Thursday, July 21st 2011
Corsair Announces New Enthusiast Series Modular PSUs
Corsair, a worldwide designer and supplier of high-performance components to the PC gaming hardware market, today announced the Enthusiast Series Modular line of power supplies. Enthusiast Series Modular PSUs share a platform with the award-winning Enthusiast Series TX V2 line, with the TX V2's fixed cable set upgraded to a modular cabling system consisting of an attached, fully-sleeved ATX 12V cable and a complete set of flat detachable cables that allow system builders to use only the cables they need. Enthusiast Series Modular PSUs are 80 PLUS Bronze certified, delivering at least 85% efficiency at 50% load. Designed for reliable operation in high-performance PCs where clean, stable power is important, they are rated for full continuous power delivery at 50° C. Ultra-quiet, 140mm double ball-bearing fans deliver excellent airflow with exceptionally low noise levels by automatically adjusting fan speed in response to system temperature.
"The Enthusiast Series has long had broad appeal among demanding system builders due to its combination of exacting performance standards and affordability," said Ruben Mookerjee, VP and General Manager for Components at Corsair. "The Enthusiast Series Modular line is a great new choice for hardcore PC gamers, performance enthusiasts, and anybody else who requires stable, reliable power delivery."
Enthusiast Series Modular power supplies will be available from Corsair-authorized retailers worldwide in July.
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Enthusiast Series Modular power supplies will be available from Corsair-authorized retailers worldwide in July.
32 Comments on Corsair Announces New Enthusiast Series Modular PSUs
I'm fine with a few permanently attached cables that I'm always going to use anyway. However, with only 4 modular connectors, I have a feeling there is still a lot of attached cables that are going to go unused. Either that, or the TX850M is going to be really limited on what you can attach to it.
If we assume they are similar to the HX series, then the 24-pin and 8-pin are attached, along with two 8-pin PCI-E connectors. So the modular system on the TX M series leave only enough room for another 2 PCI-E connectors and 2 SATA/Molex connectors. I mean, I guess that is ok for the lower units, but for an 850w I'd want at least another set of PCI-E connectors.
The TXM650 seems to be competing with the HX650W, tho. They are both Bronze and modular, plus the price is about the same. So maybe the HX650 is going away.
CORSAIR Professional Series HX750 (CMPSU-750HX) 75...
CORSAIR Professional Series HX850 (CMPSU-850HX) 85...
The HX850 is $175 on newegg, but Corsair says the price should be $200. So if Corsair is saying the price on the TX850M is $170 it will likely be cheaper on newegg. I would expect that actual price once it hits newegg to be in the $150 range.
I thought that the actual price would have been higher when it was available for purchase....I guess it's the other way around
Reputation, price, says modular....can't go wrong.
Although taking a closer look I also see a few more fixed cables than just the propriety ones.
Though the $10 shipping is kind of odd too, I'm guessing that is an error on neweggs part, because I've never seen that high of shipping from them.It is modular, it just isn't fully modular. By your logic the HX series isn't modular either.
IMO, making the standard connectors modular is stupid, there is almost no reason that I won't be using a 24-pin and a 8-pin CPU, so might as well make them permanant. From what I've seen it looks like on these PSUs, the 24-pin and 8-pin CPU are permanant as well as two 8-pin PCI-E connectors. The rest is modular, I don't have an issue with that since an 750-850w PSU is probably always going to use those connectors(and if you aren't, then you shouldn't be buying an 850w PSU).