Fractal Design Integra R2 750 W Review

Fractal Design is mostly known for their superb chassis line-up, but they have put a lot of effort into the PSU market as of late by introducing three new series: the Newton 3, Tesla R2, and Integra R2 (in order from high-end to mainstream). Since we are still waiting for their higher-end models to hit our lab, we will evaluate the strongest member of the budget Integra R2 series. It has a 750 W capacity, which will most likely make it interesting to a great portion of users.

All Integra R2 units feature Bronze efficiency, don’t carry any modular cables, and their dimensions are very compact with only 140 mm since the standard is 160 mm. This makes them ideal for extra small chassis that cannot accommodate PSUs of standard size. Currently, the Integra R2 line includes three members of 500 W, 650 W, and 750 W capacity. All of them do, according to Fractal Design, use Taiwanese capacitors. They may not be as good as Japanese caps, but they are surely better than Chinese caps.

A non-modular PSU will probably be a turn-off to a lot of users now-a-days, but a modular cabling design adds a significant burden to a PSU's overall production cost and most companies pick to cut out a modular design before anything else to reduce costs. To be frank, we are not a great supporter of non-modular PSUs, but we do prefer the lack of modular cables instead of a cut in component quality that would inevitably lead to a lower performance and decreased reliability.