Aerocool VX Plus RGB
350-800W
Why this rating
Every criterion, its status, and the evidence behind it.
Evidence
- PASS
- 2
- WARN
- 2
- FAIL
- 5
- N/D
- 13
Critical failure
- No active PFC - the unit cannot satisfy a modern ATX power supply role (Passive PFC - cannot meet modern ATX expectations (PPFC on 650W models and below.))
Architecture
- FAIL
Legacy primary topology (DF)weight 3
- FAIL
Passive (Schottky) rectificationweight 2
- FAIL
Group-regulated minor railsweight 3
- FAIL
Passive PFC - cannot meet modern ATX expectations (PPFC on 650W models and below.)weight 2
PPFC on 650W models and below.(editorial note)
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 SANRweight 1.5
- N/D
Platform has not been identifiedweight 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
- MET
Critical failurespec 12.14
- Tier F assigned by critical failure rules (spec 12.14)
Specification
Values carry the source they came from; unknowns stay unknown.
- Capacities
- 350 W*400 W*430 W*450 W*500 W*520 W*530 W*550 W*560 W*600 W*650 W*700 W*730 W*750 W*800 W** inferred from a range
- Form factor
- ATX
- ATX generation
- ATX 2.x
- Efficiency class
- Bronze
- AC input
- 230V
- Cable modularity
- No
- Introduced
- 2023
Electrical architecture
What is actually inside, when it is known.
- Primary stage
- DF
- Secondary rectification
- PR
- Minor rail regulation
- GR
- Built by
- SANR
- Platform
- not documented
Reviewer notes
Free text from the source, used by the engine as signals.
PPFC on 650W models and below. "Specifications are subject to change at any time without notice."
- Passive PFC stated in the editorial notenoconfidence 60%
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 97). 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.