Hi all,

We have just published a review of *Akasa's PowerMax 1000W Gaming PSU*.
If you could post a link on your site that would be very much appreciated.

*Link:*
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2008/09/08/akasa-powermax-1000w-gaming-psu/1


*Picture:*
http://images.bit-tech.net/content_images/2008/09/akasa-powermax-1000w-gaming-psu/fp_img.jpg


*Quote:
*/At £115 this is an incredible price for a 1,000W PSU, but we have to
admit that originally alarm bells started ringing whether this was one
of those "1,000W too good to be true" bargains. However, having tested
it we know that it has stable voltages and good efficiency, even to 100
percent load.

Akasa throws in a three year warranty too which matches the likes of
Nanopoint (Tagan, Seasonic etc) and Enermax, but it's lower than many
others five year warranties like Cooler Master, Antec for example. The
saving grace on this front is that Akasa has a UK RMA base should you
need it.

Compared to even the great value ~£140 Corsair HX1000W the Akasa is
impressively inexpensive, but you do get what you pay for. The Akasa
suffers from a cheap, basic look, very few cables, coil whine, hot
running and fan bearing noise, even if the fan itself isn't itself
overly loud, and insufficient 12V rails - certainly not enough for a
true 1,000W PSU.

So good efficiency and solid voltages aren't everything.

This is a clear bandwagon jumper - there's no way this is a true gaming
PSU with only four PCI-Express cables, and unless you've got an
exceedingly tall case like the Lian Li Tyr PC-X2000, then we'd opt to
buy something else.

Akasa will rely on people never hitting anywhere close to 1,000W and
with the amount of cables provided it's unlikely anyone will, so in that
regard it'll probably suffice for many that buy it, but that also makes
it expensive considering you can get an excellent Corsair TX750W for a
fraction of the price. Unfortunately, "750" versus "1000" doesn't
satisfy the e-peen factor though./
*

*Cheers guys!

Tim Smalley
www.bit-tech.net