[OC Maximus]

So will a quality 850w PSU have enough juice to bench stable on DICE/LN2?

[Hondacity]

Originally Posted by Mr.Scott

Negative. The AX is the superior PSU. The two are actually almost identical except the AX has a higher efficiency rating and generates less heat overall. Slightly less line ripple on the AX also.

the ripple from both of the differs from 18mv -25mv ....thats almost zero difference...
vregs need stable 12v and fast response...the cwt based hx850 has good TR

also the hx850 has a tighter voltage regulation than the ax850...
hx850 0-100 only drops 60mV
ax850 0-100 drops 230mV

efficiency doesn't mean much....both psus can do 85% on full load...

Originally Posted by OC Maximus

So will a quality 850w PSU have enough juice to bench stable on DICE/LN2?

your hardware isn't power hungry...you're alright with the hx850w