AeroCool Integrator MX 700w Power Supply Review
Mike Sanders / 6 years ago
Efficiency, PFC and Voltage Regulation
Voltage Regulation
The AeroCool Integrator MX 700w is not an overly expensive power supply. As such, you might be interested as to exactly how good this is in terms of our testing. Well, starting off with the voltage regulation, the results are, on the whole, not bad. It is, perhaps a little concerning to see the main +12V volt operating consistently below 12v. On the positive side though, all of the results are remarkably consistent with each other. Regardless of the load. As such, while they are not perhaps fantastic, they are by no means bad either.
Power Efficiency
Given that AeroCool recently had this power supply recertified to silver efficiency rating, it clearly has to perform much better than the standard 80 PLUS Bronze. With that in mind, the Aerocool Integrator MX certainly warrants the improved certification. While it tiptoes into the realms of Gold at points, this is very definitely silver in its performance.
Power Factor Correction
While the PFC ratings are a little low at 20% load, once the power is cranked up, the results get a lot more pleasing to the eye. Actually, beyond 20% the results are nearly exact with only a small improvement seen as it climbs towards 100%. This isn’t, incidentally, a criticism as even the 20% result is much better than most power supplies manage at their best.
