Corsair Launches 650-Watt Modular Power Supply
The HX650W is designed for lower wattages; it joins the company’s Professional Series line of PSUs.
Corsair, manufacturer of computer memory, power supplies, and flash memory products, has launched the Corsair Professional Series HX650W modular power supply.
The HX650W joins the company’s HX750W, HX850W, and HX1000W products as part of Corsair’s Professional Series of PSUs, all of which feature a comprehensive modular cable set, minimal noise levels, and competitive efficiency ratings.
Jim Carlton, vice president of marketing at Corsair, says the HX650W is “ideal for enthusiasts and gamers” looking for an efficient and quiet modular power supply, but don’t need the higher wattages associated with other PSUs in the Professional Series. “The HX650W offers the same unmatched quality standards,” he says, “but a power level more suitable for mid/high-spec PC builds.”
Corsairs says its Professional Series HX650W uses industrial-grade components, delivering the majority of its total power output (96%) on its single 52A ?? rail. “This is essential for reliably powering today’s PCs with multi-core CPUs and graphics cards,” the company states in a recent press release.
The Professional Series HX650W is “tested and guaranteed,” Corsair says, to operate at 100 percent load at an ambient temperature of 50∞C.
The Corsair Professional Series HX650W features a circuitry design aimed at maximizing energy savings and minimizing heat generation. This highly efficient design meets 80 Plus Bronze certification standards, ensuring a minimum efficiency of 82 percent and typical efficiency of 85 percent.
The Corsair Professional Series HX650W also boasts an innovative cabling configuration that uses flat modular cables–including 4 x PCI Express connectors for SLI and CrossFire configurations–to help maximize airflow through the chassis.
