Andyson Titanium N 700 W Review 12

Andyson Titanium N 700 W Review

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Value and Conclusion

  • The Andyson Titanium N 700 W retails for $140 and wasn't available in the US as this review was put together.
  • Easily delivered its full power at 45°C
  • Very high efficiency
  • Tight voltage regulation
  • Excellent ripple suppression
  • Silent operation under normal conditions
  • Pretty good overall performance in the Advanced Transient Response tests
  • Cold operation because of extremely low energy losses
  • Longer than 16 ms hold-up time
  • Low output noise
  • Japanese electrolytic caps
  • 5-year warranty
  • Limited availability (at least for the moment)
  • It should have less native cables
  • Only a single EPS connector
  • High inrush current
At first there was only the Platinum R 1200 W, but Andyson has now introduced their Titanium series. Andyson is full of surprises lately and has, as such, managed to make quite an impression with its new designs which look pretty awesome so far. Their Titanium series addresses mid-level PC systems, the most interesting category for most users since very few actually need PSUs with a capacity over 1 kW. The very few Titanium PSUs available on the market today are stronger than 1 kW and cost a bomb, which makes them for very few people. At the same time, Andyson's N Titanium line is comprised of units with reasonable capacities, all at an affordable price for those willing to pay a little more for such incredibly efficient units to save a lot of money over the long haul. Not only is the N700 we evaluated very efficient, but its load regulation and ripple suppression on all rails was also outstanding. Its transient response properties were also pretty good, and Andyson made a point of only using quality components internally, which gave them the confidence it took to offer the N700 up with a five year warranty. I definitely believe that it is highly beneficial to all of us consumers when a company introduces new PSUs as it goes a ways toward ensuring that a small handful of companies don't dictate quality and performance standards. While Andyson's Titanium platform doesn't use any exotic components or a cutting-edge design, it manages to perform really well, which goes to show that properly selecting and tuning components makes achieving the Titanium efficiency certification with lower capacity PSUs a reality.

The new Andyson N700 was a very pleasant surprise as I actually didn't expect it to perform as well given Andyson hadn't yet introduced a worthy Titanium platform. To keep cost down, Andyson did use a fully modular cabling design; however, they did a fine job internally; this platform's performance really is killer. It might cost more than your average 700 W unit, but its high performance makes it worth its price. According to the overall efficiency graph, the Andyson N700 is the most efficient PSU money can buy today, which is an amazing achievement once you take into account that it managed to beat out digital platforms (of significantly higher capacity, though).
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