deadant Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 Hi! As I recall the the HX850 was 80+ Gold rated when I checked a few weeks ago, while it now is only rated 80+ Silver. On Corsairs pages that is. If however one goes to the 80+ site at http://www.80plus.org/manu/psu/psu_detail.aspx?id=25&type=2 they are listed as Gold certified! If anyone has deep enough knowledge to explain this it would be appreciated. Regards, Emil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted September 25, 2009 Corsair Employees Share Posted September 25, 2009 We designed the HX750W and HX850W to the 80Plus Silver specification. We were very pleased when we learned that the HX750/850W units tested by 80Plus qualified for 80Plus Gold certification. We believe that this honor reflects the engineering efforts we put into every product. The HX750/850W didn’t simply meet the Silver specification to which it was designed; it outperformed it. However, the margin by which the test unit fell into the Gold specification was not large enough to ensure that every HX750/850W we produce will also qualify for Gold certification. We believe in standing behind our products; we cannot make a marketing claim based on test results that were so close to the edge of the Gold and Silver specifications. Because of this, we have chosen to market the HX750/850W as Silver, not Gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadant Posted September 25, 2009 Author Share Posted September 25, 2009 Ok, that makes sense. Thanks for the info! // Emil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeBob Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 You might reach Gold numbers at 230V. But 80 plus tests at 115V and room temperature, so that's what you go by with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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