We reviewed and highly rated this 1000W PSU and it’s well worth a look thanks to latest sale price
Table of Contents
If you’re putting together a high-end gaming PC, don’t make the mistake of going for a cheap PSU, as that is the single component and the first line of defense that safeguards every component in your PC. We’d recommend going for at least a gold-rated PSU for excellent performance and efficiency.
That being said, the Corsair HX1000i is a fully modular PSU, and we’ve had the pleasure of thoroughly testing it in-house. The 1000W capacity should be enough to handle enthusiast-level combinations of graphics cards and processors; however, we’d recommend reading about it in detail in our review.
Corsair HX1000i Fully Modular – ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 Compliant – 80 Plus Platinum Efficiency – Black
Corsair HX1000i performance
To gauge how well it’ll handle the power requirements for a high-end PC build, we installed the Ryzen 9 7950X and the RTX 3090 on our test bench and had this PSU power everything.
The combined power draw of these two components is 520W, but during testing, it often exceeds that. When we ran the Furmark 2 stress test for the CPU and GPU, the total power being pulled from the wall socket was 706W, which is nowhere near the limit of this power supply unit.
The efficiency recorded by the HX1000i’s own sensors indicated 93.93% efficiency, which is amazing but not surprising since it is a Platinum-rated PSU. When the workload was streamlined, we also saw the power draw dropping to 600W, and the 140mm fan didn’t disappoint as it didn’t make a lot of noise and kept the PSU at a comfortable temperature.
Deals season is here folks, and Amazon has already kickstarted its early Black Friday deals! We'll be covering all the best deals in more details over in our deals hub, but if you haven't got time to read through those, why not see our top picks below.
- ASUS TUF NVIDIA RTX 5080 Was $1599 Now $1199
- ASUS TUF RTX 5070 Ti Was $999 Now $849
- Samsung Odyssey OLED G6 Was $899 Now $649
- TCL 43S250R Roku TV 2023 Was $279 Now $199
- iBUYPOWER Y40 Gaming PC Was $2,299 Now $1,819
- Samsung Odyssey G9 (G95C) Was $1,299 Now $777
- Alienware Area-51 gaming laptop Was $3,499 Now $2,799
- Samsung 77-inch OLED S95F Was $4,297 Now $3,497
- ASUS ROG Strix G16 Was $1,499 Now $1,199
*Prices and savings subject to change. Click through to get the current prices.
So, you should be able to easily use it with flagship offerings without worrying about whether this PSU will be able to handle the power requirement. However, if you’re planning to get the RTX 5090 with any of the enthusiast CPUs, we’d recommend opting for a 1200W PSU, unless the total power required would be under 1000W.
Is this deal worth it?
The Corsair HX1000i is a solid power supply unit and has excellent protective features, is ATX 3.1 & PCIe 5.1 compliant, has a platinum-rated efficiency, and the full modularity ensures easy cable management and less clutter. So, if you’re building a gaming PC with a high power requirement, we think that this PSU deserves some serious consideration.
CORSAIR RM850x ATX 3.1 PCIe 5.1 Ready Fully Modular 850W Power Supply
ASRock RX 9060 XT Challenger + CL-750B 750W PSU
ASRock RX 9070 XT Steel Legend + Steel Legend SL-1000GW
NZXT C850 Gold ATX 3.1
NZXT C1200 Gold ATX 3.1
About the Author