Efficiency meets 80 PLUS specifications:
Efficiency under different load profiles:
The NZXT HALE90-750M sails through the tests with flying colors. The 80 PLUS Gold-certified PSU is exemplary in the important efficiency and ripple tests. It reaches the required values with small margins and rightfully carries the certification, even if some of the other 80 PLUS Gold PSUs in the roundup pass the tests with bigger margins. It handles light loads of 25-50 W comparatively well too, even if such small loads are not really common in high-performance gaming computers.
The NZXT HALE90-750M has ample peak power reserves, and is still stable even at 811 W. The ripple and noise test results speak of high electrical quality; the measurements are well within specifications on all rails. The 12 V rail value of just 30 mV is particularly good.
With the HALE90-750M, NZXT offers a PSU that is visually exceptional and mainly characterized by its high electrical quality. Gamers with no more than two graphics card in their computer (which probably applies to most users) cannot go wrong with this PSU. The price is fully in line with the unit you're getting.
- New Tests: Ripple And Noise
- Antec TP-750
- Antec TP-750: Results
- be quiet! Straight Power E8
- be quiet! Straight Power E8: Results
- Chieftec BPS-750C
- Chieftec BPS-750C: Results
- Cooler Master GX 750
- Cooler Master GX 750: Results
- Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold 700
- Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold 700: Results
- Corsair CMPSU-AX850
- Corsair CMPSU-AX850: Results
- Cougar SX700
- Cougar SX700: Results
- Enermax Modu 87+ 700 W
- Enermax Modu 87+ 700 W: Results
- NZXT HALE90-750M
- NZXT HALE90-750M: Results
- OCZ Fatal1ty 750 W
- OCZ Fatal1ty 750 W: Results
- Seasonic X-750
- Seasonic X-750: Results
- Sparkle SCC-750AF
- Sparkle SCC-750AF: Results
- Test Configuration, Hold-Up Time, Inrush Current, Peak, And Short Circuit Tests
- Efficiency According To 80 PLUS, Temperature, And Standby Overview
- Efficiency Under Different Load Profiles
- Conclusion And Recommendation




The article doesn't appear to measure noise from during switching and how much noise is introduced to the CPU and bus.
Anyway, it will be a cold day in hell before anyone gets me to switch out my Silverstone 1500 Watt PSU.
You are either lying or very unlucky (got a bad PSU)......I have crossfire 5870s and an i7 965 and all stock cannot exceed 650W at the wall (about 550W actually used) no matter what I try.
I call BS. I could run your setup with my PC power & cooling 750w unit.
http://www.techspot.com/review/289-geforce-gtx-480-sli-versus-radeon-5870-crossfire/page9.html
My next build will be in an NZXT full tower, and I am particularly interested in the Antec 850W, which I believe is the same line as the 750 tested. The report mentioned something about the cables being a bit short for full towers, I'd like to know exact cable lengths, and does anyone know if the 850W model cables may be a little longer?
You're kidding right? You mention the NZXT power supply as "being one of the best", but no mention or recommendation for the Seasonic (even tough according to your own tests the Seasonic handily beats the NZXT)?
Seasonic is one of the, if not thee, best power supply houses in the land. Most of the times if you see a real good power supply from another brand, it turns out it was a Seasonic unit. I'm not saying there are no other good manufacturers out there... But, to not even to get a nod or anything in the conclusion??
Review fail.
So, essentially it will pick away at your RAM. No thanks.
"...its single +12 V rail (preferable to all of the units with dinkier +12 V output spread over multiple rails)..."
I call BS. I'd much rather have multiple +12V rails. With OCP set appropriately, there's no issue of power being "trapped" anywhere, yet it will be safer in the event of near short-circuit conditions.
I'll be building either a SB or BD rig for myself in late Spring or early Summer, and I already picked up the 560W model of the Seasonic "X" line for it ($71 for the one HardwareSecrets reviewed).
Remember too, that 80+ tests at the absurdly low ambient temperature of 23C. While I think their tests are still generally valid, and will certainly clear out the liar-labeled units, for a certified unit to fail by a couple percent under real world conditions is not too unusual.