Corsair Announces HX1000 Power Supply
Category: Power Supplies, ManufacturersPosted: February 28, 2008 09:44PM
Author: jammin
When it comes to power supplies, manufacturers generally tend to send out the message that bigger is better. While this generally isn't the case (todays PC's are actually on a trend of decreasing their power consumption), when you have multiple high-end graphics cards you still need a bit of grunt to keep things ticking over at full load. Corsairs newest PSU, the HX1000 is guaranteed to provide its 1000W output at operating temperatures up to 50c. Now this may seem excessive, but it is also the first PSU to be certified for 3-way nVidia SLi configurations. I would guess this is mainly due to including 6 PCI-e power connectors, which appear to be of the 6+2pin variety giving you plenty of support for graphics cards using the 8pin connector. Delivering a massive 80A combined on the 12v lines, this should be one beast of a power supply, while also claiming 80%+ efficiency at typical loads. Corsair tend to rely on Seasonic to actually build its PSUs, but this 1000W unit looks to be a CWT (Channel Well Technology) affair, much in the same vain as similarly rated PSUs in Thermaltake's Toughpower line.
Of course, all of this power isn't going to come at a knock down price. You can expect to pay somewhere in the region of $279.99 when the HX1000 is available in late March from Corsair authorized distributors.
