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A six pack of 600+ PSUs

Subject: Cases and Cooling | November 23, 2011 - 06:06 PM |
Tagged: antec, Enhance, Hiper, scythe, PSU, modular psu

X-bit Labs assembled a number of PSUs to compare; the Hiper M600 650W, Scythe's Stronger 600W, Antec's Neo ECO 620C 620W, Enhance's EPS-1280GB4 800W and the Scythe Chouriki 2 850W.   Most of the models are modular and several have 80+ ratings but unfortunately none stood out as shining examples of a PSU in their particular wattage.  Still, it is nice to see a quick comparison of common PSUs found in prebuilt systems, such as the Antec Neo ECO which was pulled from an Antec Sonata IV.  Check it out here.

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"In this roundup we will discuss six power supply units that offer sufficient capacity for a home computer system. These are the products from Antec, Enhance, Hiper and Scythe."

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Source: X-Bit Labs

The Scythe Chouriki 2 Plug-In 850 W isn't worth a 2nd glance

Subject: Cases and Cooling | July 7, 2011 - 06:22 PM |
Tagged: PSU, modular psu, scythe, chouriki 2

Starting out with the positive, the Scythe Chouriki 2 Plug-In 850W can keep it's efficiency well above 80% in most usage scenarios.  Unfortunately that is about the only positive impressions that techPowerUp walked away with after wrapping up their reveiw.  The +12V line displayed dismaying amounts of ripple and the +3.3V rail actually strayed outside the 5% limit when stressed.  Finally, at a hair under $180 the Scythe Chouriki 2 Plug-In 850W is not even reasonably priced for an 850W PSU.

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"Most of you will probably know Scythe from its cooling products, but the company also has several power supplies in its arsenal. Today we will test the second strongest PSU from the Chouriki 2 Plug-In line, which has 850 W capacity and is 80 Plus Silver rated. All Chouriki 2 Plug-In PSUs use a semi-modular cabling design and are backed up by a five-year warranty."

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Source: TechPowerUp