KINGWIN Lazer LZ-850 850W Modular 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC W/ 3-Way LED Switch and Universal Modular Connector Power Supply

Pros: 850w is way more than enough for my build.
It was on sale for $90 when I bought it.
Has not made any noises or pooped the bed, and I've had the thing for about two years now.
Modular

Cons: Kinda modular...
I'd prefer the SATA cable to be much longer, and also is it too much to ask for separate SATA cables instead of one cable with 4 connectors? After all, this is the first modular psu I've purchased.

They purposefully don't show you the hideous laZer sticker on the side. I hear it adds 25hp....

Other Thoughts: I feel like they hide some things from the customer in the marketing process and for that I will tell you to just buy something reputable and hope it has a good warranty.

It works well though.

Pros: I bought this psu January of this year. It has been working flawlessly ever since. It powers a FX-6100 oc'd to 4.5ghz, a HD 7770 power edition gpu, a H100i, 5 channel fan controller, light scribe dvd burner, and a WD 400gb hdd in a Cooler Master Haf 932.

Cons: none so far

Other Thoughts: Thinking about upgrading my cpu to the FX-8350 and either getting a 7870 gpu or crossfiring my 7770

Pros: Worked fine for a year.
Strong PSU
Good looking, switchable lights.
Modular

Cons: Died after a year of use.

Other Thoughts: Good PSU but it did not make it more than a year of use. I bought this around this time in 2012 and it died on me today while gaming.

Rig shut off, and will not power back on. The lights flicker when I hit the start button but that's it, nothing else. Note that USB devices are still getting power, but it can't output what is needed for anything else.

Pros: Owned it almost a year now and it's still going strong.
-Modular! In the best sense of the word.
-Brings the POWER!
-Silent fan.

Cons: Nada

Other Thoughts: Buy it

Pros: I've been running this PSU in my desktop that I built in 2011... I got it on 2/11/2011 and I think I had the computer finished around march... Never had an issue with it. There's tons of wires and connections and the glowing blue really does add a nice touch if you have a case you can see into.

Cons: Tons of wires are good but also thick and bulky and can easily get in the way if you don't have a lot of clearance. I built this in a small-ish Thermaltake lan box case and it works, but ya know... hopefully by the time I need a new PSU, we won't be using immensely thick wires to connect our stuff.

Other Thoughts: Running a GTX 470 sc and a 500gb hard drive on an asus p8p67 pro with 4gb of mushkin enhanced ram.. clearly due for an upgrade but I don't think I'll have to touch the PSU. I was hesitant about the purchase at first but all is well over here. No issues.

Pros: LIGHTS!! lol ok I've had this since 2011. It runs everything I need and it doesn't seem to be slowing down. I am running a quad core phenom 2.3 ghz, 8 gigs of DDR3 ram, 2 Ge Force 8800 GTX's SLI'd, 3 Hard Drives, Lightscribe DVD-RW, 2 dvi lcd monitors, and 5 fans. No problems, and no hiccups. Best power supply I've ever had.

Cons: none

Pros: Purchased 10/13/2010 - Running strong for 2.5 years

Modular design that is both effective and easy to use.
- Modular SATA power + 4 pin, (2) 6-pin PCI, (2) 6+2-pin PCI

This power supply has had no problem powering 2 crossfire 5850's, 2 crucial ssd's, 2 WD 1tb hard drives, and two optical drives.
Room to expand more SATA devices (assuming your motherboard can keep up)

This power supply is more than capable of powering my build, which I have expanded to its' limits.

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The LED color switch is a nice touch for those who are interested in the visual appeal of their cases.

Cons: 24-pin cable length. I believe it would benefit from being about 6 inches longer. To avoid running it over the top my graphics cards, I simply purchased a 24-pin extender for a few bucks at the same time as this power supply. (easy remedy)

Adjacent SATA devices require a relatively tight bend in the sata power chain. The plugs are spaced well enough to fit hard drives/optical drives but two ssd's in a docking station are a tight squeeze. The cables DO still fit securely onto both drives. (minor detail, expect this from most all power supplies)

(Tri-fire/Triple SLI is out of the question with this power supply... But if you REALLY needed that functionality you wouldn't be looking at an 850w)

Other Thoughts: I purchased this power supply in October 2010 to give myself room for future expansion. Within 1 year I had an additional graphics card and ssd. By the end of the 2nd year I had added another 1tb storage drive and a blu-ray optical drive.
Through 2 and a half years of ownership this Kingwin has powered my system for gaming and home theater DVR via cable card.

I have been very satisfied with this power supply from first boot, and will certainly stick to Kingwin in the future.

Pros: I just got this from newegg tonight. I installed it in and it fired my gaming rig right up without any issues. I love the way this psu is setup with the "crystal cubes" and modular design.

Cons: I feel kingwin could have used a different type of switch for the LED's in the back. The leds over all should be a little brighter.

Other Thoughts: I noticed there are quite a bit of bad reviews for this psu, but I figured I take my chances especially since I had a brand new corsair GS600 psu die on me within 1-2 months last year and I've been using a $40 RAIDMAX RX-530ss psu ever since then til this kingwin arrived.

I'll give another review in a few months and give more eggs if this thing is still kicking that long.

Pros: Modular, customizable lighting, quiet operation.

Cons: No red led.

Other Thoughts: I've had this power supply for over a year and I don't have anything to complain about. When I first got it I had a Phenom II 1090t and two AMD 5770 graphics cards. Now I have a core i5 3570k overclocked to 4.5 GHz and a GTX 580. This power supply has had no problems providing power to anything I have thrown at it and my system can run any game at full settings.

Pros: This power supply was pretty good while it lasted. I've owned it for almost 2 years now and It's been very quiet, supplied more than enough power for my rig (probably only used half of the rated wattage) and the lighting effect is very cool. The fact that it's modular was a big plus and that helped keep the internal spaces uncluttered and free from air obstruction.

Cons: At about 20 months of on and off use, the big capacitor blew up and rendered the PS dead. At the time I wasn't even on the computer, it was sitting idle while I was in the other room - no games, no internet use, no power surge or spikes, it just gave up. Good thing the 2 year warrenty still covers it, but I haven't tried to return it yet. Hopefully their customer service is decent and can award me a replacement unit or a refund (I already bought a cheapo replacement from best buy which has been working just the same).

Other Thoughts: Overall it's a good product, but I would expect longer lifetimes from a quality power supply. My dad's computer still has it's power supply from 1990 in it and it still runs without issues. I'd be willing to pay more if these things were built to last longer.