EVGA GQ Series 750W PSU Review
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Page 1:EVGA 750 GQ Power Supply Review
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Page 2:Packaging, Contents, Exterior And Cabling
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Page 3:A Look Inside And Component Analysis
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Page 4:Load Regulation, Hold-Up Time And Inrush Current
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Page 5:Efficiency, Temperature And Noise
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Page 6:Cross-Load Tests And Infrared Images
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Page 7:Transient Response Tests
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Page 8:Ripple Measurements
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Page 9:Performance, Performance Per Dollar, Noise And Efficiency Ratings
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Page 10:Pros, Cons And Final Verdict
Cross-Load Tests And Infrared Images
Our cross-load tests are described in detail here.
To generate the following charts, we set our loaders to auto mode through our custom-made software before trying more than 1500 possible load combinations with the +12V, 5V and 3.3V rails. The load regulation deviations in each of the charts below were calculated by taking the nominal values of the rails (12V, 5V and 3.3V) as point zero.
Load Regulation Charts
- CL_12V
- CL_5V
- CL_33V
Efficiency Chart
As you can see in the graph above, efficiency is quite high. The sweet spot is between 100W and 475W, with up to around 95W combined load on the minor rails.
Ripple Charts
- CL_ripple_12V1
- CL_ripple_5V
- CL_ripple_33V
- CL_ripple_5VSB
Infrared Images
Toward the end of the cross-load tests, we took some photos of the PSU with our modified FLIR E4 camera that delivers 320x240 IR resolution (76,800 pixels).
- FLIR0457
- FLIR0458
- FLIR0462
- FLIR0464
- FLIR0466
- FLIR0467
The highest temperature our IR camera measured inside of the PSU was 72.7 °C, which is pretty low given our worst-case conditions.
- EVGA 750 GQ Power Supply Review
- Packaging, Contents, Exterior And Cabling
- A Look Inside And Component Analysis
- Load Regulation, Hold-Up Time And Inrush Current
- Efficiency, Temperature And Noise
- Cross-Load Tests And Infrared Images
- Transient Response Tests
- Ripple Measurements
- Performance, Performance Per Dollar, Noise And Efficiency Ratings
- Pros, Cons And Final Verdict
Not sure what happened with this 750W example, but it sounds more like what one would expect with a Corsair CX750 example. Definitely not the same results that Johnny Guru got with two different GQ variants.
The design of the 650 and 750 GQ models doesn't allow for better performance, especially in ripple performance.
Agreed. G2 550 and 650's are great. And the P2 750+ if you need that sort of power are great too. But these...."craptacularripplefail," units EVGA is tossing out is really hurting their image. I understand market catering and such, but they need to rethink their strategy. They aren't going to win any price/perf races while Corsair can continue to throw their shitty cx units out the window to customers. And EVGA I hold to higher standards then Corsair, so its kind of a shame to see the performance of these lower quality power supplies.
Unfortunately, you can't be too profitable selling only niche higher end product. At some point, if you want the board of directors to let you continue putting out power supplies, you have to put something out that can do volume. The B2 Series, The GQ Series, etc. Don't like them? Don't buy them. Is it hurting their reputation? No. Not as long as higher end units like the G2, P2, etc. continue to be solid. But if they start to slip for whatever reason, then you can say their reputation is in jeoprady. Seriously. Hardly anybody judges the Corvette because of the Chevy Spark (well... maybe some Ford fanboys, but still).
well, this is hardly the first time an FSP platform performed reasonably well at 650 watts and sucked at 750. sure it won't be the last either. as for the 850, like Aris said, based on a different (better) design.
That's just not right. A certain series should be of the same quality across the series offerings. There's a reason people shop for different series for their needs (budget vs. quality, etc.). Hell it's complicated enough already just trying to keep up with each OEM series line offerings and their quality tiers. I mean we all know the general quality difference between Corsair's CX line and EVGA's G2 line.
unfortunately engineering is more involved than that. even within those two series you named, there are nuanced differences in the series, even on the same platform. the Be Quiet Dark Pro 11 1200 doesn't perform so great among other high end 1200 watt units, but the 850 watt sits right among the top units at that capacity.
Yep, I can understand that between the component need differences of a 650W and 1050W in the same series line like Japanese vs. Chinese made capacitors for example. Just goes to show not only do we need to know the general product line, but we really need to drill down to the specific PSU in that product line for true quality measurement. A series lineage alone doesn't guarantee anything.
I don't upgrade PSUs nearly as often as I do CPUs and GPUs combined, so reviews like this are nice to know in between years of not being in the PSU market.
Well... Then you don't really understand because Japanese brand vs. Chinese brand capacitors aren't making the differences you're eluding too. It costs a lot of money to have multiple platforms within the same product line. It typically costs less in engineering costs and BOM cost to reuse the same platform for multiple wattages. Unfortunately, that almost always means that that platform works at its best at one wattage, but not necessarily one higher or one lower.