According to surveys on Steam and Epic Store, 3 quarters of gamers are not ready to give too much for a power supply. The priority is the processor and graphics card, then RAM and SSD. And it comes to the power supply with the housing on a residual principle. After all, most PC boyars have never heard of DC-DC converters, have never seen Japanese capacitors in their eyes, but they remember well all the nooks and crannies of the De_dust card or potion hotkeys in the third Witcher. If you consider yourself to be in this category of gamers, then you should definitely pay attention to the MWE series from Cooler Master.


This is a line of minimalistic power supplies with an identical white marker "MWE" and a design based on the principle of "nothing superfluous". The priority here is not lighting or modular cables, but reliable circuitry that will last for more than one year and will not fail at an unnecessary moment. For example, even in entry-level models with a basic 80+ White certificate, heat-resistant capacitors, DC-DC converters, resonant LLC converters and active PFC are installed, and the main 12-volt line is capable of giving 100% power. And in addition to basic protection measures, there is also a UVP and OTP on board. That is, protection against overvoltage and excessive current. Considering that we are talking about an almost low-cost solution worth $ 40, this can cause nothing but respect.

The MWE model range itself is also pleasing. All power supplies are designed incrementally ― the more serious the energy efficiency level of the model, the cooler its element base and certificate. At the bottom of the hierarchical chain are the most affordable power supplies with 80+ White, followed by more serious "bronze" models, and quite serious variants of MWE Gold close the chain. Considering the status of the latter, Cooler Master has released a special version with detachable cables for owners of enclosures with an observation window. As for the choice of power, almost every variation is represented by models from 400 to 850 watts.