NZXT E850 850W Gold Rated Power Supply Review

Final Thoughts

Pricing

Although the NZXT is not currently retailing in the UK, their official website indicates a price of $149.99. In Stirling that is around £115. For a gold-rated power supply that is definitely towards the lower end of the scale of price. Yes, spending over £100 for a power supply might seem a bit mad to some, but it really shouldn’t. A power supply is one of the few components in a system where if you go cheap, you can risk a lot of collateral damage.

For £115, the NZXT E850 is clearly a solid performer. With its gold rating confirmed and the 10-year warranty attached, this power supply is not a purchase, it’s an investment!

Overview

NZXT has spent many years building a solid reputation for providing an excellent product both in terms of aesthetics and design. When it comes to power supplies though, it can be tricky hitting the former. Despite that though, everything is excellently presented and the internals appears to be excellently designed. Some compromises have clearly been made to ensure its rather compact design, but overall this power supply is near faultless.

Efficiency and Beyond

The test results for the NZXT E850 speak for themselves. This is a fantastically strong performer. It more than meets the requirements for its gold-rating and at times even pushes into platinum territory. Across all test ranges, all the results are highly positive and this power supply has no apparent flaws. It’s near perfect in doing exactly what it says it will and even giving you a whole lot more extra!

What more could you want from a power supply?

Should I Buy One?

It’s not as if you would struggle to find a power supply for your system. There are literally loads of them. Each of which with different manufacturers, wattage outputs and efficiency ratings. So why should you pick the NZXT E850? Well, firstly, it has more than enough power for the vast majority of gaming systems and as our test results showed, it outputs this with both excellent efficiency and solid transfer levels. Secondly, the compact design works perfectly with NZXT’s branding. Thirdly, the CAM software provides an excellent option for those particularly working towards an NZXT based system build.

When you consider that this is a gold-rated power supply (that touches on platinum territory) and it also has a 10-year warranty, it’s hard to find anything to fault with this. In addition to this, for a fully modular power supply at 850w, this is definitely priced towards the lower end. When you consider all of these factors and, of course, the highly fashionable NZXT branding, you could choose another power supply, but it’s hard to think why you would!