Choosing the right PSU is an important decision for the enthusiast because it is the backbone of any system. Buying an inferior, no-frills unit brings with it many consequences – some of which can be catastrophic. I’ve personally read of many stories of various individuals who have been strapped for cash and gone down this route, these cheaper units can often blow and when they do, they will take everything with it. So you may think spending all of your money on the core components like CPU, GPU, motherboard and then very little on the PSU is a good thing – this may change when it goes up in smoke!

Our sample under the spotlight today is a good example of what a PSU should be. It performed strong in our real-world testing with a single GPU and even the outer shell has premium build quality.

Being a modular PSU the AURUM CM SERIES has detachable cables – rather than being braided the cables are insulted with plastic and flat meaning they are much more flexible. This helps to make cable management easier to control.



The only slight niggles with this PSU is that during load using a typical gaming system causes the fan to generate a considerable amount of noise. The price is also higher than other similarly rated units at £100 inc. VAT. With all aspects in mind, the AURUM CM SERIES comes recommended by Vortez.net.





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