Corsair HX1000W Review

[burebista]

@Hardware Canucks.
Damn good PSU

Originally Posted by SKYMTL

Pros:

- Jaw-dropping performance
- Efficient
- Very quiet a low to mid loads
- Great cable lengths
- Resilient finish
- 5-year warranty


Cons:

- Flat cables on PCI-E cables not all they’re cracked up to be

I like this:

Originally Posted by SKYMTL

In my opinion, there is no such thing as a perfect product but this power supply is so damn close to perfection, reviewing it was an almost religious experience. Call it what you will; a breath of fresh air or maybe even a revelation, but one thing is certain: even though Corsair took longer than expected to release the HX1000W, the wait was well worth it.

[panca saputra jaya]

the one with all solid secondary caps?

[burebista]

Yep.

Originally Posted by SKYMTL

The capacitor situation with this power supply is very interesting since while the primary filtering stage uses a pair of high-quality 105°C Nippon Chemicon caps, the entire secondary side is populated by solid caps. These solid caps are Nichicon LG-series conductive aluminum electrolytic units which should last much longer than standard electrolyte capacitors and this is the first power supply we have seen with the entire secondary side populated with such an abundance of these.

[SKYMTL]

Yes. The secondary is populated with mostly Nichicon solid caps but there are a few standard caps scattered about for the two primaries and then on the +5vsb PCB.

[Spectre]

Yeah there are IIRC two regular electrolytics on the secondary but the rest are solid.

[SKYMTL]

I will have to take out my magnifying glass.

You guys might have also noticed that we added +3.3V and +5V ripple tests as well as slightly modifying the test platform with the inclusion of a Tripp-Lite line conditioner and a different secondary setup.

[Super Nade]

Are you sure it is Nichion on the secondary? I'm pretty sure that they are Chemicon PSA {from OK Wolfs review}.

Edit#
Well bugger me. They are Nichion. Sorry Wolf. I messed you up.
http://www.nichicon.co.jp/english/pr...lid/list_f.htm

[SKYMTL]

It could be that there are also NCC caps in there hiding under the the modular interface or the heatsinks. I will have to check when I get home tonight.

[Spectre]

IIRC all of the ones on mine where NCC

[Oklahoma Wolf]

Actually, some are Nichicon LG and some are UCC PSA on my sample. Just checked my full size review images. Mr. Fuji saves the day