NZXT Corp is relatively new to the computer hardware business. In the short time since their founding in 2004, though, they have made quite a splash in the PC chassis market. Two of their first cases, the Guardian and the Nemesis, were Transformer-styled cases that came right at the height of a consumer rush for pre-modified hardware. Needless to say, PC builders ate up their almost unprecedented flashiness and attention grabbing design.

A company “built on gamers' dreams,” NZXT has since expanded upon their “Crafted Series” cases, into a line of more modest, yet still stylish, “Classic Series” cases, and even two lines of power supplies. They have, for the most part, enjoyed great success with all of their products, which are known for being high quality despite having a lower than usual cost. Today we have for review the NZXT Performance Power 800W power supply, one whose launch was abnormally silent and hasn't received much attention. Features of this PSU, from the NZXT website, are:


And power chart:


As I said, NZXT has an extremely good reputation for making products that are not only affordable, but also have exceptional quality. The Performance Power PSUs from NZXT come in a bit cheaper than their Precise units, but do they maintain the standard of quality that NZXT has shown so far? Continue on as we find out…