Corsair Link Monitoring and Control Software
The digital design of the AX1500i allows for a full suite of telemetry to be communicated from the AX1500i to the PC over USB or a Corsair Link Commander Unit (sold separately). After downloading and installing the free Corsair Link software, you can monitor a large range of performance variables, including power input and output, efficiency, fan speed, and internal temperature. You can also configure and customize some features, including selecting fan speed modes, select between single-rail or multi-rail modes for the +12V outputs, and apply selectable OCP trip points if desired.
Two interface cables are included with the AX1500i: A Corsair Link USB cable, which allows connecting the AX1500i Digital PSU to an internal USB header on the PC’s motherboard, or alternately, the Digital Interface cable, which can be used to connect the PSU via a Corsair Link Commander. We used the USB interface for testing.
After downloading the latest software from the Corsair website (version 2.6.5214) we installed the Corsair Link software on one of our test PCs running Windows 7. Note: Corsair Link does not work in Windows XP environments.
Once installed and running, you will be presented with the Corsair Link dashboard, which features tabs across the top for navigation to different screens. The System Tab is shown in the screenshot above. Not only does Corsair Link gather and display info about the AX1500i PSU, it also grabs data from other components inside your PC. All the various component parameters (speed, temperature, load, etc.) start out listed down the left hand side (graphics adapter, CPU, motherboard, HDDs, etc.). You can drag and position each component to its relative position on the large graphic of a case. Corsair includes several of their case layouts to choose from our you can insert a custom graphic of your own case if you like.
Selecting the Power Tab takes you to the screen that displays all the AX1500i data and allows making adjustments to fan speed and OCP on the different PCI-E outputs. In this screenshot you will notice the AX1500i is operating at 92.6% efficiency while delivering 652 watts of DC power out. The AX1500i’s internal temperature is 25.4°C and the cooling fan is spinning at a very quiet 283 rpm.
Clicking on the Graph Tab displays a Temperature and RPM graph. You can select as many of your PC’s component devices to track here as you like (fan and water-cooling pump speeds, and numerous component temperatures).
Note: Many other Corsair products also support the Link technology (memory modules, water cooling, case cooling fans and lighting subsystems, GPU Node for monitoring PCI-E current loads, etc.).
Minor Weaknesses:
•
Minor Weaknesses:
• Corsair Link not supported in Win XP
lol really minor at this time…
indeed don’t think that someone buys this beast to run it on Win Xp… would be unbelievable 😀
Agreed… very minor!
I
Agreed… very minor!
I almost didn't include it but the issue did come up during my testing as I initially tried to install Corsair Link on one of my old CPU cooler test beds that happens to be sitting next to the PSU test equipment (have retained Win XP environment for consistency over the years). Pretty good PSU if that was the only "weakness" that came up during testing.
Any chance you will test the
Any chance you will test the 2 295X2’s on this?
Already tested in this
Already tested in this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Co7luj9ILr4
More details to come.
Sorry, we had to send back
Sorry, we had to send back the second R9 295X2 card before the AX1500i arrived to me. :/
Oh ya I remember you
Oh ya I remember you mentioning that. Well maybe someday in the future!
This is the first time I have
This is the first time I have heard of ATX 12V 2.4. Whats new? I am considering buying a new PSU now I am interested to know.
Good question: according to
Good question: according to our technical expert at Corsair… "The only difference between ATX12V 2.3 and 2.4, AFAIK, is that the 2.4 has the Haswell testing (0 load on the +12V to see if the PSU can support the C6/C7 sleep states)."
It doesn’t meets the
It doesn’t meets the efficiency requirements for 80 plus Titanium for 240v , 80 plus Titanium for 240v at 50% load mute be 96% or higher.
Hi,
I am testing Link
Hi,
I am testing Link software on my machine :
Config:
At IDLE load, PCIe A all current values are shown as ZERO,
Does this software have some threshold, above only it can sense current properly?
Following is sample data:
AX1200i PCIe 1 (A) Main (V) Main (A) Efficiency (%) Power In (W) Power Out (W)
Date Time AX1200i AX1200i AX1200i AX1200i AX1200i AX1200i
9/26/2014 4:15 0A 237V 0.4A 82.47% 87.4W 72.0823229576928W
9/26/2014 4:15 0A 236V 0.4A 82.44% 87.2W 71.8877801636352W
9/26/2014 4:15 0A 236V 0.4A 81.73% 83.2W 67.9962986383872W
9/26/2014 4:16 0A 237V 0.3A 79.18% 71.55W 56.6555688749302W
9/26/2014 4:16 0A 237V 0.3A 79.18% 71.55W 56.6555688749302W
9/26/2014 4:16 0A 237V 0.4A 80.98% 79.4W 64.2982873744608W
9/26/2014 4:16 0A 237V 0.4A 80.98% 79.4W 64.2982873744608W
would this Corsair AX1500i be
would this Corsair AX1500i be enough for powering two motherboards?
I want to install in a single box Linux and Windows and would need a good graphics card for a 4K monitor