How Much Does it Cost?
DeepCool has confirmed that the DQ850-M-V2L will retail with an MSRP in the region of £119.99. While this is clearly a substantial amount of money, in terms of high-performance power supplies, you really do get what you pay for.
With a gold-rated efficiency rating (that was closer to Platinum in our testing) and a huge 10-year warranty, based on everything we have seen here, the DQ850-M-V2L really should cost more than it does! In other words, it’s a top-spec bargain!
Performance
Throughout all of the various tests we conduct on power supplies, we found absolutely nothing to warranty any criticism here. The DeepCool DQ850-M-V2L is well built, looks fantastic, and performs just as well. The biggest stand-out highlight, however, is the efficiency rating. As noted above, despite only been gold-rated, this performed more within the remits of Platinum and, trust us, if it was certified at that level, you could easily throw at least another £30 at the price tag.
Practicality & Functionality
With its sleek design, although a power supply rarely forms the most aesthetically appealing part of a PC built, this is certainly distinctive enough to stand out. In addition, with its fully modular design, you have the ability to only install the cables you need meaning that the overall tidiness of your build can (and should) be significantly improved.
If we were to call it faultless, it might sound like we were at risk of waxing-lyrical about it. In truth though, if we did find something to criticize, it would only be because we were getting overly picky!
Should I Buy One?
There are so many factors that make the DeepCool DQ850-M-V2L appealing. It’s excellent array of features, it’s strong aesthetics, the manner in which it completely ate up our tests. The bottom line, however, is that if you have any reservations over DeepCool as a brand (and we see no real reason why you should), this PSU should single-handedly remove all of those.
It looks great, it achieves everything it claims on the box (with, in many areas, some surprisingly good levels that even exceed that), and it’s also very competitively priced to the point of being an outright bargain! Put simply, if you’re in the market for a power supply and are not at least considering this, you definitely need to do more research!
