Corsair GS500 Power Supply Review
Overload Tests
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Below you can see the maximum we could pull from this power supply. The objective of this test is to see if the power supply has its protection circuits working properly. This unit passed this test, as it shut down when we tried to pull more than listed in the table below. However, noise and ripple levels were way above the maximum allowed (above 300 mV), and voltages were way below the minimum allowed (e.g., +11.12 V), showing that the power supply had already reached its limit.
| Input | Overload Test |
| +12VA | 20 A (240 W) |
| +12VB | 20 A (240 W) |
| +5 V | 10 A (50 W) |
| +3.3 V | 10 A (33 W) |
| +5VSB | 3 A (15 W) |
| -12 V | 0.5 A (6 W) |
| Total | 578.8 W |
| % Max Load | 115.8% |
| Room Temp. | 43.5° C |
| PSU Temp. | 50.5° C |
| AC Power | 740.0 W |
| Efficiency | 78.2% |
| AC Voltage | 110.6 V |
| Power Factor | 0.998 |