BFG 800W Power Supply Review

Output Characteristics


The BFG 800W definitely looks like it has the potential to output a good amount of power. If we go by what the packaging says, this power supply has the capability to output 20A on four +12V rails for a total combined amperage of 54A. Now, for an 800W power supply, this is total of 648W is not that impressive considering some power supplies we have reviewed in the past have offered over 95% of their total output on the +12V rail(s). Frankly, I found it a bit disappointing but after some long discussions with BFG it turns out his is a misprint. Rather, the combined output should be closer to 60A and this is sure a heck of a lot better than what is printed on the packaging.

Hopefully, now that BFG has a solid staff of power supply experts, little misprints like this will no longer pop up. I just wish we had a way of testing this claim but we don’t. However, it will be interesting to see how this power supply holds up with a pair of HD2900XT cards pulling juice from it.