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The Xigmatek NRP PC702 is an impressive power supply which delivers great all round performance, it excels at this specific price point. The build quality is good, and while the unit looks a little boring it will fit into a variety of systems without standing out like a sore thumb. We would have liked to see Xigmatek be a little more creative with the finish, especially considering the eco friendly ‘heal the world' angle they have approached this from.
Technically there is not a lot to fault, the power supply features all the major protection circuits and delivers efficiency ratings above the 80 Plus Bronze certification rating, something we always like to see. Internally, the build quality is excellent and the industrial components chosen are of a high standard throughout. The voltage regulation circuit is also worth a mention as it held up to our severe stress testing.
The only aspect of the design we would change would be to replace the heatsinks with something more substantial. The fan generates a reasonable amount of noise under load as it tries to deal with the rising heat and we hope to see a revision two of this unit with beefier heatsinks … it shouldn't be that difficult because you could almost park a bus in the unused space inside the chassis. A modular version of the PSU would be a nice option also.
KitGuru says: Everything considered, the power supply is a great purchase as it has no real weaknesses and is technically a very strong design. The cherry on the cake however is the fact you can pick this up for £69.98 inc vat. It really is hard to fault for such a great price.
nice internal design very clean in layout composition
Most boring looking power supply ever, but lets be honest chaps who the hell ever looks at them anyway 🙂 one installed, thats it until they fail as far as im concerned 🙂
a guy in work has this PSU, its very good. he powers a high end intel 5850 based system and it runs well.
whats an intel 5850, a new CPU?
No i meant an intel based system with HD5850s in crossfire.
for under 70 pounds this is hard to find fault with really. many 700-800w psus are almost twice this price. bit of a bargain find.
May I make a suggestion? Would it be possible, in future PSU reviews, to make at least some mention of the length of the cables, obviously it would be preferable for these measurements to be more specific and scientific.
I think that cable lengths are an important consideration when buying a PSU, obviously not as important as getting a good one, but still a useful bit of information to have.
Thanks for the otherwise, very useful power supply reviews.