Enermax MODU87+ EMG600AWT Review

Manufacturer: Enermax
UK price (as reviewed): £138.72 (inc VAT)
US price (as reviewed): Unknown

As soon as you get your hands on Enermax’s Modu87+ EMG600AWT you can tell that it’s a premium product – it’s finished in a beautifully tactile, mottled surface and has liberal splashes of gold detailing, hinting at the 80plus Gold certification that the PSU holds.

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It’s a good job that this is the first impression it gives too – at £138, the Modu87+, which is manufactured by Enermax in its own production facility, is the most expensive PSU in this group test, despite only providing 600W of power. As with a number of the other PSUs in this test
12V ripple at 50 per cent load

12V ripple at 50 per cent load


12V ripple at 100 per cent load

12V ripple at 100 per cent load

, the Modu87+ is also modular – a feature that we adore, as it makes for cleaner PC builds. However, we were a little dismayed to see that the braiding, although well fitted, starts a good few centimetres from the modular connector, leaving naked cables between the modular connector and the braiding.

The PSU also features HeatGuard - a useful feature that keeps the fan spinning up to 30 seconds after your PC shuts down to make sure that your PSU cools properly. Despite providing a little less juice than most of the other PSUs here, the Modu87+ offers many connectors, including four 6+2-pin PCI-E connectors. These are joined by a whopping count of eight Molex and SATA connectors, and a single floppy connector.

In a break from tradition, the Enermax's 12V power is provided over three (rather than one, two or four) 12V rails, each of which is rated 25A, with a maximum combined output of 50A. The first of these rails provides power to the 24-pin ATX and 8-pin EPS12V connectors, while the second and third rails split the 6+2-pin PCI-E and drive connections between them.

Testing the Modu87+ proved to be a simple affair, as it flew through our tests without any trouble, remaining stable even when drawing its maximum rated 600W. It was also relatively efficient, reaching a peak efficiency of 90 per cent at 50 per cent load and 89 per cent at full load. While this is a good result, however, it isn’t as good as that achieved by the Antec High Current Pro HCP-750. The Modu87+ was also silent up to 50 per cent load, and even very quiet at 100 per cent load with 600W being drawn from the PSU.

The Modu87+ performed well in our other tests too. The unit’s holdup times were both within 1ms of the recommended 17ms and the peak amplitude of the PSU’s ripple was 17.4 mV; while this isn’t the best result, it’s well within the limits set by the ATX spec. The Modu87+ is a solid, stable PSU with some handy extras. Unfortunately, however, the Antec High Current Pro HCP-750 is also very stable, has more PCI-E connections and provides 150W more power for only a little more.

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