Corsair releases 950 Watt power supply

Wednesday, October 14, 2009, 6:16
Gadgets
88 views
View Comments

Here comes some good news for the hard-core PC users and gaming enthusiasts. Corsair has announced another addition to its valued TX-series of high-quality PSUs. Known as Corsair TX950W power supply unit (PSU), The TX950W is crafted to cater to the most-demanding exigencies of PC buffs, gamers and creative professionals.

The latest TX950W power supply unit (PSU) has been built by means of industrial-grade components that help give steady voltages, and has the capacity of functioning at 100 % load, at an ambient temperature of 50°C for the best reliability.

As the reviews, the Corsair TX950W comes with a +12V rail that can convey 78A (936W) related to 98. 5% of PSU’s overall power output. Thus, it is made an ideal solution for great and multi-GPU gaming systems through the latest multi-core CPUs, similar to Intel Core i7 and i5 series that might arise the necessity of high amounts of steady power at 12V.

Jim Carlton, VP of Marketing at Corsair, said that the Corsair’s TX650W, TX750W, and TX850W PSUs have been dominating the market with the offering of better quality and performance at cost-effective prices. The bar is even raised higher by the TX950W due to the 80 PLUS Bronze efficiency, low noise and output, which can consistently power even the hottest Dream PCs.

The TX950W causes so-called waste heat and doesn’t give rise to any noise, thanks to the 80 PLUS Bronze certification, which boasts of ensuring as a minimum 85 percent energy efficiency at usual load levels. The super 140mm cooling fan remains at least pace unless around 65% of the PSU’s total load. The TX950W also boasts six 6+2-pin PCI-E cables, and has undergone methodical examination for being compatible with Nvidia SLI and ATI Crossfire solutions. The TX950W is also featured with more than enough cables to keep up full-tower chassis.

The Corsair TX950W can presently be availed at e-tailers and retailers. It comes with a 5-year warranty and full customer support through email, telephone, forum and the Tech Support Express helpdesk. There is no word as to the pricing of it so far.