When you first load up the page containing this review, you may find yourself overcome by a overwhelming sense of Deja Vu. When you first load up the page containing this review, you may find yourself overcome by a overwhelming sense of Deja Vu. Whoa. But let me assure you, time and space has not unraveled and this is not the same review you may have read at this site a short time ago.
Following in the footsteps of the acclaimed Galaxy 1000 and Galaxy 850 power supplies, Enermax has released a Gamer's version of the powerhouse PSU. The Enermax Galaxy 1000 DXX Gamer edition brings PCI-E 2.0 compliance to an already outstanding PSU. In a nutshell, that means support for up to 300 Watts to the video cards. As luck would have it, we are one of a handful of sites to receive a review sample.
While many are scrambling to meet the power requirements of the latest generation of video cards, it seems Enermax is not just ready for them, but ready to kick some power requirement butt in the process.
Specs
From Enermax:
| Dual Quad Core CPU Support |
Our dedicated +12V allows you to run a dual quad Core setup. |
| Quad GPU Support | PCI-E 2.0 compliance PCI Express provide up to 300W on each graphic card. |
| Five +12V Rails | Independent 12V rails supply to MB/CPU and drives in order to provide stable and clean current to noise-sensitive devices, such as: CPU, add-on cards.Meet UL 240VA safety requirements. It also separate the motherboard rails and video card rails to ensure maximum power to your PCI Express video card. |
| High efficiency (85%) | High efficiency is achieve by using using high quality components and the skills of our designer to maximizes your power supply output and minimize wasted power. Efficiency is the measure of how much of the 100% power going in to the PSU is being used up and the unused power dissipate into heat through the heatsink. Lower efficiency means that more power is being wasted and also the PSU will generate more heat. |
| Power Guard | The PowerGuard uses LED light and internal buzzer to indicate current power supply status. Under abnormal situation, the PowerGuard will turn off the power supply to protect your system. |
Model |
EGA850EWL |
EGA1000EWL |
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AC Input |
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Input Voltage |
100-240VAC, 50-60Hz, automatic switching, Active PFC |
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Input Current |
12A max. |
15A max |
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DC Output |
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+3.3V |
Rated / Peak |
30A / 33A |
200W |
30A / 33A |
200W |
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+5V |
30A / 33A |
30A / 33A |
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+12V1 |
17A / 22A |
34A |
816W |
17A / 24A |
34A |
900W |
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+12V2 |
17A / 22A |
17A / 24A |
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+12V3 |
17A / 22A |
34A |
17A / 24A |
41A |
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+12V4 |
17A / 22A |
17A / 24A |
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+12V5 |
17A / 22A |
17A / 24A |
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-12V |
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0.6A |
0.6A |
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+5Vsb |
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6A |
6A |
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Total Power |
850W |
1000W |
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Peak Power |
950W |
1100W |
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Protection Circuits |
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Over Voltage Protection |
DC rails |
Trigger Range |
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+3.3V |
3.9 ~ 4.5V |
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+5V |
5.7 ~ 6.5V |
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+12V 1/2/3/4/5 |
13.3 ~ 14.5V |
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+5Vsb |
5.7 - 6.5V |
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Over Current Protection |
DC rails |
Trigger Range |
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+3.3V |
33 ~ 48A |
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+5V |
33 ~ 48A |
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+12V 1/2/3/4/5 |
25 ~ 30A |
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Over Load Protection |
Activated when output power > 110-150% of rated max load. |
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Short Circuit Protection |
Activated when any DC rails short circuited |
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Under Voltage Protection |
Activated when AC input Voltage < 75VAC |
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Environment |
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Temperature |
Operation: 0~50°C/32~122°F // Storage ambient: -40~70 °C/-40~158 °F |
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Humidity |
Operation: to 85% relative humidity, non-condensing at 25 °C |
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Others |
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Cooling |
One 8cm axial fan, 1400~3500RPM, speed auto controlled. |
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MTBF |
Greater than 100,000 hours at 70% of full rated load, 230VAC/50Hz, |
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Dimension |
150 (w) x 86 (h) x 220 (d) mm |
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Weight |
3.55 kg (without modular cable) |
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Package
Thanks no doubt to my recent sacrifice of a package of lamb chops to Fedups, the Greek god of shipping and shuffle board, the parcel arrived quickly and in good shape. Once I rounded up a couple of neighbors to help me carry it inside, I got started. Have I mentioned the Galaxy is heavy? Fourteen pounds is the weight listed on the shipping label. That's more than some complete SFF rigs I've seen.
I could have saved myself some time and used the photos I took for the Galaxy 850 review. The only change in the packaging appeared to be the addition of a sticker on one end to reflect the updated specs for the Gamer edition. Inside is a new spec sheet for the Gamer 1000 and the Gamer 850.
Just like Cracker Jack's, Enermax packs prizes in every Galaxy box. Along with a couple of stickers and multi-image, magnetic, throwing star thingies, the same huge assortment of add-on modular cabling comes with the Gamer. The nylon case is a welcome accessory when it comes time to store the extras. I only needed one additional molex cable for installation in my test rig. The only problem your likely to have with the "plenty long enough" cables is cable management. Even without all the extra cabling attached, you'll find yourself with a lot of cabling to tuck out of the way. The Galaxy also comes with the thickest power cord I've seen attached to a PSU.
5 x SATA cable
2 x Molex + FDD
3 x Molex
2 x PCI-E
1 x 4-pin mobo
