For some years now, the voluntary
80 Plus certification program has been a handy tool to guide consumers interested in purchasing efficient power supplies. A new group called
Cybenetics has emerged to provide a competiting certification program that aims to not only rate the efficiency of power supplies more accurately, but also rank their noise levels.
... The group sees several issues with the 80 Plus certification program. In its opinion, 80 Plus demands an insufficient number of measurements, allows testing to occur in very low ambient temperatures, and provides no way for consumers
to discern a fake badge from a real one.
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Readers from the EU might be interested, for example, in the results from the tests using 230 V. About 40 PSUs have already been tested and certified through the program. Users can search for individual models or
sort through the database by manufacturer.
