NZXT E Series 850W PSU Review: An Analog Platform With Digital Enhancements

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Ripple Measurements

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The following table includes the ripple levels we measured on the E850’s rails. The limits, according to the ATX specification, are 120mV (+12V) and 50mV (5V, 3.3V, and 5VSB).

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Test12V5V3.3V5VSBPass/Fail
10% Load9.2mV4.5mV5.0mV4.3mVPass
20% Load12.7mV5.2mV5.8mV4.9mVPass
30% Load15.7mV5.7mV6.6mV5.3mVPass
40% Load17.6mV5.9mV6.6mV5.7mVPass
50% Load16.1mV6.4mV7.3mV5.6mVPass
60% Load14.4mV6.6mV7.7mV6.2mVPass
70% Load13.7mV6.9mV8.1mV6.2mVPass
80% Load14.7mV7.2mV9.5mV8.0mVPass
90% Load16.8mV7.4mV9.6mV9.0mVPass
100% Load19.2mV7.7mV10.4mV8.1mVPass
110% Load22.4mV7.8mV10.2mV8.1mVPass
Cross-Load 110.6mV7.2mV9.7mV6.0mVPass
Cross-Load 217.9mV5.6mV6.0mV7.7mVPass
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Ripple suppression on all of the rails is excellent thanks to a good design and extra filtering caps on the modular cables.

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 0.01 V/Div (each vertical division/box equals 0.01V) as the standard for all measurements.  

Ripple At Full Load

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Ripple At 110-Percent Load

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Ripple At Cross-Load 1

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Ripple At Cross-Load 2

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Aris Mpitziopoulos
Aris Mpitziopoulos
Contributing Editor

Aris Mpitziopoulos is a contributing editor at Tom's Hardware, covering PSUs.