Corsair RM750i Power Supply Review
Corsair is revamping its RM line, adding the letter "i" to highlight a more advanced digital interface — today we check out the RM750i.
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Ripple Measurements
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The following table includes the ripple levels we measured on the rails of the RM750i unit. The limits, according to the ATX specification, are 120mV (+12V) and 50mV (5V, 3.3V and 5VSB).
Test | 12V | 5V | 3.3V | 5VSB | Pass/Fail |
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10% Load | 5.3mV | 9.1mV | 12.7mV | 4.9mV | Pass |
20% Load | 6.5mV | 8.7mV | 13.8mV | 4.7mV | Pass |
30% Load | 6.8mV | 8.9mV | 15.5mV | 5.3mV | Pass |
40% Load | 8.4mV | 9.6mV | 17.1mV | 5.8mV | Pass |
50% Load | 9.4mV | 8.9mV | 15.4mV | 6.5mV | Pass |
60% Load | 10.6mV | 9.4mV | 16.6mV | 7.6mV | Pass |
70% Load | 11.6mV | 9.8mV | 17.0mV | 7.9mV | Pass |
80% Load | 13.1mV | 10.4mV | 16.6mV | 8.6mV | Pass |
90% Load | 14.6mV | 10.7mV | 18.3mV | 9.3mV | Pass |
100% Load | 16.5mV | 12.0mV | 19.9mV | 11.4mV | Pass |
110% Load | 18.4mV | 11.9mV | 20.6mV | 12.8mV | Pass |
Cross-Load 1 | 8.0mV | 9.5mV | 14.4mV | 6.6mV | Pass |
Cross-Load 2 | 16.1mV | 11.5mV | 20.1mV | 9.4mV | Pass |
Overall, ripple suppression is very good with the +12V rail, which is the most significant of all, registering the second-best performance in this category and surpassing even the high-end Seasonic Snow Silent-750. Only Super Flower's Leadex platform, used in the EVGA 750 G2 unit — which is, indeed, ripple-proof — managed to register a better performance here and take the lead.
Ripple Oscilloscope Screenshots
The following oscilloscope screenshots illustrate the AC ripple and noise registered on the main rails (+12V, 5V, 3.3V and 5VSB). The bigger the fluctuations on the screen, the bigger the ripple/noise. We set 0.01V/Div (each vertical division/box equals 0.01V) as the standard for all measurements.
Ripple At Full Load
Ripple At 110-Percent Load
Ripple At Cross-Load 1
Ripple At Cross-Load 2
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Luay ArisReply
Thanks for the thorough review.
The RM750i does beat the G2 750 at $10 more, which is a good trade for a mpore quite operation, and is $20 cheaper than the Snow Silent 750, but how does it compare to the $10 more expensive P2 750? -
Aris_Mp I am sorry but I haven't reviewed the P2 750 model yet. However since it is Platinum it should be compared with the HX750i.Reply -
Luay No I'm comparing it based on price.Reply
Since the gold rated RM750i and the platinum P2 750 are $10 apart, excluding the rebate, and as Jonny (The Jonny??) said, a few %s of efficiency isn't as important to me as something as tangible as emitting noise. -
Dan414 This seems like the droids/PSU I've been looking for. That or maybe the 850i. Also, I like the white lettering - that way it will match my case no matter what lighting I have inside.Reply -
synphul I'm confused, there's no other product that compares to the corsair rm750i except the evga g2 750 and the seasonic snow silent 750 which is a higher category and price. Yet isn't that the ss-750km3 sitting at $10 cheaper?Reply
Cwt may be improving but it's not ss quality. Hard to face the two off when they're so close in price or the seasonic is cheaper. I fail to see how it's a better option than the competition. A better option than their own lineup maybe, but that's not saying a ton.
I suppose it's true it comes with corsair link, though with psu's already this quiet not sure the need is there to control the fan beyond active variable control built in and silent mode at low draw. I've never needed to monitor my psu temp or control the fan speed even on a plain old active fan design. Comes off as a bit gimmicky to try and create added value. Don't get me wrong, this would be nice on an otherwise loud psu with no fan control and no silent operation mode at all but in the face of being quiet and having variable/silent fan operation it's a little redundant.
Idk, like I said it's nice to see they're trying to improve quality in some areas but they don't even come in under the competition. As of right now they're more expensive than the competition. Personally I'll stick with seasonic. -
trifler If any PSU companies read this, I want to see molex discontinued, at least on the non-modular power supplies. At least offer some power supplies that don't have molex.Reply -
fil1p It's good to see that all the caps a Japanese on this one. I like Corsair PSUs, but the last gen RM series had some lower quality caps in there, which quite frankly shouldn't have been in an enthusiast PSU at that price point in the first place.Reply -
jonnyguru 16336613 said:Cwt may be improving but it's not ss quality.
How do you know? ;-)
16336613 said:I suppose it's true it comes with corsair link, though with psu's already this quiet not sure the need is there to control the fan beyond active variable control built in and silent mode at low draw. I've never needed to monitor my psu temp or control the fan speed even on a plain old active fan design.
You can also monitor voltages and load and calculate efficiency. So it does a lot more than what you're stating.