Under high load the fans can get a bit loud, for sure, and Yes, it's the PSU that puts out the majority of the noise. I did mention this in the review as well. Under most basic workloads, the system is dead silent. It might be worthwhile to swap the bottom fans as intake, and that might subside the PSU fan noise. I do plan to use this system a lot, so I'll have more info on that subject specifically soon, too, since I do plan on keeping the configuration pictured in the review, as well as trying out a 4790K in it.
| System Name | A black box |
|---|---|
| Processor | AMD fx 8350 |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte 990fxa ud3 |
| Cooling | Stock |
| Memory | 8GB Kingston hyperx 1600mhz |
| Video Card(s) | Asus directcu top HD5850 |
| Storage | random 250gb |
| Display(s) | Philips 190b3 |
| Case | antec 200 v2 |
| Audio Device(s) | Integrated |
| Power Supply | Silverstone 600w strider essentials plus |
| Software | Windows 7 ultimate 64bit |
| Benchmark Scores | I once tagged my school desk. |
| Processor | Intel Core i7 12700 |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | Gigabyte Aorus Z690i Ultra DDR4 |
| Cooling | Noctua NH |
| Memory | Patriot Viper 32GB (2x16GB) 3200MHz |
| Video Card(s) | Sapphire Pulse RX 5700 XT |
| Case | Ncase M1 v6 |
| Audio Device(s) | Topping D10s + Liquid Spark | Hifiman Sundara |
| Mouse | Logitech G-Pro |
| Keyboard | QK75 w/ Vertex V-One Switches | GMK Stargaze clones |
| System Name | Chaos |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Core i5 4590K @ 4.0 GHz |
| Motherboard | MSI Z97 MPower MAX AC |
| Cooling | Arctic Cooling Freezer i30 + MX4 |
| Memory | 4x4 GB Kingston HyperX Beast 2400 GT/s CL11 |
| Video Card(s) | Palit GTX 1070 Dual @ stock |
| Storage | 256GB Samsung 840 Pro SSD + 1 TB WD Green (Idle timer off) + 320 GB WD Blue |
| Display(s) | Dell U2515H |
| Case | Fractal Design Define R3 |
| Audio Device(s) | Onboard |
| Power Supply | Corsair HX750 Platinum |
| Mouse | CM Storm Recon |
| Keyboard | CM Storm Quickfire Pro (MX Red) |
Yeah, most definitely Aris has the right equipment to make an accurate report on the PSU and the performance it offers, however, the huge expanse of water that separates us makes this rather difficult. I'm not sure I could convince ASRock to send Aris a whole unit just to cover the PSU, and there's no point in reviewing a product that isn't available on it's own in retail. The best I could offer myself is efficiency numbers as even the lab at school doesn't quite have all the needed equipment.Would've been nice if Aris had a go at that PSU, I'm curious about it...
Also, the power delivery can certainly take some punishment, as those MOSFETs aren't simple MOSFETs... They're full-blown buck regulator power blocks.
They can dish out 40A at up to 125°C and they're 90% efficient, so that VRM should be ok at least up to 160W continuous without a heatsink. Considering the cooling options for the M8 case, that's surely more than enough.
Nice review, as usual, Dave
| System Name | PLAHI |
|---|---|
| Processor | I5-13500 |
| Motherboard | ASROCK B760M PRO RS/D4 |
| Cooling | 120 AIO IWONGOU |
| Memory | 1x32GB Kingston BEAST DDR4 @ 3200Mhz |
| Video Card(s) | RX 6800XT |
| Storage | Kingston Renegade GEN4 nVME 512GB |
| Display(s) | Philips 288E2A 28" 4K + 22" LG 1080p |
| Case | TT URBAN R31 |
| Audio Device(s) | Creative Soundblaster Z |
| Power Supply | Fractal Design IntegraM 650W |
| Mouse | Logitech Triathlon |
| Keyboard | REDRAGON MITRA |
| Software | Windows 11 Home x 64 |
| System Name | 4K-gaming / console |
|---|---|
| Processor | 5800X @ PBO +200 / i5-8600K @ 4.6GHz |
| Motherboard | ROG Crosshair VII Hero / ROG Strix Z370-F |
| Cooling | Eisbaer 360 + EK Vector TUF + Acool XT45 240mm + Swiftech res + EK-XTOP SPC-60 / Eisbaer 240 + DCC |
| Memory | 32GB DDR4-3466 / 16GB DDR4-3600 |
| Video Card(s) | Asus RTX 3080 TUF / Powercolor RX 6700 XT |
| Storage | 3TB of SSDs / several small SSDs |
| Display(s) | 4K120 IPS + 4K60 IPS / 1080p projector @ 90" |
| Case | Corsair 4000D AF White / DeepCool CC560 WH |
| Audio Device(s) | Sony WH-CH720N / Hecate G1500 |
| Power Supply | EVGA G2 750W / Seasonic FX-750 |
| Mouse | Razer Basilisk / Ajazz i303 Pro |
| Keyboard | Roccat Vulcan 121 AIMO / Obinslab Anne 2 Pro |
| VR HMD | Oculus Rift CV1 |
| Software | Windows 11 Pro / Windows 11 Pro |
| Benchmark Scores | They run Crysis |
| System Name | micropage7 |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Xeon X3470 |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. P55A-UD3R (Socket 1156) |
| Cooling | Enermax ETS-T40F |
| Memory | Samsung 8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 |
| Video Card(s) | NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800 |
| Storage | V-GEN03AS18EU120GB, Seagate 2 x 1TB and Seagate 4TB |
| Display(s) | Samsung 21 inch LCD Wide Screen |
| Case | Icute Super 18 |
| Audio Device(s) | Auzentech X-Fi Forte |
| Power Supply | Silverstone 600 Watt |
| Mouse | Logitech G502 |
| Keyboard | Sades Excalibur + Taihao keycaps |
| Software | Win 7 64-bit |
| Benchmark Scores | Classified |
| System Name | Desktop |
|---|---|
| Processor | i5 13600KF |
| Motherboard | AsRock B760M Steel Legend Wifi |
| Cooling | Noctua NH-U9S |
| Memory | 4x 16 Gb Gskill S5 DDR5 @6000 |
| Video Card(s) | Gigabyte Gaming OC 6750 XT 12GB |
| Storage | WD_BLACK 4TB SN850x |
| Display(s) | Gigabye M32U |
| Case | Corsair Carbide 400C |
| Audio Device(s) | On Board |
| Power Supply | EVGA Supernova 650 P2 |
| Mouse | MX Master 3s |
| Keyboard | Logitech G915 Wireless Clicky |
| Software | Fedora KDE Spin |
Looks, size, convenience, added sata ports.
