NZXT HALE82-850-M 850W

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 5 expert reviews

Excellent:

4
Good:

1
Average:

0
Bad:

0

Pros:

Excellent ripple suppression, cold, very good voltage regulation, no problems passing Bronze, even hot, flat modular cables, NO 3.5" FLOPPY CONNECTORS!!! HALLELUJIA!!!.
Build Quality, Rail Stability, Low Profile Modular Power Cables, 80Plus Bronze Certified, 5 Years Warranty
High efficiency (for a Bronze unit), Delivered full power at 49°C ambient, Excellent ripple/noise suppression, Low voltage drops in Advanced Transient Response Tests, Within 3% voltage regulation at 12V and 5V, Japanese caps used everywhere, Flat mod

Cons:

ATX connector issues with the 3.3V rail, went into overtemp shutdown in the hot box, 43 degrees intake.
Loud At High Load, Price (For Some)

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Last revision on June 14, 2013

Reviewers Liked

Excellent ripple suppression, cold, very good voltage regulation, no problems passing Bronze, even hot, flat modular cables, NO 3.5" FLOPPY CONNECTORS!!! HALLELUJIA!!!
Build Quality, Rail Stability, Low Profile Modular Power Cables, 80Plus Bronze Certified, 5 Years Warranty
High efficiency (for a Bronze unit), Delivered full power at 49°C ambient, Excellent ripple/noise suppression, Low voltage drops in Advanced Transient Response Tests, Within 3% voltage regulation at 12V and 5V, Japanese caps used everywhere, Flat mod

Reviewers Didn't Like

ATX connector issues with the 3.3V rail, went into overtemp shutdown in the hot box, 43 degrees intake
Loud At High Load, Price (For Some)
Noisy fan at high loads, Long component leads in the main PCB

Expert reviews and ratings

NZXT's Hale82 850 watt power supply turned out to be quite a fantastic unit... as long as I kept it cool. It handed in respectable voltage regulation numbers, blasted through Bronze efficiency with ease, and had some of the best looking scope shots...

By JonnyGuru on January 30, 2012

The Hale82 is everything that a gamer could want in a power supply. The single 12v rail consistently and reliably delivers the power you need, while the construction makes it easy to install and easy to cable manage. Available in 650, 750, and 850...

By Gamers Daily News on January 27, 2012

The Hale90 series of power supplies has been a great success for NZXT, targeting the high end enthusiast audience. Today we are looking at a power supply in their new Hale82 range, which targets a wider, cost aware user base. All of the Hale82...

By Kitguru.net on December 12, 2011

Judging from all the tests I ran in this review, the second entry of NZXT in the PSU market is pretty interesting since today's sample proved to be a great performer with its price being close to the average of the particular category. In general...

By techPowerUp! on November 25, 2011

The new NZXT HALE82 power supplies are built by Seasonic and based on their popular and proven M12II 80Plus Bronze platform. The NZXT HALE82 850W PSU delivered excellent voltage regulation with very clean outputs and good efficiency. The HALE82 850W...

By PCPer on February 07, 2012

Both of these NZXT units share nearly identical designs and features, though the specifications differ mildly in terms of wattage/amperage, and the 850W model adds a couple of extra PCI Express connectors for more power-hungry systems that may feature...

By Pureoverclock on December 14, 2011

The NZXT HALE82 750W & 850W Power Supplies perform very well, have a quiet 120mm fan, are affordable, reliable and come with a 5 year warranty. To make the best of it the HALE82 series of PSUs have a modular design with flat flexable...

By 3dGameMan on December 12, 2011

Once i opened the unit and learned that Seasonic was the manufacturing company i knew that the HALE82 units would produce solid results and after finishing all of the tests that is exactly what happened. Of course i would have liked to see a...

By Real World Labs on December 11, 2011

They're a bit large to be stocking stuffers, but two products released this week by component maker NZXT are sure to light up many a holiday season. The first is the NZXT HALE82 series of PC power supplies, so named for their minimum, 82 percent...

By CRN on November 30, 2011

The new NZXT HALE82 850 W is a very good unit, with efficiency between 82% and 86.5%, voltages closer to their nominal values than necessary (three percent voltage regulation, except the +3.3 V output at full load), and extremely low noise and ripple...

By Hardware Secrets on November 29, 2011

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