Final Thoughts and Conclusions
The OCZ EliteXStream 1000W proved to be an excellent power supply and certainly warrants serious consideration if you are in the market for a high-quality, high-capacity PSU. It produced excellent voltage regulation and delivers very clean outputs with good efficiency. As if that weren’t enough, the EliteXStream does its job quietly, is 80Plus and NVIDIA SLI certified, and comes backed with OCZ’s premium PowerSwap 5-Year warranty. All that in a relatively compact chassis that only measures 160mm deep.The OCZ EliteXStream 1000W power supply is currently available and typically sells for around $249.99 USD.
Strengths:
• 1,000W continuous DC output (up to 50°)
• Excellent voltage regulation
• Very good efficiency across a broad range of loads
• Excellent AC ripple and noise suppression
• Relatively quiet at all but the highest power levels
• Single +12V output can deliver up to 80A combined load
• Four PCI-E connectors (6+2-pin) support multiple GPUs
• Active PFC with universal AC input
• 80-Plus and NVIDIA SLI certified
• Compact form factor (160mm long)
• OCZ Premium PowerSwap 5-Year warranty
Weaknesses:
• None noted
OCZ EliteXStream 1000W Power Supply
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