Bought to replace a failed OCZ ModXSTREAM-Pro 600MXSP 600w PSU, it seems to have done the job successfully. Chosen for its high efficiency and relatively large capacity as part of a workstation supporting an AMD Firepro W7000, it has proved to be a satisfyingly quiet running unit.

I bought this hoping for peace of mind in a new PSU, instead the standby power was faulty from the start, with longer and longer delays in standby power to the motherboard becoming apparent.

The Cooler Master V850 is just the 6th power supply we have seen from Cooler Master and it is the first of its new V-Series that we have reviewed. Previously in our testing, Cooler Master power supplies have been split between good and not so good power supplies with the most recent examples being...

A little while ago, I looked at a new Coolermaster unit that marked a dramatic departure for the company. Known as the V1000, it showed all of us that Coolermaster was no longer content with their middle of the pack position in the marketplace.