INTRODUCTION

   As far back as i can remember power supply units have always been the first "casualty" when someone goes out to get a brand new PC whether that's a custom configuration (piece by piece) or prebuilt by a system builder. Fortunately, things today have changed for the best if not because consumers are now more "aware" of the importance of having a good quality PSU in their systems then certainly because there aren't that many models of questionable quality and performance by second rate manufacturers available in the market (or at least nowhere close to 10 or 20 years ago). Of course, there are always some unknown manufacturers which have improved their products over the years to achieve a good level of quality and performance and although they still don't offer everything what you're getting by the popular and leading brands they sometimes represent a good choice for people on tight budgets. Today’s review is about one such product and more specifically the AG-650M 650W Power Supply Unit by ApexGaming.

 Apextechusa has been specialized in the computer/electronic business in the United States for over 20 years. And Solytech Cooperation, a listed company in Taiwan with 30 years expertise in computer products manufacture, is a well-recognized manufacturer by most of the well-known gaming brands. ApexGaming is the win-win joint venture of these two leading companies. From product development, manufacture, marketing to sales, the vertical business integration provides the scale needed to support the best quality products to customers with the agility of a focused, efficiently-structured organization.

   Neither Apextechusa or Solytech are very popular in the industry but we've heard the name of the latter quite a few times in the past (if I’m not mistaken, they used to be the OEM for some brands although I can't recall which ones) so we were very interested to see what they've been up to lately. The AG-650M is part of their AG family of power supply units which includes both fully modular (AG-650/750/850M) and semi-modular (AG-650/750/850S) 80 Plus Gold certified (up to 92% electrical efficiency) models. The AG-650M model which we have here with us today features a maximum continuous output of 650W (819W peak), strong 54A single +12V rail (can deliver up to 99% of the units total continuous power output), 140mm sleeve bearing silent fan, Japanese primary capacitors (Rubycon) and a very wide range of electrical protections including OCP (over charge protection), OVP (over voltage protection), UVP (under voltage protection), SCP (short circuit protection) and OPP (over power protection). Finally, ApexGaming also covers the entire AG line of power supply units with a 10 year limited warranty.