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Corsair HX1000i Modular Power Supply Review

Ripple


Noise and Ripple can easily be measured by an oscilloscope. These show how much voltage fluctuation there is on a particular rail. We tested the rail stability of the 3.3 volt, 5 volt and 12 volt rails using an identical time and millivolt scale for all graphs. millivolt ripple is measured by the peak to peak size of the voltage curve.

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Sample Ripple Graph

The latest ATX 12 volt version 2.3 specifications state that ripple from peak to peak must be no higher than 50 millivolts for the 3.3 volt and 5 volt rails, while the 12 volt rail is allowed up to 120 millivolts peak to peak to stay within specifications. Millivolt figures are stated to the closest increment of 5 given their variability.

Load (%) 3.3V Ripple 5V Ripple 12V Ripple
20  6.4  3.8  12.2
40  7.6  5  13.4
60  8.2  6.4  14
80  10.2  8.5  16.6
100  13.1  10  18.8

Given how the RM1000 fared in ripple suppression, let’s just say it wasn’t the greatest, I expected the HX1000i to be fairly average. It wasn’t. CWT have done an amazing job of boosting the ripple suppression capabilities of this unit allowing it to rival top-class OEMs like Super Flower, Seasonic, Flextronics and Delta.

3.3 volt @ 100%

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5 volt @ 100%

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12 volt @ 100%

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