OC3D Review NZXT HALE90 850w White PSU

[tinytomlogan]

White cases seem to be popping up everywhere, NZXT now have a white PSU to match! Come inside to see if its all looks and no brains.

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UPDATE 03/10/10: Further to a post by a member of our forum we have become aware of a mis-calculation in our load levels for this PSU. As a result, please disregard any negative comments about the ripple results of this PSU in this thread.

 

[stevenwright6379]

i could do with this PSU

 

[alicarve]

I want one to match my case

 

[SnW]

I guess paint isn't a option ?

seriously if i want my PSU white, i'll paint it ..

And replacing the fan is just as easy as opening a trash can!

just be carefull when opening a PSU just don't do it after a few days of F@H (gaming) and then boom open

 

[SiN]

It's a good PSU besides the ripple, which is a disappointment, for the price they should have buckled it down some more.

 

[hmmblah]

I guess paint isn't a option ?

seriously if i want my PSU white, i'll paint it ..

And replacing the fan is just as easy as opening a trash can!

just be carefull when opening a PSU just don't do it after a few days of F@H (gaming) and then boom open

It's a sexy powdercoat, not just a paint job...nice touch IMO.

 

[AMDFTW]

what no OC3D certification?

 

[SnW]

It's a sexy powdercoat, not just a paint job...nice touch IMO.

Then I would powdercoat it.. just as simple as a paint job, K in my case that is

 

[tinytomlogan]

what no OC3D certification?

No mate the 3.3v rail did not pass our standards. You only get our stamp if the psu is above and beyond epic!

 

[alienware]

Hmmm.. Seems amazingly over priced to me...

 

[AMDFTW]

No mate the 3.3v rail did not pass our standards. You only get our stamp if the psu is above and beyond epic!

ahh fair enough then mate

 

[stevenwright6379]

Hmmm.. Seems amazingly over priced to me...

isnt in america though

seen the 1000w version go for $209 (£131ish) :/

at new egg

 

[alienware]

That's still totally ridiculous.

TBH and I hate to say it but inside it looks pretty cheap. Outside it looks nice but man, reading the review I find it worrying that a £150+ PSU can just about keep within the ATX spec.

I had no respect for NZXT whatsoever until they released the Phantom. I don't know what it's built like but it's very nice looking. Unlike the fan controller of theirs I bought in 2007 that -

A. Was really cheap and tacky.

B. Was too big to fit in the 5.25 bay it was designed for and literally had to be rammed in.

C. The screen on which was absolutely parp and it wasn't cheap to buy.

I hoped that lately they had come good, but after reading this review I have my doubts. It's very easy now to get an average PSU around the same wattage for £100, and this is decidedly average. It must cost less than £50 to get a powdercoat done on a PSU (I mean FFS it's tiny) therefore I can't see any real reason at all to pay £150 for this thing.

A black one would look nicer in your case any way, and take that from some one who has studied colour coding and has a lot of experience with black and white

 

[TMaksimov]

So when's the full review of the Phantom coming along? I hope it isn't a disappointment as well because I really had my hopes up for NZXT.

 

[stevenwright6379]

i have a phantom and i love it if that helps

check my project log "crysis extreme" for some pics

 

[tinytomlogan]

So when's the full review of the Phantom coming along? I hope it isn't a disappointment as well because I really had my hopes up for NZXT.

its here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnLnzIxk104

 

[alicarve]

I have the phantom too and it is a good case I would advise it

 

[AMDFTW]

random question

when is the review of the 1095t coming out

 

[alienware]

Man, it never occurred to me before just how much that thing looks like a Storm Trooper helmet

I like it even more now

 

[TMaksimov]

Sorry, Tom, I watched that video already. I was talking about the full- full review and conclusion as a month has passed. You still love it?