Delivery and Specifications

Delivery
Cable	Length
1 x ATX 20+4 pin	50 cm
1 x EPS/ATX 12V 8 & 4+4 pin	55 cm
4 x PCI-E 6+2 pin	55 cm
3 x 3 SATA	45, 60, 75 cm
1 x 3 Molex + FDD	45, 60, 75, 90 cm

The delivery of the APS-850CB is adequate. Since this is an 80Plus Bronze certified 850 Watt power supply, Chieftec is targeting the entry to mid-range DIY segment. The partially modular power management make perfect sense and apart from that it's a reasonable descision to ship this unit with a total of four PCI-E 6+2 Pin cables, which allows for connecting two graphics cards.




With this power supply Chieftec is offering a dual rail design regarding 12V. In total you get 80A, which can be turned into heat by the graphics cards for instance.

Specifications (according to Chieftec)
Voltage	Current	Power
+ 3.3 V	25 A	150 Watt	850 Watt (Total)
+ 5.0 V	25 A
+ 12 V1	40 A	850 Watt
+ 12 V2	40 A
- 12 V	0.3 A	3.6 Watt
+ 5 Vsb	3.0 A	15 Watt

The APS-850CB has been 80Plus Bronze certified. This means, that the efficiency of this PSU should be above 81% at 20% load, above 85% at 50% load and above 81% at 100% load.

At this point the feature list:

• 80Plus Bronze
• OVP, UVP, OCP, SCP, OPP, OTP
• Dimensions (W x H x D): 150 mm x 87 mm x 155 mm
• 135 millimeter fan
• Warranty: 2 Years
• Price: ~110 CHF / ~93 Euro

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Page 1 - Introduction

Page 2 - Preview

Page 3 - Delivery / Specs

Page 4 - A Look Inside

Page 5 - Result Analysis and Discussion

Page 6 - Conclusion