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The Corsair TX550M has proven to be a capable supply in our labs over the last week. These units target a mass enthusiast audience running a modest gaming system with a single graphics card. At a retail price around £70, it will prove affordable to a mass audience.
Technically, this unit is a no frills semi modular design which dealt with our suite of tests without any failures. It did not exhibit any concerning weakness under real world usage situations either, it was able to deliver over 600 watts of power before safety measures stepped in for a safe shutdown.
This is one of the quieter power supplies we have tested this year, and even at a constant 450 watts of power delivery when gaming, the fan did not make itself heard over a few system fans. If you need a constant 500 watt+ power delivery you really should be looking at a higher capacity power supply anyway.
The TX550M passed our demanding cross load test, and ripple suppression is also well within safety parameters with +3.3V and +5V peaking at 15mV. The +12V rail peaked at 25mV when under full load. The units Load regulation proved solid as well throughout all our tests.
Currently the TX550M is available from Overclockers Uk for £69.95 inc vat HERE.
KitGuru says: If you are on a tight budget and are building a budget to mid level gaming system, the TX550M will certainly deliver high quality power. Reassuringly Corsair back the product up with a 7 year warranty.
