They support the low-power states that the chips can enter

May 1, 2013 09:17 GMT  ·  By

Intel has revealed something really important about Haswell CPUs, something that makes them incompatible with the majority of PSUs on the market.

Sure, the chips will work, but PCs will become unstable as soon as the CPUs go in C6 or C7 low-power state. The matter is explored at length here.

Since it isn't easy to find out which PSUs can handle the low currents, PSU makers have taken it upon themselves to make lists. Or at least Enermax has.

Below is the complete collection of power supplies that can deliver stable voltages at 0.05A load.

Triathlor Series

Triathlor 385W (ETA385AWT) Triathlor 450W (ETA450AWT) Triathlor 550W (ETA550AWT)

MaxRevo Series

MaxRevo 1200W (EMR1200EWT) MaxRevo 1350W (EMR1350EWT) MaxRevo 1500W (EMR1500EGT) Revolution87+ Series

Revolution87+ 550W (ERV550AWT-G) Revolution87+ 650W (ERV650AWT-G) Revolution87+ 750W (ERV750AWT-G) Revolution87+ 850W (ERV850EWT-G) Revolution87+ 1000W (ERV1000EWT-G)

Platimax Series

Platimax 500W (EPM500AWT) Platimax 600W (EPM600AWT) Platimax 750W (EPM750AWT) Platimax 850W (EPM850EWT) Platimax 1000W (EPM1000EWT) Platimax 1200W (EPM1200EWT) Platimax 1500W (EPM1500EGT)