February 15th, 2011

Nesteq Xzero 500w

Conclusion

The new technology found in the Xzero series is very encouraging and it’s great to see Nesteq implementing new ideas and concepts into their products.

For me, the ASM mode is a triumph and although the fan could be considered a little noisy when it does kick in, the fact that it only does so at 65 degrees makes it worth it. The versatility of being able to manually set the fan speed again demonstrates the attention to detail put into this design.

However, this is not the only exciting feature. The LEDs that turn off to notify a power failure and the power booster for the PCI-e connectors are yet more reasons to part with over £100 to own one of these units.

Sure not all of the technology is really needed; for instance I doubt many users will really check to see if the green lights are on and the rail stability wasn’t the best we’ve seen although we can’t be too quick to criticise here as our test methods aren’t exactly prefect.

To sum it up, the Xzero 500W unit has an array of technology and extras that set it apart from the crowd and make it well worth a look but for £100, it’s going to be hard to make customers part with their cash.