Aerocool KCAS Bronze

850W

BronzeATXATX 2.xSemi modular230V only2016

EPublished tier

3 known revisions of this model

Manufacturers revise a platform without changing the model name. Each row below is a distinct revision with its own rating.

Why this rating

Every criterion, its status, and the evidence behind it.

EPublished rating

C-Engine rating

Evidence

74%Limited lab data

PASS: 4
WARN: 2
FAIL: 3
N/D: 13

Ratings disagree by 4 steps

The engine rates this unit higher than the imported list, usually because the list de-tiers units that lack independent testing while the engine records that as low confidence instead.

Architecture

FAIL
Legacy primary topology (DF)weight 3
FAIL
Passive (Schottky) rectificationweight 2
PASS
Independent DC-DC converters for +5V and +3.3Vweight 3
N/D
PFC type is not documented; APFC assumed only when statedweight 2

Standards

WARN
ATX 2.x generation platformweight 2
FAIL
Restricted 230V-only inputweight 2

Efficiency

WARN
Bronze class efficiencyweight 2

Components

N/D
Capacitor temperature rating is not documentedweight 2
N/D
Fan bearing type is not documentedweight 1.5

Protections

N/D
Protection set has not been verified independentlyweight 3
N/D
OCP declaration has not been verifiedweight 2
N/D
OTP declaration has not been verifiedweight 1.5
N/D
Protection trip points have not been measuredweight 2

Electrical performance

N/D
No qualitative electrical assessment on recordweight 3
N/D
No ripple measurement on recordweight 3
N/D
No voltage regulation measurement on recordweight 2
N/D
No transient response measurement on recordweight 2

Evidence

PASS
Built by Andysonweight 1.5
PASS
Platform EVGA BQ 850Wweight 1.5
N/D
No independent laboratory report linked yetweight 2

Warranty and support

N/D
Warranty length is not documentedweight 1.5

Safety

PASS
No safety incidents or false claims on recordweight 3

How the tier was reached

MISSED
Tier A - reference classspec 12.9
- — Primary conversion stage: Legacy primary topology (DF)
- — Secondary rectification: Passive (Schottky) rectification
- — Efficiency certification: Bronze class efficiency
- — AC input range: Restricted 230V-only input
- — Too many failed criteria for this tier (3)
MISSED
Tier B - strong mainstreamspec 12.10
- — Primary conversion stage: Legacy primary topology (DF)
- — Secondary rectification: Passive (Schottky) rectification
- — Too many failed criteria for this tier (2)
MET
Tier C - adequatespec 12.11

Weighted pass ratio 55%, 2 warning(s), confidence 74%

Missing evidence

These criteria could not be resolved. They lower the confidence index rather than count against the unit.

Active power factor correction
Electrolytic capacitor temperature rating
Fan bearing type
Protection coverage
Over-current protection declared
Over-temperature protection declared
Protection trip points
Measured electrical behaviour
+12V ripple
Voltage regulation
+12V transient response
Independent laboratory evidence
Manufacturer warranty

Specification

Values carry the source they came from; unknowns stay unknown.

Capacities: 850 W
Form factor: ATX
ATX generation: ATX 2.x
Efficiency class: Bronze
AC input: 230V
Cable modularity: Semi
Introduced: 2016

Electrical architecture

What is actually inside, when it is known.

Primary stage: DF
Secondary rectification: PR
Minor rail regulation: DC-DC
Built by: Andyson
Platform: EVGA BQ 850W

Where this data comes from

Each field records which source supplied it and how sure we are.

Field	Source	Confidence	Captured
oem	PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70	70%	workbook import
intro_year	PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70	70%	workbook import
modularity	PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70	70%	workbook import
atx_version	PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70	70%	workbook import
form_factor	PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70	70%	workbook import
input_range	PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70	70%	workbook import
platform	PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70	70%	workbook import
editorial_tier	PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70	70%	workbook import
efficiency_class	PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70	70%	workbook import
primary_topology	PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70	70%	workbook import
minor_rail_regulation	PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70	70%	workbook import
secondary_rectification	PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70	70%	workbook import

Primary source: PSU Tier List (seed workbook) (row 73). Community-maintained tier list imported as the seed data set. Ratings from this source are shown as the published tier; the Tier Engine computes its own rating separately.