Cybenetics offers a second opinion on PSU efficiency
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For some years now, the voluntary 80 Plus certification program has been a handy tool to guide consumers interested in purchasing efficient power supplies. A new group called Cybenetics has emerged to provide a competiting certification program that aims to not only rate the efficiency of power supplies more accurately, but also rank their noise levels.
The Cybenetics group includes the PSU reviewer over at Tom's Hardware . The group sees several issues with the 80 Plus certification program. In its opinion, 80 ...