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Corsair has a wide range of power supplies available at various price points, and while I haven't always been impressed with their low and mid range units over the years, their high end power supplies have always been exceptionally well designed and implemented. The HX1500i cements their position in the high end sector – catering to the enthusiast audience demanding the highest levels of power and stability.
The Corsair HX1500i is a smartly finished power supply and the modular design is cleanly laid out for system builders and under most load situations, the power supply is almost silent. It is only in the final 300-400 watts of power delivery that the fan will make its presence known.
Technically the HX1500i passed all our tests without any problems. Its efficiency meets 80 Plus Platinum certification and the design copes well with difficult cross load stress conditions. The unit was able to deliver close to 1700 watts – around 200 watts more power before safely shutting down. Ripple suppression is also class leading.
iCUE support allows the end user to tweak certain parameters such as fan curves, custom cooling presets, alerts and the ability to switch between single and multi rail OCP. While these features are interesting and fun to play with initially I found that the default settings Corsair set out of the box worked fine. In reality there is really no need to install iCUE to use this power supply, just plug it in and you are good to go. We can't really knock Corsair for giving the end user more options however, their software suite is certainly one of the best on the market.
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Pros:
- Fully modular.
- Strong build quality.
- Quiet under normal load conditions.
- 80 Plus Platinum efficiency.
- 105C Japanese capacitors.
- 10 year warranty.
- iCUE integration.
Cons:
- Expensive at over £330.
KitGuru says: The HX1500i is a quality power supply from Corsair which will appeal to the enthusiast audience demanding high levels of well controlled power. Our results confirm this supply achieves 80 Plus Platinum efficiency levels and was able to deliver close to 1700 watts of power under extreme load conditions. The iCUE functionality and option to switch from single rail to multi rail on the fly will appeal to a niche audience.
