AeroCool Integrator MX 700w Power Supply Review

Mike Sanders / 6 years ago

Final Thoughts

Pricing

The Aerocool Integrator MX 700w retails for a price in the region of £39.99 (click here for confirmation as to where to buy). In terms of price comparison, this places it roughly in the tier above entry-level in terms of price. When you consider though that this is giving you a silver-rated level of efficiency, it actually represents some remarkable good value. Often, a similar 700w power supply (with silver rating) will cost at least £10-£20 more.

Overview

In terms of presentation, the Aerocool Integrator MX has a nice exterior presentation. The power supply looks exceptionally solid and while their is branding on the power supply, it’s actually most useful information rather than outright advertising.

Internally, it could be better. As above, the amount of glue on components makes it look messy and it’s always a moderate alarm bell for the overall quality in which it has been put together. From our testing though, this PSU was more than good in terms of its results.

Efficiency and Beyond

It’s quite unusual (but not unheard of) for a manufacturer to apply for higher certification on a power supply. In this regard, Aerocool seems to be entirely warranted in their decision as to the Integrator MX falls comfortably within the silver efficiency ratings. At times, it almost errs towards gold, but not quite.

When you consider this, in terms of the price, this is certainly ticking a lot of the right boxes.

Should I Buy One?

Many people prefer to steer away from non-modular power supplies or at least prefer to go down the semi-modular road where only the motherboard and CPU cables are fixed attachments. With this in mind, despite the packaging (and this technically being semi-modular), this is essentially non-modular. To call this ‘modular’ on the packaging is, in our opinion, inaccurate and misleading. Fortunately, the rear of the box work corrects this to a degree, but it is a factor worth noting.

For less than £50 though, you shouldn’t quibble too much on the cabling and attention should more be paid towards the efficiency and overall quality. While there are some question marks over the latter, the efficiency ratings proved to be excellent.

For a low-cost power supply though, the Aerocool Integrator MX is perhaps one of the best value silver rated power supplies out there.