Enermax Pro87+ 600W

Enermax Pro87+ 600W

Power supplies of course are one of the most important pieces of a computer and one component where quality is extremely important, at least if you are a serious user with some high-end components in the computer. We have unfortunately seen too many computers get unstable or even worse, go up in smoke, when a no-name PSU has buckled under the load. Enermax is a company that is known for their high quality PSU's and today we are looking at a new product from them: the PRO87+ 600W CrossFireX™. As the name suggests this is a 600W PSU with a high efficiency rate (87% and better) which also happens to be certified for CrossfireX. The Enermax Pro 87+ is an impressive speced power supply. As the name implies it has been 80+ certified with the Gold level. This means that the efficiency must be 88%/92%/88% at 20/50/100% load for a 230V PSU and 87%/90%87% for a 115V PSU. A high efficiency means less wasted power = saving money. The efficiency of a computer power supply is its output power divided by its input power. The remaining power is converted into heat. For instance, a 600-watt power supply with 60% efficiency running at full load would draw 1000W from the mains and would therefore waste 400W as heat.