Infinity IN08-450 450W Power Supply Review

Actual Specifications and Conclusions

Real Wattage 320W
OEM Unknown
PFC Passive
Price $35 (USD)
ATX Connector type 20+4 pin
CPU Connector ATX/EPS12V (4+4 Pin)
PCI-E Connectors 1x 6+2 pin
Molex (Peripheral) Connectors 3
FDD Power connectors 1
SATA Power connectors 5

 

Pros

  • Affordable
  • Didn’t burn out

Cons

  • 5Vsb ripple goes through the roof above 320w load  (-2)
  • Questionable quality capacitors (-2)
  • Low quality fan (-1)
  • Soldering could use some improvement (-1)
  • Average voltage regulation (-0.5)
  • Box claims SLi and Corssfire support, but only 1 PCI-E connector (-0.5)

Final comments: This power supply turned out to be quite a disappointment. While it was able to deliver the promised 450W without burning out, there were some serious problems with the 5Vsb rail’s ripple suppression, and the 12V rail’s voltage regulation wasn’t very good. There are also several problems on the build quality front such as the use of low quality components and poorly done soldering. Infinity should also not be advertising this power supply as supporting SLi and Crossfire when it only has one PCI-E connector. You would be much better off spending an extra few dollars on a better quality product than this.

Score: 3/10

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