PC Peripherals OCZ Turbo cool 860 - 64 amps on single 12v rail

[WingZero]

OCZ Turbo cool 860 watt PSU

peak 930w continuous 860w

+12v rail 64A/70A(peak):clap:

efficiency whopping 84% lifetime 200000 hrs at full load(40 deg)

PC Power & Cooling entered our review process the first time with the Turbo-Cool 1KW-SR as the most requested power supply by our readers and for years PC Power & Cooling has been the “undisputed king” of desktop computer power supplies. Over the years they have consistently produced power supplies that bested everyone else and were the beacon of quality in a product category full of sub-par products. But in the last couple of years, there has been a fairly large shift in the market with a handful of companies really stepping up the quality and performance of their offerings to match those offered by PC Power & Cooling and with this transition PC Power & Cooling's previous top of the line power supply the 1KW-SR was behind the times. So today the Turbo-Cool line returns with a completely new design from Win-Tact to try and recapture the market position that was left vacant with the cancellation of the 850SSI. Is this Turbo-Cool the unit that returns the crown to the king or has the jester kept the thorny crown?

The Bottom Line

The PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 860 is a good power supply that does well in all our tests and everything about its build quality, voltage regulation, efficiency, and DC Output quality make us want to unabashedly recommend this unit. However, we are left with a bit of a conundrum as while the unit lived up to our expectations for the most part, the unit fails to live up to its own marketing spiel in regards to its voltage regulation and adjustable potentiometers. Whenever a user purchases a product they should get at the very least what the product is advertised as if not more. This becomes more of an issue with us when paying premium prices for "premium" products. When looking at the current landscape it is hard to give this unit an unconditional recommendation when at the same $269 price point users can get other products that have tested slightly better and live up to their billing. For this reason we have to say while award-worthy based on its performance, the Turbo-Cool 860 is most hampered by its own reputation, marketing, and value. Still one caveat remains and that is the fact that PC Power & Cooling will custom configure the wiring to your own specifications should you wish. Certainly this could be a very worthy feature for those of you concerned with appearances and airflow restrictions. This unit will undoubtedly sell well with the PC Power & Cooling branding stamped onto it as the name still commands thoughts of solid craftsmanship to so many consumers.

[H] Enthusiast - PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 860 Power Supply

 

[whatsinaname]

Comes with an offer I suppose: Buy one get one of these for free.

 

[WingZero]

^^wer r those??

 

[thebanik]

Comes with an offer I suppose: Buy one get one of these for free.

I am presuming it to be a sarcastic comment, if so then i certainly wud like to know your reason of doubting hardocp's review/testing???? Or is it just a lame fanboy(maybe of some other competitor) post???

 

[whatsinaname]

I am presuming it to be a sarcastic comment, if so then i certainly wud like to know your reason of doubting hardocp's review/testing???? Or is it just a lame fanboy(maybe of some other competitor) post???

It had nothing to do with the company or the site that made the review. I was just trying to comment on a 860 W power supply when till recently we were using a 300 W power supply and found it adequate. I think, in general, power supply requirements are becoming a joke. Processor power supply requirements seem to be falling but a GPU's requirement is growing exponentially?

 

[thebanik]

It had nothing to do with the company or the site that made the review. I was just trying to comment on a 860 W power supply when till recently we were using a 300 W power supply and found it adequate. I think, in general, power supply requirements are becoming a joke. Processor power supply requirements seem to be falling but a GPU's requirement is growing exponentially?

oh!!! then thats understandable, but atleast now there are rigs which can truly utilise these PSU's to a certain extent unlike a couple of years ago when the 1000's watters were released.

 

[WingZero]

yep espg those havin n eye of crossfireX, 3-way sli wud find these monster's adequate enough n with these efficiency cud slice sme frm their electricity bills