Final Thoughts and Conclusions
The ABS/Tagan BZ800 800W PSU delivers excellent voltage regulation, good efficiency, and the AC ripple on the DC outputs is kept well under control. Under normal operating conditions (below 600W load) the BZ800 is very quiet. The PSU comes fitted with a good assortment of hard-wired and modular cable connectors that can support dual, high-end video cards.The ABS/Tagan BZ800W power supply is currently available and sells for approximately $220.00 USD. While very good in most respects, the ABS/Tagan BZ800W power supply is not perfect. A 3-year warranty for a power supply at this price point is a little lame when the norm for high-end enthusiast power supplies is typically 5-years or better.
Strengths:
• 800W combined DC output
• Excellent voltage regulation
• Very quiet during normal operation (below 500W output)
• Good overall efficiency
• Active PFC with universal AC input
• Six +12V outputs, which can be combined in Turbo mode
• Four PCI-E connectors (6-pin and 8-pin) supports dual high-end video cards
• Modular cable connectors provide secure connections
• Cables sleeved all the way to the end connector
• Blue LED fan and illuminated, color-coded modular cable connectors
Weaknesses:
• 3-Year parts/1-Year labor warranty
Overall, a very good power supply; it just needs a comparable warranty.
ABS/Tagan BZ800 800W Power Supply
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Mine died after 10 years of use, i’ll try to fix it. It have been a very reliable power supply. And it was rough to choose a replacement psu, since every psu novaday is very dull compared to the tagan BZ800 For the drama, this psu got high voltage sparks betwen a 1ohm resistor on the high voltage side. The spark have dig a hole on the varnish and copper, and went through 5mm air gap to the next voltage regulator. The main circuit breaker have done his job, and everyone have saved the computer. The computer is still working great and i was ok tier to find the corsair shift, who seeem to be the last one to give a little bit of originality Novaday. The Tagan bz800 was a great psu and i hope i’ll fix it