for example/off topic, I have a 5 year old 550w G2 and it has a 400v 470uf cap. Just purchased a 550w g3 and the cap is lower capacity @ 400v 390uf.

Does this mean anything or am I overthinking it? is the 550w g2 better than "base" spec? I understand leakage can occur over time, I'm just not sure if its a downgrade or upgrade in specific areas.

thank you.

 

[jayjr1105]

Hi Aris.. like your reviews..

small question. I noticed the Bulk/hold up caps get higher with wattage. can you explain how this impacts a general PSU?

for example/off topic, I have a 5 year old 550w G2 and it has a 400v 470uf cap. Just purchased a 550w g3 and the cap is lower capacity @ 400v 390uf.

Does this mean anything or am I overthinking it? is the 550w g2 better than "base" spec? I understand leakage can occur over time, I'm just not sure if its a downgrade or upgrade in specific areas.

thank you.

As long as they are meeting the ATX spec of 17ms hold up time, it doesn't really matter. The G2 was probably overkill so they cut costs by going with a lower capacity one.

 

[tomkawal]

The new Corsair RM850x is among the best PSUs in its category.

Corsair RM850x (2021) Power Supply Review : Read more

..and worst quality coming from production line! Mine was covered with thick layer of metal salts from soldering. It stopped turning on. Works again after thorough cleanup.

 

[tomkawal]

Beautifully presented. I was not so lucky with the unit I got, which stopped working after a month. Sent back to eBuyer guys and received it again not fixed (generally they requested ALL cables where I wanted only brick swap - this is totally unacceptable for me when the wires are in place tied to enclosure!) Raised ticket with Corsair with no answer in 2 days. Fixed on my own with one hour of cleaning the PCB from thick layer of soldering flux on the bottom side of PCB which caused leakage currents all over the board. Now it works. Horrendous experience and I don't recommend none of these businesses.