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The AeroCool Strike-X 800W power supply is not one that we can recommend. While the appearance of the unit is eye catching, there are technical issues which we feel could be problematic.
First impressions were less than positive. The lack of user manual and low quality cardboard storage box for the modular cables points to a budget, value oriented supply. The power supply itself looks quite attractive from the outside, and the bright red paint and ‘X' logos will surely split opinion with the potential user base. It would look quite attractive in a colour coordinated chassis with some red LED lighting closeby.
A pure modular design would help a little with routing, although most of the hardwired cables would be needed for even the most basic system build.
The paintwork looks great, but sadly the quality of finish is lacking, our unit chipped and marked quite easily and compares badly to lower cost models in the Corsair or Seasonic range.
The Andyson design delivers decent load regulation and it dealt with our cross loading test without falling over, although we have seen much better from other units recently. The fan performed well, however it has to spin quite fast in the last 30% of power output and is clearly audible even over several chassis fans. At full load it generates a noticeable noise emission.
The unit failed the ripple suppression test, peaking at 65mV on the +5V output. The other rails held within the official tolerance guidelines, although they were all a little higher than we would like to see.
The unit didn't fail in our ‘real world' testing this week, but we would have some concerns with the overall noise suppression capabilities, especially if the end user was pushing the supply hard, particularly when overclocked with expensive, high drain partnering equipment. I wouldn't trust this unit long term with a high end system build.
The efficiency of the AeroCool Strike-X 800W was also disappointing, especially at lower wattage demands.
You can buy the Aerocool Strike-X 800W power supply from CCL for £87.98 inc vat. If you need an 800W supply then we would recommend the higher quality Corsair Gaming Series 800W (Channel Well design) and keep the extra £5 in your pocket. We reviewed it in June this year. If you don't really need an 800W unit (and few do believe it or not) for only £10 more, you can pick up the 80 Plus Gold Certified Seasonic G Series 650W.
Pros:
- Looks quite attractive, if you like bold and loud design.
- decent load regulation.
Cons:
- poor noise suppression.
- expensive for what you get.
- can get loud.
- didn't reach 80 Plus Silver Certification.
- finish is lacking.
Kitguru says: Sadly we can't recommend the AeroCool Strike-X 800W. There are better units, some of which are cheaper.
looks nice, but yeah bit expensive.
Andyson suck, always have.