14 DAY TRIAL // Gaming-grade power supply units often have the best, or nearly the best, efficiency ratings in addition to sheer output, but Huntkey did not go that route when it made the newest MVP series PSUs.
Instead, it tried to cater to the needs of those people who want a decent gaming rig but don't have the budget for the more outrageous hardware out there.
That is why it did not bother trying to secure some fancy efficiency certification for the newcomers, or why it did not give them some huge output level.
Instead, Huntkey chose the fairly mild 500W to 600W range, which should be enough for a solid system build, including one video board.
The Huntkey MVP Series PSU line
MVP stands for Most Value Power for gaming, even though the “for gaming” part is suspiciously absent from the acronym.
The Intel ATX 12V V2.31&EPS 12V V2.92 specifications are fully supported by the power supplies, as are multiple protections.
Overcurrent, overvoltage, short-circuit, overpower, undervoltage and overpower protection are all included, as well they should. No self-respective power supply would lack those.
If the power at your home likes to spike or drop intermittently, you'll still need a UPS of some sort, but that's no different from any other PSU, good and bad.
For cooling, Huntkey went with a PSU fan that will stay active for sixty seconds after the PC has been shut off, to extend the lifespan by cooling the components quickly.
Active PFC is available of course (active power factor correction), and the idle power draw is really low as well.
Electrical devices consume power even when they are turned off, but the Huntkey MVP PSUs get away with under 1W thanks to the maximum 5Vsb current draw target in S5 off mode (makes the PSU Erp Lot6 Ready).
Finally, the PSU has hybrid cable management, meaning that some cables are modular (SATA, MOLEX), but some are not (the ATX power cables).
Availability
Huntkey did not specify any prices in its press release, but it did mention the 40A powerful single +12V output delivery (up to 90% power available on +12V rail) and 80% efficiency at typical load, so don't expect it to be too cheap. Still, as far as gaming hardware goes, the 500W - 600W PSUs will be quite affordable.