We analyze the Tacens Radix VII AG 800W 80Plus Silver power supply, a power supply with great features and high performance, for a truly affordable price.
We tend to insist a lot on power supplies and that they must be quality elements, with a minimum 80Plus certification, which although it is not the ideal certification, it is the standard in the industry and guarantees us a minimum. We usually recommend high-priced solutions, but for those with tighter budgets, we bring you the review of the Tacens Radix VII AG 800W 80Plus Silver, a power supply with excellent performance and features that guarantees a constant supply, with a large energy efficiency, something we look at a lot.
The 80Plus Silver certification is an excellent certification that guarantees us an efficiency of 85% at 20% load, 89% efficiency when the load is 50% and 85% efficiency when the load is 100%. This clearly indicates that it is an excellent power supply, although we must say that this efficiency system is not measured in real conditions, but in a laboratory with a controlled temperature of 23ºC, but it has been established as an element that denotes a level of quality, according to labeling.
Tacens has also implemented active PFC or Power Factor Correction in the Radix VII AG 800W 80Plus Silver. What this certification guarantees us is a reduction in losses, since power supplies that do not have it usually have a loss of between 30-50%, while those with active PFC technology have losses of only the 5%, which is very good, since it reduces consumption and efficiency, consequently increases.
This Tacens Radix VII AG 800W 80Plus Silver power supply is ideal, because it guarantees minimal heat losses and also very low electrical losses, therefore, it is highly efficient, which is what we want. In addition, to cool the components, a 140mm fan has been installed that has a sound level of 10dB, to which anti-vibration systems and a speed control system have been implemented, which regulates the operating speed of the fan according to temperature.
The Radix VII AG 800W 80Plus Silver, is the most powerful, offering 800W total and becomes a perfect power supply for those who are going to build a mid-range or high-end gaming team, with processors to which they will do a little Overclocking and that have high consumption graphics, it could even support two graphics cards, since it has enough power for this task, not within the reach of all power supplies on the market (it would support a GTX 1070 SLI without problems) .
We have been surprised by the stability and the stresses, which with load remain stable within the appropriate margins. Perhaps, what we would reproach this Tacens Radix VII AG 800W 80Plus Silver power supply is that it is not, at least, semi modular, something that will allow to have an order of cables as it should be, but if we do a good job of collecting cables, we shouldn't have a problem. Regarding the rest, it would still be good if at least a quarter load the fan did not work for efficiency reasons, but this is already trivial. This power supply is around € 70 in stores and for that price and the quality it offers, you can't ask for more.
I am the one that I use for more than a year and at the moment it is deluxe, silent with enough wiring, good quality / price etc. It may seem an inconvenience the fact that it is not modular but it is not something that cannot be solved if it has a spacious tower as is my case.