Cooler Master Releases GXII Series Power Supplies
Cooler Master is unleashing its GXII Series PSUs.
Cooler Master has launched an update to a series of power supplies, thus giving birth to the second generation of GX-Series PSUs. The GX-II Series PSUs are aimed at budget builds, yet still deliver a more than adequate feature set.
All of the units will feature the standard 24-pin ATX connector as well as a 4+4-pin EPS connector. The 450 W unit features only one 6-pin PCIe power connector paired with two Molex connectors, one floppy power connector, and four SATA connectors, while the 550 W and 650 W units feature two 6+2-pin PCIe power connectors as well as six SATA power connectors, three Molex connectors and one floppy power connector. All the cables are sleeved.
The power supplies all feature a single 12 V rail design, as well as all the expected safety certifications, topped off with an 80 Plus Bronze certificate. They also feature an always-on USB header that continuously pushes power, regardless of which state the PC is in.
The units are expected to be priced from $79 to $109, though no official MSRPs have been released yet.
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horaciopz I had a GX 450w some time ago. It worked good enough to power pretty low end system. Overclocked, stable and for a long time (athlon ii x3, 2 hdd and nice hd 6850). It is even working in another computer that gave to a friend. I guess that theses guys will just do the job, way better than the Extreme series.... which are crap.Reply -
lunyone Prices will have to be better on the "street" for these to sell. When Corsair has comparable PSU's around $40-60 street (sometimes less w/MIR's) these will have to be similar to get any traction.Reply -
Cons29 with all other good choices... CM would be at the bottom of my list.Reply
dont get me wrong, i have a CM sentinel mouse, CM Sirus headset, had CM690 case. But psu? sorry, they have to re-stablish the CM brand for that first -
Onus Iirc, the GX-450 was the only GX that reviewed well; the others were not good at all. Unless these are made by Seasonic, I will assume they are poor, unless / until they receive favorable competent technical reviews.Reply