INTRODUCTION

    With Christmas just around the corner (and our annual mega giveaway of course) I expect many people all over the world will either be upgrading their systems or building entirely new ones. Unlike in the past power supply units are now considered to be among the most important hardware components (we mostly have graphics cards to thank about that) and well, with so many quality and high-performance models in the market consumers and professional alike can find exactly what they're looking for. FSP is among the leading PSU manufacturers in the world and today with me I have their latest Vita GM 850W model.

    FSP Group is one of the global leading power supply manufacturers. Since its establishment in 1993, FSP Group has followed the management conception “service, profession, and innovation” to continuously fulfil its responsibilities as a green energy resolution supplier. With the combination of its leading role in power supply technology and the cultivation of green energy field, FSP Group now provides more competitive quality products and makes itself the most reliable partner for customers, consumers, and suppliers with joint creation of maximized values.

     The Vita GM line currently includes 750/850/1000W output fully modular models both in black and white colors all of which are 80 PLUS Gold certified (over 90% electrical efficiency) and compliant with all the latest standards (ATX12V V3.1, PCIe 5.1, EPS12V V2.92). As for the 850W capacity model it features a single strong +12V rail (70.83A) capable of delivering 100% of the units’ total power output (850W), peak power output of no less than 968.6W (although once again according to ATX 3.0 specs peak should now be up to over 1.7KW for up to 100ms duration – not something i can test however), 12V-2x6 connector (600W), 4 PCIe 6+2 connectors, active PFC, LLC Resonant-converter Topology with Synchronous Rectifier, DC-to-DC technology and 100% Japanese capacitors. Typically, FSP covers the Vita GM line with a 10-year limited warranty and as for available protections the Vita GM packs OVP (over-voltage), SCP (short-circuit), OPP (over-power), UVP (under-voltage), OCP (over-current) and OTP (over-temperature) ones.