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The BitFenix Fury 650W Gold Modular power supply is a decent first attempt by the company, although in some areas it does fall a little short when compared to the competition.
Bitfenix have partnered up with FSP and based the power supplies on the Aurum platform. This was never one of the most technically proficient platforms and is exhibiting some weak performance when compared against leading competitor products this year.
This power supply is targeting the mass enthusiast audience – those users with around £100 available who want a capable, good looking, reliable power supply for a new system build. I have no doubt that this power supply will serve a wide audience for many years … however it isn't quite as black and white as that.
FSP have equipped this power supply with very small heatsinks and even with 80 Plus Gold efficiency, the fan has to work relatively hard to keep temperatures in check. At higher load figures the fan spins very fast and the noise levels are a little intrusive. This is not a quiet power supply and it pales next to some of the latest, ultra quiet designs we have seen from the likes of Seasonic.
On a more positive note, we love the new individually sleeved ‘NanoSleeve' cables the company are incorporating with this range of power supplies. The enthusiast community are sure to love the cool appearance, especially when partnered up with a new windowed chassis.
Sadly, the competition in 2014 is intense. The Bitfenix Fury 650G doesn't deliver wonderful load regulation and it struggled a little with our intensive cross load test. Ripple suppression isn't remarkable either, with both +3.3V and +12V rails peaking a little higher than we would have liked -although within industry rated tolerances. Under load the fan spins fast and the noise levels are borderline bearable for us.
Right now the Bitfenix Fury 650W power supply is available from Overclockers UK for £109.99 inc vat. It is a pretty power supply and we love the fantastic looking NanoSleeve cabling. Technically however you can get a better power supply for around the same money.
Overclockers UK also stock 550W and 750W models in the Fury range – you can visit their main product page, over here.
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Pros:
- Efficiency is good.
- Japanese capacitors.
- 5 year warranty.
- NanoSleeve cabling looks great.
Cons:
- Noisy under load.
- Struggled with Crossload.
- Ripple suppression could be better.
- Not cheap.
Kitguru says: An attractive looking power supply. Technically the unit is a little lacking compared to the best on the market in the same price category however.
I wonder if they will be reliable? I guess only time will tell. Those individually sleeved cables do look tempting!
Why buy this when the Seasonic 660W Fully Modular 80+ Platinum is available for £3 more? No brainer there.
I bought the 550W model 4 weeks ago purely for the cables. I would of wanted the Corsair but the added costs of the braided cables is too much. I know it’s pricey and better options for the money, but the cables sold it for me. After building my ITX PC, I’m glad I went for this unit as the cables helped a lot and make the build look professional.
yea, especially being that this is based on fsp aurum. that mediocre at very best platform needs to die already.