** BITFENIX LAUNCH HIGH-END RANGE OF POWER SUPPLIES WITH ALCHEMY CABLES!! **

stulid said:
The reality is Haswell testing needs to be officially certified by Intel and Fury has passed the test. That’s why we listed on spec it’s Haswell tested. As we’re not sure if this TechPower Up Haswell testing follow Intel certified standard, we’re still talking to the reviewer to see how he tested and why he has different result
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As far as I am aware the FSP Aurum 500w, 750w and 1000w have also been passed by Intel.

Here is the report direct from their website..

http://www.fsplifestyle.com/news.php?LID=1&SN=111
 
Way too much money. They should have just normally sleeved them instead of individual wires. We get posts on here all the time asking for the cheapest psu for their setups and £100 for only 550w is ridiculous. FSP as a OEM is also rather hit or miss and i wouldn't call them a top tier manufacturer. More like mid-range.
 
I was considering getting an Aurum at one point because they look awesome in my opinion, I read the reviews for them and decided I'd be better off keeping my awful old OCZ.
 
I see what BitFenix were trying to do here.

Shame about the OEM and pricing Issues, in my opinion.

Its be nice to have a PSU with beautiful bradied cables (with different colour varieties) out of the box.

I think the price is the main sticking point on these.
 
I think the general consensus here is... Not bad for a first effort Bitfenix, you'll sell quite a few due to your branding and the great sleeving, but we look forward to what's next!

Basically the 'pre-modded/sleeved modular' PSU market is very competitive now, maybe 6/12 months ago this PSU would've cornered a lot of the market, but for us here it is nothing more than a cosmetically pleasing mid-range PSU we'd spec for someone after a nice looking build but no real performance requirements.

The 5 year warranty is nice to see also.
 
Bitfenix Fury Gold 750 W review @ TechPowerUp

Pros:

  • Delivered full power at 45°C
  • Efficient
  • Only uses Japanese caps
  • Excellent voltage regulation at 5V
  • Sleeved cables of high quality that are also long enough
  • Strong 5VSB rail
  • Great looks
  • 5-year warranty
Cons:

  • Stiff price (you actually pay some money for its individually-sleeved cables)
  • Failed the Haswell compatibility test because of the unnecessary high maximum combined power of its minor rails (taking seriously into account my suggestions Bitfenix will discuss this matter with FSP in order to make the corresponding changes to the unit's power specifications, which will allow it to meet Intel's Haswell compatibility requirements. These changes will probably have to do with lowering -on papers only- the unit's minor rails combined power output, since according to my testing with approximately 100 W load on these two rails the sample I had in hand managed to meet Intel's demands. )
  • Crossload test results
  • Noisy fan (at high speed)
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I don't think it's fair to totally write off FSP, I think they're as good as the unit cost and margin demanded by whoever is contracting them, so they can be low end or mid-high end.

That said, I noticed immediately that the 24 pin wires are all bundled up in the circle at the PSU end. As the price is high I think it's a pity they didn't make it flat so it looks neater and tidier.
 
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stulid said:
Again some of you are picking up on the price without putting it into context of how much braided cables cost to do.
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there are other better branded psus with same features for less.

being not aswell known as the big players you would think they (ocuk)would price accordingly.


you have corsair gold 550w on your own site for 65 quid with exact same features :p . price them realistically.
 
~>Dg<~ said:
there are other better branded psus with same features for less.

being not aswell known as the big players you would think they (ocuk)would price accordingly.


you have corsair gold 550w on your own site for 65 quid with exact same features :p . price them realistically.
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Do these corsair have individually braided cables?
 
The braiding on the Bitfenix PSU are fantastic, as they use nicer materials. They are not wrong when they want to provide a strong reliable, high performance AND nice looking PSU. As they tick all the boxes!
 
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