Cooler Master V550 Review

September 18, 2015 | 13:56

Tags: #80-plus-gold #power-supply #psu

Companies: #cooler-master

+12V Rail Tests

For these tests, we take a reading of the voltage output of each PSU's 12V rail (or rails, if it uses a multi-rail design). This is done at three load levels: low, medium and high, which vary based on the wattage of PSU being tested. We are looking for results as close to 12V as possible. Higher loads are more likely to highlight any instabilities. Any output that falls outside of Intel's specifications is considered a fail and highlighted in red.

+12V Rail Output - Low Load (200W)

ATX spec limit: 11.4V - 12.6V

  • SilverStone SX600-G 600W
  • Cooler Master V550 550W
  • Antec EDGE 650W
  • Fractal Design Integra M 650W
    • 12.12
    • 12.15
    • 12.16
    • 12.20
0
3
5.5
8
10.5
13
Volts (blue = pass; red = fail)
  • +12V rail output

+12V Rail Output - Medium Load (400W)

ATX spec limit: 11.4V - 12.6V

  • SilverStone SX600-G 600W
  • Antec EDGE 650W
  • Fractal Design Integra M 650W
  • Cooler Master V550 550W
    • 11.99
    • 12.02
    • 12.06
    • 12.10
0
3
5.5
8
10.5
13
Volts (blue = pass; red = fail)
  • +12V rail output

+12V Rail Output - High Load (600W)

ATX spec limit: 11.4V - 12.6V

  • Antec EDGE 650W
  • SilverStone SX600-G 600W
  • Cooler Master V550 550W
  • Fractal Design Integra M 650W
    • 11.82
    • 11.88
    • 11.98
    • 12.02
0
3
5.5
8
10.5
13
Volts (blue = pass; red = fail)
  • +12V rail output

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