CONCLUSION

   Apexgaming might not be the very first company I’d think about if I was out looking for a brand new PSU but the ODIN 1650W model features high build quality and pretty much every technology I’d look for. As it’s clear from my charts the ODIN 1650W PSU by Apexgaming passed all tests with flying colors. Be that as it may since I do lack equipment used to test for ripple and other things, I decided to use the ODIN 1650W for well over a month (not going to lie, this was mainly because Solytech decided to use solid caps instead of electrolytic ones and well, some industry experts say they are better while others claim they are worse due to capacitance issues) not just on my PSU test rig with the three GeForce GTX295 cards but also on both my Intel Z790/AMD X670E test rigs with Radeon 7900 XTX and GeForce RTX 4080/4090 cards. Again, I came across no issues with the ODIN 1650W and well, I couldn’t delay Apexgaming more than I already have. As for noise levels less than 42dBA from just 5-10cm away is a very good number but still I easily expect it to surpass 50dBA at around full load.

   Just like with past products Apexgaming prefers selling them directly from their website and so currently the ODIN 1650W power supply unit retails for USD449, a price tag which is very good for one such power supply unit. Granted, if I had to choose between two similar models manufactured by Seasonic and Solytech I’d honestly go for the former. However, the latter scores high in everything from build quality, rail stability and low noise levels (at least up to 1.1KW load) to output, design and cost and for these it clearly deserves the Golden Award.

PROS

- Very Good Build Quality (100% Japanese Capacitors)
- Rock Solid Rail Stability
- 80 PLUS Platinum Certified
- ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 Compliant
- Electrical Protections (OCP/OVP/SSP/OPP/UVP/OTP)
- ECO Fan Mode
- Powerful Single +12V Rail (137.5A)
- Two 600W 12VHPWR Connectors
- 12 Year Limited Warranty
- Design & Size
- Price (For Some)

CONS

- Overall Availability
- Use Of Solid Capacitors?