I feel 6 PCIe connectors (across three cables, with two on each cable) is more than enough and will easily sate the demand for multiple graphics cards. Also note that our ambient temperature is a little higher than the 25 °C recommended by the directive. Add in the seven year warranty and for many it was a no-brainer that this was the power supply to have for mid-range systems.

Interestingly, the HXes aren't much cheaper than the HXis, particularly when you look at the lower-capacity versions.Corsair are using Japanese capacitors on both the secondary and primary stages, which is good to see. Either they have found a way to manufacturer the unit at the same level of performance of substantially lower costs or they have brought improvements to the unit that makes it more competitive with the current market.

But the HX PSUs do come with Corsair's Type 4 cables, featuring extra filtering caps and more sense wires on the 24-pin ATX connector. Over the last 15 years I've gotten about 35-40 years or so of run time over 7 or 8 different PSUs in my personal computers.mechanical fault from a modular connector plug that somehow got smashed back into the body of the PSU and no longer made good electrical contact with the cable plugged into it. Efficiency is the measurement of how well a power supply converts the AC power from your outlet to the DC power used by your PC’s components. Very few should run into this problem though as most will need to have a stronger power supply for a triple video card setup. Tom's Hardware is part of Future US Inc, an international media group and leading digital publisher.