In this test we subject the unit to various loads and measure how it effects the rail stability. In theory, a power supplies output waveform should be flat, but this is never the case. What you see is a very zoomed in view that tells us how stable the rails are by looking at how much ‘ripple’ there is. For more information, please take a look at our PSU Testing Methodology article where you can also see an example of what a poor quality unit looks like on our oscilloscope.
The ripple on this unit is quite simply excellent! This really shows the unit in all it’s high-quality glory and demonstrates the excellent performance that the NZXT has achieved with their very first power supply- outstanding. Admittedly, ripple this low is not new, but on a power supply of this value it is fantastic to see!
Well done. Welcome to a very exclusive group. 😉 I would note that the oscilliscope is set to a 10mV v/div and I’d use a target=”_blank” on the thumbnails so the screenshots open in a new window.
Great to hear from you! Your advice and information has been invaluable when setting this kit up and I am very pleased to be able to conduct PSU reviews with all the in-depth testing they deserve. If you have any feedback or advice about anything else I have written please feel free to say! Although I have a passion for electronics (which is why I chose to review power supplies) my knowledge, until recently, hadn’t far exceeded GCSE electronics as I am a lad of 15. So this has been a steep learning curve for me, but I’m pretty confident about it all now, but if you have any more pointers they would be greatly appreciated!
Nice to see another site doing the whole suite of tests on PSUs. These are the only types of tests I bother to read, to be honest. And also great to hear you getting pointers from Jonnyguru, one of the sites I respect the most when it comes to PSU testing. You earned yourself a bookmark from me. 🙂
Great review. It really is a great PSU for their first one.