NZXT HALE82 850 W Power Supply Review

Overclockers.com · 11-29-11, 09:11 AM

NZXT has sent us a brand new just-released power supply known as the HALE82 850w. If the HALE branding sounds familiar you're probably thinking of NZXT's HALE90 series of PSUs. The only downside to the HALE90 units is that 80+ Gold parts and designs are expensive! The HALE82 series is 80+ Bronze rated and should cost significantly less than the HALE90 units, while maintaining the excellent NZXT quality.

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bmwbaxter · 11-29-11, 11:26 AM

Very nice review

The pictures you took of the scope display are much easier to read in this review than the antec one you just did.

Thanks for all the hard work doing these reviews.

Bobnova · 11-29-11, 11:32 AM

Those antec results were downright weird, those were better pictures of a very strange output

Glad you like the review!

EarthDog · 11-29-11, 11:35 AM

Looks like a nice PSU for sure!

Nice review, quite thorough and what I wanted to know about a PSU!

dejo · 11-29-11, 11:50 AM

very nice review

MattNo5ss · 11-29-11, 01:27 PM

Another good one Bobnova

Just curious, does the "82" and "90" in HALE82/HALE90 have any reflection of the efficiency or 80+ rating of the unit? Sounds like it might.

Bobnova · 11-29-11, 01:31 PM

I believe so, 80+ bronze says minimum 82% efficiency at 20% and 80% load levels.
80+ Gold may well mean 90% minimum.

hokiealumnus · 11-29-11, 02:28 PM

It's so nice to have a proper PSU reviewer. Thanks for all your hard work Bobnova, excellent review!

David · 11-29-11, 04:03 PM

I think it's nice that we as a site have people who are clearly very good at reviewing certain hardware: Mudd with heatsinks, Bobnova with PSUs ...

wickedout · 11-30-11, 01:16 AM

Very nice review Bob! Word! Love my NZXT Hale90 850W! So damn glad I popped for it!

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Overclockers.com Join Date: Nov 1998	NZXT HALE82 850 W Power Supply Review NZXT has sent us a brand new just-released power supply known as the HALE82 850w. If the HALE branding sounds familiar you're probably thinking of NZXT's HALE90 series of PSUs. The only downside to the HALE90 units is that 80+ Gold parts and designs are expensive! The HALE82 series is 80+ Bronze rated and should cost significantly less than the HALE90 units, while maintaining the excellent NZXT quality. ... Return to article to continue reading. Last edited by mdcomp; 11-29-11 at 09:24 AM.
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bmwbaxter Premium Member #5 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: London, Ontario, Canada	Very nice review The pictures you took of the scope display are much easier to read in this review than the antec one you just did. Thanks for all the hard work doing these reviews.
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11-29-11, 11:32 AM	#3
Bobnova Air Superiority Senior Member Benching Team Leader Join Date: May 2009 Location: Humboldt	Those antec results were downright weird, those were better pictures of a very strange output Glad you like the review! __________________ "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe." -- Einstein (maybe) How to check your PSU with a multimeter. 17bXw5t51rEBXGavJFMJsC8g7HQgThUGc7 Heatware.
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Bobnova Air Superiority Senior Member Benching Team Leader Join Date: May 2009 Location: Humboldt	I believe so, 80+ bronze says minimum 82% efficiency at 20% and 80% load levels. 80+ Gold may well mean 90% minimum. __________________ "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe." -- Einstein (maybe) How to check your PSU with a multimeter. 17bXw5t51rEBXGavJFMJsC8g7HQgThUGc7 Heatware.
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wickedout Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: California	Very nice review Bob! Word! Love my NZXT Hale90 850W! So damn glad I popped for it! __________________ CPU: Core i7 3770K @ 4.7 GHz Mobo: Gigabyte z77x-UP5 TH GPU: Sapphire 7870 OC Edition RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB DDR3 2133 PSU: NZXT HALE90-850-M Cooling: Corsair H100 Case: NZXT Phantom 820 SDD: Crucial M4 128 GB HDD:WD Caviar Black 1TB (Storage) OS: Windows 7 Professional
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