We've been wondering when a power supply manufacturer would come up with a product able to match the performance of Corsair's AX1500i. Now more than three years old, the AX1500i remains unrivaled in our benchmark results thanks to its advanced digital platform. The company loves a challenge, though.

Full power at 48°C; Powerful; Efficient; Ripple suppression; Load regulation; Hold-up time; Accurate Power Ok signal; Inrush current; Silent; Quality caps; Fully modular; Amount of connectors; Quality fan; Corsair Link app; Magnetic side covers; Warranty

Expensive; Small distance between peripheral connectors; EMI with AVG detector

Corsair is a well-respected name in the PC industry and they continue to offer a complete line of products for enthusiasts, gamers, and professionals alike. Today we are taking a detailed look at Corsair's latest flagship power supply, the AX1600i Digital ATX power supply unit.

Smart PSU incorporates Digital Signal Processing (DSP; Up to 1,600W DC output; rated at 50°C; from 120VAC mains; Outstanding efficiency (80 Plus Titanium certified; Outstanding voltage regulation; Outstanding AC ripple/noise suppression; Latest topology: bridgeless totem-pole PFC circuit utilizing...

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Corsair has debuted what it describes as the company's most efficient and feature-rich power supply ever. That PSU is the AX1600i, available for $499 (£409). Such an outlay is considerable, of course, but so is the technology, according to Corsair, so let's take a look.

Fantastic regulation; Above-average efficiency; Benchmark ripple suppression; Reasonable size; Practically silent; 10-year warranty

Price; but that's expected

The Corsair AX1600i is the latest in a long string of power supplies we have seen from Corsair and, today, it is the largest power supply we have seen from Corsair to date (surpassing the AX1500i). As it sits today, the AX1600i represents the flagship product from Corsair replacing the AX1500i.

Corsair is a company that needs no introduction. They are one of the oldest names in the PC industry and, although they initially only marketed memory-related products, nowadays the company has diversified into most segments of the PC market, with products ranging from PC hardware components to...

Many moons ago, Corsair rocked the power supply world with the release of the AX1500i... a very impressive and also very expensive piece of hardware that showed just what this company was capable of. But that was then and this is now.

Corsair is the first brand to equip a computer power supply with GaN-transistors with their AX1600i. These transistors are certainly not cheap, but in collaboration with manufacturer Flextronics they do result in the most efficient power supply that we ever tested.

A Great Power Supply, give great confident when I build my Treadripper 1950X.

Today we are looking at the brand new Corsair AX1600i Digital Power supply, an expensive $500 high end unit set to target the wealthy enthusiast audience who simply need the highest levels of quality power.

Stellar power delivery; very quiet (silent at 600w or less); quality finish; ripple suppression; load regulation; 105C Japanese caps throughout; delivered over 1800 watts before shutdown; 10 year warranty

Very expensive; Seasonic warranty is still the market leading – at 12 years

Get this even if you don't need 1600W. The efficiency is awesome and the PSU is SILENT below 800W.