Introduction

Another day, another PSU. This time around it’s the Corsair Gaming Series (GS) 800w unit, featuring four PCIexpress connectors, a clear bladed, quiet fan, 80 PLUS certified and braided cable sleeves. All in all, a pretty bog standard unit with a reasonable ammount of power. While we can’t offer a full test suite here at XSR, we can check that it passes noise/ripple safety tests, so let’s get to it.

Specifications

• Warranty: Three years
• Dimension: 150mm(W) x 86mm(H) x 160mm(L)
• Modular: No
• Power: 800 Watts
• 80 Plus: Certified
• ATX Connector: 1
• EPS Connector: 1
• PCI-E Connector: 4
• 4 Pin Peripheral Connector: 8
• SATA Connector: 8
• Floppy Connector: 2
• MTBF: 100,000 hours

Features

• It supports the latest ATX12V v2.3 standard and is backward compatible with ATX12V 2.2 and ATX12V 2.01 systems
• An ultra-quiet 140mm double ball-bearing fan delivers excellent airflow at an exceptionally low noise level by varying fan speed in response to temperature
• 80Plus certified to deliver 80% efficiency or higher at normal load conditions (20% to 100% load)
• 0.99 Active Power Factor Correction provides clean and reliable power
• Universal AC input from 90~264V — no more hassle of flipping that tiny red switch to select the voltage input!
• Extra long fully-sleeved cables support full tower chassis
• A three year warranty and lifetime access to Corsair’s legendary technical support and customer service
• Over Current/Voltage/Power Protection, Under Voltage Protection and Short Circuit Protection provide complete component safety
• Dimensions: 150mm(W) x 86mm(H) x 160mm(L)
• MTBF: 100,000 hours
• Safety Approvals: UL, CUL, CE, CB, FCC Class B, TÜV, CCC, C-tick

Unboxing

Quite fancy packaging for this unit. Part of the gamer series, it has the lighting effects showcased on the front.

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No bundled cables as this isn’t modular, but you do get a little pen drive, some added screws and cable ties along with the manual and warranty information.

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