Corsair Employees Corsair Angie Posted October 14, 2021 Corsair Employees Share Posted October 14, 2021 Hey everyone, We're excited to present to you a first in line of DIY product accessories with the CORSAIR +5V PSU LOAD BALANCER. Setups are customizable and easier than ever before. What does it do? Balances your power load on your PSU which can be caused from many lighting devices, accessories, and drive setups. Why do I need it? Multiple plugged devices can increase noise and heat from the power supply, even when idle so the CORSAIR +5V PSU LOAD BALANCER was created to draw power from the heavy-duty +12V rail, helping to balance the power load ensuring the PSU remains cool and quiet. How will my system benefit from this? Your system will benefit from this as it re-allocates power from the +12V rail to the +5V rail, giving more breathing room for your system. You will be able to fill your PC with ample lighting devices, accessories, and more without worry of overheat and noises. Click here for more information. We’ve put together a quick FAQ below. Q: Is this easy to install? A: The CORSAIR +5V PSU LOAD BALANCER is easy to install as it comes with included screws and fits into nearly any 3.5in HDD tray. It comes with a single EPS12V input and up to 8x SATA and 4x PATA outputs. Q: How does it connect to my PSU? A: You can connect it to your CORSAIR Power Supply as it uses an 8-pin PCIe or EPS12V modular connector. Let us know your comments and thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momo-70 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 This is great, its exactly what I need for my upcoming build, as I will be running a lot of RGB fans and components. How do I go about purchasing it, as I am in Australia and the list of "Find a Retailer" on the product page, only lists US stores that do not ship to Australia. Am I able to purchase it directly from you and have you ship it to Australia ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeDoyen Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 can't wait to see a teardown of that one to see if it's sturdy and reliable at least by design 🙂 I know an old forum member that will jump at it in a jiffy for his decked 1000D hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JULVEX Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 This might help a lot to solve plenty of power issues with RGB fans/stripes, hope this will be available to buy soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicehunter Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Shouldn't a high end Corsair PSU already be sufficient ? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ca1ibos Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Will I need this for a 10 year old Corsair HX1050 PSU powering 28x RGB Pro Strips (280 LEDS) and 2x 140cm (84 LEDS each ), 2x 45cm (27 LEDs each), 2x 25cm (15 LEDs each) LS100 strips = 532 Addressable RGB LEDs ??? Serious question! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeDoyen Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 1 hour ago, Dicehunter said: Shouldn't a high end Corsair PSU already be sufficient ? for normal blokes yes 😛 but builds with a ton of RGB will pull so many amps from the 5V rail that it may end up triggering the PSU fan even if the 12V isn't doing anything. Using that kind of box will make the PC silent again. 47 minutes ago, Ca1ibos said: Will I need this for a 10 year old Corsair HX1050 PSU powering 28x RGB Pro Strips (280 LEDS) and 2x 140cm (84 LEDS each ), 2x 45cm (27 LEDs each), 2x 25cm (15 LEDs each) LS100 strips = 532 Addressable RGB LEDs ??? Serious question! 10 years old, you need a new PSU before needing this box unfortunately. voltage ripple must be all over the place! But that's definitely one of the use cases where it will help keep the psu cool and silent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ca1ibos Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 2 hours ago, LeDoyen said: for normal blokes yes 😛 but builds with a ton of RGB will pull so many amps from the 5V rail that it may end up triggering the PSU fan even if the 12V isn't doing anything. Using that kind of box will make the PC silent again. 10 years old, you need a new PSU before needing this box unfortunately. voltage ripple must be all over the place! But that's definitely one of the use cases where it will help keep the psu cool and silent No worries actually, I tend to jump the gun a lot on purchases and then change plans. So for example I had forgotten that I had already bought a Corsair VS650 for a build for my brother....but then changed the case I was going to build it in and needed a SF600 to fit in the new case. In other words I have a brand new VS650 I can use to power all those RGB LED strips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicehunter Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 2 hours ago, LeDoyen said: for normal blokes yes 😛 but builds with a ton of RGB will pull so many amps from the 5V rail that it may end up triggering the PSU fan even if the 12V isn't doing anything. Using that kind of box will make the PC silent again. In this instance though what would constitute a ton of RGB ? 1 x Capellix AIO, 10 x Corsair QL RGB fans all controlled via a Commander Core, Commander Pro and Lighting Node ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conver Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 Is there any link between the device and iCUE? Like the I versions of PSU that you can track in iCUE, is it possible to do the same with this one (beside seing it thru the PSU) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeDoyen Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 hmmm... looking at the photos, there's just power in and power out 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevBiker Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 (edited) On 10/19/2021 at 12:37 PM, Dicehunter said: Shouldn't a high end Corsair PSU already be sufficient ? It depends on how much RGB you have. Corsair's PSUs max out at 30A on the 5V rail ... and even the mighty AX1600 will very quickly start spinning the fans at loads much lower 5V loads than that. And never stops. Turn off the RGB and it stops. For a $500+ PSU, it is extremely disappointing. My HX1200i actually handled the 5V load better. While this is a good addition, what I'd really like to see is a PSU with a larger 5V rail that can handle higher 5V loads without the fan spinning. One would think that, given Corsair is one of the top manufacturers of both RGB devices and PSUs, we'd see something like that. Edited October 23, 2021 by DevBiker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees Corsair Angie Posted October 26, 2021 Author Corsair Employees Share Posted October 26, 2021 On 10/14/2021 at 9:05 PM, Momo-70 said: This is great, its exactly what I need for my upcoming build, as I will be running a lot of RGB fans and components. How do I go about purchasing it, as I am in Australia and the list of "Find a Retailer" on the product page, only lists US stores that do not ship to Australia. Am I able to purchase it directly from you and have you ship it to Australia ? Hey Momo-70, please refer to this link https://www.corsair.com/us/en/where-to-buy - Australia and hopefully your particular area will be covered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees Corsair Angie Posted October 26, 2021 Author Corsair Employees Share Posted October 26, 2021 On 10/19/2021 at 11:00 AM, Ca1ibos said: Will I need this for a 10 year old Corsair HX1050 PSU powering 28x RGB Pro Strips (280 LEDS) and 2x 140cm (84 LEDS each ), 2x 45cm (27 LEDs each), 2x 25cm (15 LEDs each) LS100 strips = 532 Addressable RGB LEDs ??? Serious question! Hey Ca1ibos, ideally while it would work in theory and put less of a strain on the load - my worry is more on your PSU and that being it's 10 years old 😞 My best suggestion would be to contact our support for more help as well. I believe many here on the forums would also suggest in getting a newer PSU to go with the Load Balancer just so the output is safer and consistent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ca1ibos Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 3 hours ago, Corsair Angie said: Hey Ca1ibos, ideally while it would work in theory and put less of a strain on the load - my worry is more on your PSU and that being it's 10 years old 😞 My best suggestion would be to contact our support for more help as well. I believe many here on the forums would also suggest in getting a newer PSU to go with the Load Balancer just so the output is safer and consistent. In a later reply I said that I just remembered that I have a spare brand new boxed Corsair VS650 I can use for the RGB strips and controllers. It was bought for a build where ultiimately I changed my mind about the case and thus I needed to by a SF600...meaning the brand new unused VS600 is available to me. So the question is whether I should still by the 5V load balancer for use with a VS600. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevBiker Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 20 minutes ago, Ca1ibos said: In a later reply I said that I just remembered that I have a spare brand new boxed Corsair VS650 I can use for the RGB strips and controllers. It was bought for a build where ultiimately I changed my mind about the case and thus I needed to by a SF600...meaning the brand new unused VS600 is available to me. So the question is whether I should still by the 5V load balancer for use with a VS600. Very rough, back-of-napkin estimate on your LEDs puts it around 18A or so on the 5V rail when all white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conver Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 On 10/22/2021 at 7:21 PM, LeDoyen said: hmmm... looking at the photos, there's just power in and power out Yeah, what I was seeing too. A bit disappointing.. I'll wait for an XT version that hopefully supports iCUE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeDoyen Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 tbh there's not much to monitor besides power draw, and, either it varies constantly because you have color cycles, or it's fixed and insignificant anyway if on fixed color. the example above with 18A draw will turn out to be just over 7A on 12V which is peanuts. iCUE alone uses more than that on background loading of the CPU 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1024 Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 So when is this actually gonna get released? I've been refreshing the page daily ever since the announcement and I haven't read about the part from anywhere but Corsair's own site. My current RGB setup already draws a little too close to 150W for comfort and sadly that is all even a AX1600i can provide, as far as I know. I wanted to buy some more RGB stuff, so this really would come in handy right about now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees Corsair Albert Posted November 12, 2021 Corsair Employees Share Posted November 12, 2021 On 11/7/2021 at 3:30 PM, 1024 said: So when is this actually gonna get released? I've been refreshing the page daily ever since the announcement and I haven't read about the part from anywhere but Corsair's own site. My current RGB setup already draws a little too close to 150W for comfort and sadly that is all even a AX1600i can provide, as far as I know. I wanted to buy some more RGB stuff, so this really would come in handy right about now. Are you unable to sign up for the restock notification? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1024 Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 1 hour ago, Corsair Albert said: Are you unable to sign up for the restock notification? I'm signed up for the restock notifications. I just haven't seen it in stock yet for either the US or EU site. Also no retailers seem to have it listed and there's no reviews or other commentary online for the device. So I assumed it hadn't really released to sale yet. Since I'm planning my other purchases around having more 5V power, it would be nice to know if there is an ETA on when I can actually order that device from anywhere yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mich-91 Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Would like to please know when this product will actually be available, as in actually in stock and can be purchased ? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gio2vanni86 Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 On 10/14/2021 at 10:16 AM, Corsair Angie said: Hey everyone, We're excited to present to you a first in line of DIY product accessories with the CORSAIR +5V PSU LOAD BALANCER. Setups are customizable and easier than ever before. What does it do? Balances your power load on your PSU which can be caused from many lighting devices, accessories, and drive setups. Why do I need it? Multiple plugged devices can increase noise and heat from the power supply, even when idle so the CORSAIR +5V PSU LOAD BALANCER was created to draw power from the heavy-duty +12V rail, helping to balance the power load ensuring the PSU remains cool and quiet. How will my system benefit from this? Your system will benefit from this as it re-allocates power from the +12V rail to the +5V rail, giving more breathing room for your system. You will be able to fill your PC with ample lighting devices, accessories, and more without worry of overheat and noises. Click here for more information. We’ve put together a quick FAQ below. Q: Is this easy to install? A: The CORSAIR +5V PSU LOAD BALANCER is easy to install as it comes with included screws and fits into nearly any 3.5in HDD tray. It comes with a single EPS12V input and up to 8x SATA and 4x PATA outputs. Q: How does it connect to my PSU? A: You can connect it to your CORSAIR Power Supply as it uses an 8-pin PCIe or EPS12V modular connector. Let us know your comments and thoughts? Hey Angie is this able to work with evga psu? I bought it and think maybe either I had a bad psu or a bad unit itself. When plugged in my psu does not work, the fan does turn on once I unplug it but of course no power. I got a new psu evga since cables are custom for it, but now I'm too scared to try again. It's of course plugged into the only cables u have available which is my 8 pins for a 3rd gpu. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perry95 Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 So is this ever actually going to be available for purchase? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees Corsair Albert Posted April 14, 2022 Corsair Employees Share Posted April 14, 2022 On 2/22/2022 at 10:52 AM, gio2vanni86 said: Hey Angie is this able to work with evga psu? I bought it and think maybe either I had a bad psu or a bad unit itself. When plugged in my psu does not work, the fan does turn on once I unplug it but of course no power. I got a new psu evga since cables are custom for it, but now I'm too scared to try again. It's of course plugged into the only cables u have available which is my 8 pins for a 3rd gpu. Thanks again. The Load Balancer is designed for use with our PSUs. On 4/11/2022 at 12:11 PM, Perry95 said: So is this ever actually going to be available for purchase? It is currently available in certain regions. What region are you located in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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