Cooler Master Elite NEX

700W

No certATXATX 2.xnon-modular2023

FPublished tier

2 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.

FPublished rating

FEngine rating

Evidence

69%Limited lab data

PASS: 3
WARN: 1
FAIL: 4
N/D: 14

Critical failure

Confirmed safety hazard, mass failures or falsified certification (Safety or integrity problem reported: Exploded in overload testing @ ~940W with a huge spike in ripple >160mV and a very low voltage drop for 12V (~10.)

Architecture

FAIL
Legacy primary topology (DF)weight 3
FAIL
Passive (Schottky) rectificationweight 2
FAIL
Group-regulated minor railsweight 3
N/D
PFC type is not documented; APFC assumed only when statedweight 2

Standards

WARN
ATX 2.x generation platformweight 2
PASS
Full-range input (~100-240 VAC)weight 2

Efficiency

N/D
Efficiency class is not documentedweight 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 CWTweight 1.5
PASS
Platform GPMweight 1.5
N/D
No independent laboratory report linked yetweight 2

Warranty and support

N/D
Warranty length is not documentedweight 1.5

Safety

FAIL
Safety or integrity problem reported: Exploded in overload testing @ ~940W with a huge spike in ripple >160mV and a very low voltage drop for 12V (~10.weight 3
Exploded in overload testing @ ~940W with a huge spike in ripple >160mV and a very low voltage drop for 12V (~10.(editorial note)

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: 700 W
Form factor: ATX
ATX generation: ATX 2.x
Efficiency class: None
AC input: Full range (~100–240 V)
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: CWT
Platform: GPM

Reviewer notes

Free text from the source, used by the engine as signals.

Exploded in overload testing @ ~940W with a huge spike in ripple >160mV and a very low voltage drop for 12V (~10.95V) beforehand.

Safety hazard, mass failure or false certification claimnoconfidence 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 302). 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.