The 80 Plus certification has been the marker of a quality power supply for decades, but it's slowly biting the dust.
For decades at this point, there’s been one nugget of knowledge universally passed down from veteran PC builders to newbies — look for an 80 Plus rating on your power supply. It doesn’t matter what 80 Plus rating, and you don’t even need to know what the badge means. But for years, that symbol has separated good power supplies from the swath of no-name boxes that could catch on fire at a moment’s notice. That’s changing with the Cybenetics certification.
Recommended Videos Although 80 Plus has served as a shorthand for quality power supplies, the certification isn’t bulletproof. Over the past several years, it has faced criticism for limited testing scenarios, fake badges, and unrealistic testing conditions. When testing efficiency, Cybenetics provides more data points, as well as several real-world testing conditions, which should provide a more accurate reflection of the efficiency of a power supply.
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