Corsair Announces New Enthusiast Series Modular PSUs

[Skud]

Good news for system builders and hardware enthusiasts, Corsair has announced the Enthusiast Series™ Modular line of power supplies which are basically TX V2 PSUs with modularity. These SMPS' will be 80+ bronze certified.

The full range is as follows:-

*www.hardocp.com/images/news/1311258007UI8XO9IH96_1_1_l.jpg


Looks pretty good to me. A 550W modular PSU at 5k with 80+ bronze certification with good performance and build quality - killer combo.


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[asingh]

Thanks for the share. Will be nice to see the insides.

 

[Skud]

Should be like TX V2 models.

 

[nilgtx260]

wow when it will be released & arrive India it makes more sense than HX & AX series.

oops I found a link Corsair Announces New Enthusiast Series Modular PSUs

 

[Skud]

Yeah, that's the original press release.

It should be available here within a couple of months max.

Wait: It has 2 8-pin sockets and 2 6-pin ones for all the modularity, will this be sufficient? Check the pics here:-

*corsair.sharefile.com/d/s58141c4c755492bb

 

[mukherjee]

A hybrid of non modular and modular psu imo...lets see what the prices will be like when it arrives locally...

 

[Skud]

Yeah, everything will depend on price. A GS600 is 4k now, so the TX550M has to drop within 5k IMO.

 

[Skud]

The first review has come from the stable of Hardware Secrets:-

Corsair TX750M Power Supply Review | Hardware Secrets

Here's the conclusion:-

The Corsair TX750M can really deliver its labeled power at high temperatures, its voltages are closer to their nominal values than required (3% voltage regulation), and it has very low ripple and noise levels.

Efficiency is very good if you pull up to 80% of the unit’s labeled wattage (i.e., up to 600 W), between 83.1% and 86.2%. When delivering 750 W at high temperatures, however, efficiency drops a little bit below the 80% mark.

The TX750M is a good power supply for the average user that won’t be pulling close to 750 W. But if you are the kind of user who demands only “the best in class,” you will be better off buying a different power supply.

At USD 130, the price for the Corsair TX750M is right. Our most common recommendation for a 750 W power supply with modular cabling system for the average user, the XFX 750 W Black Edition, is currently discontinued, but some places still carry it for around USD 150. A better option for this segment, however, is the Enermax NAXN 82+ 750 W, which provides similar features with higher efficiency and lower price point (USD 120).

Look like with a price tag around 6.5k for the 750W unit, these should sell well in India.

 

[asingh]

Not bad for the certification it carries. Also at the lower ranges, it maintains decent efficiency. Nice share.

 

[d6bmg]

80 plus bronze certification and modular CPU, great!!! But this may reduce the amount of sell for TXV2 series.

 

[Skud]

Or this may bring down the prices of TX V2, and in the process render the GS series non-existent. Or even better, the GS series comes down to the price level of CX series.

 

[d6bmg]

^^ But quality of GS series is very good, specially not as bad as CX series (specially V1). But now we can expect modular version of GS series.

 

[topgear]

^^ thanks for the great news and this just opened up the door of whole new possibilities - now we can afford better quality modular PSUs with reasonable price - if this brings down the price of CX line up as a end result then more people will consider buying quality PSUs which is better than vanilla variants of many companies out their in the market

 

[heartripple]

And people like me will be able to save some more money for other parts

 

[Skud]

Another review kicks in:-

Corsair TX750M 750W Review

 

[d6bmg]

^^ Thanks for the link. From the review it looks very good indeed & worth the price.

 

[topgear]

any news on the availability - I can't seem to find it anywhere - all of our distributors/sellers still have only HX model.

 

[Skud]

Wait another month.

 

[saswat23]

So, thats good for BD users. They can pair a real VFM and high wattage PSU with BD .

 

[d6bmg]

^^ That is good news assuming the fact that tx-m came to Indian market within next 1 month.