14 DAY TRIAL // Here are the latest power supplies from EVGA, the type that should have no trouble keeping the PC functional even when the Intel Haswell fourth-generation central processing units go into the lowest power modes.
For those that still haven't heard about it, Intel's Haswell CPUs are so energy-efficient that some power supplies, actually most of them, can't handle the strain, or lack thereof.
It actually caused quite the fuss a few months ago, when PSU makers started specifically listing the models that could support the low-power states.
For those who want to know the technical details, Haswell chips can fall into C6 and C7 states that reduce power consumption to 0.05A.
EVGA's SuperNOVA PSUs have been added to the growing list of power supplies that can deliver so little energy.
This is the complete list:
EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 1500 Classified (120-PG-1500-XR/VR) EVGA SuperNOVA 1300 G2 (120-G2-1300-XR) EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 G2 (120-G2-1000-XR) EVGA SuperNOVA NEX750G Gold (120-PG-0750-GR) EVGA SuperNOVA NEX750B Bronze (120-PB-0750-KR) EVGA SuperNOVA NEX650G Gold (120-PG-0650-GR)
Obviously, the “Gold” and “Bronze” in the name say what 80 Plus energy efficiency rating the different models have.
It's actually surprising that they don't all have the rating, given the emphasis on low power delivery.
“Available in continuous power with exceptional performance, stunning efficiency, cutting-edge design, and many unique features, the EVGA SuperNOVA power supply line is what you need to take your system to the next level,” the company said in its press release.
More information on these power supply units, and all other PSUs that EVGA has released over the years, can be found here, on the official website. You'll even find suggestions for which high-end video cards are supported by each PSU, even in multi-card setups. That only goes for NVIDIA board though, since EVGA doesn't make Radeon-branded AMD-based adapters.