Introduction

If you're a tech enthusiast, it is always fun and exciting to read about enthusiast grade hardware. As for us who get to touch, test and review it, the feeling is quite similar, even for power supplies. TPU has always been the place that caters for the technology enthusiast and continues to do so. At the same time, besides the fairly niche enthusiast group we have a much bigger value oriented group, that might not see a $300+ PSU as a worthwhile investment. The regular Steam hardware survey confirms that very well—people are still predominantly using GeForce 3060 / 4060 level graphics cards that come nowhere near needing a 1 kW+ PSU.



There's also another angle to consider—the satisfaction of getting a great deal on something you purchase. Even if you know that it's not top of the line, but fits your use case perfectly and costs less than you expected. At the end of the review we will know for sure, but at least those were my hopes when FSP reached out with their VITA GM 850 W.

The GM in this VITA series stands for Gold Efficiency and Modular cabling. It is a new series from FSP, which means it supports ATX 3.1. Other models in the lineup include 650, 750, 850 and 1000 W units in both black and white finishes. As mentioned earlier, today we're looking at the 850 W model (VITA-850GM) today, and here are its specs:

Specifications