Thermaltake Purepower 600w
Testing
Published: 3rd April 2006 | Source: Thermaltake | Price: |
Author: James Napier (XMS)
Hardware Acquired: Thermaltake
Testing
In order for our tests on high end PSU's to remain fair and comparable with past and future reviews we have created our own PSU stress testing device. The device is capable of placing a 8,16,24 and 32 amp load on the power supply on single or multiple 12v rails.
I've yet to see a power supply that doesnt struggle to keep the voltage above 12v when under 32a load, but lets see how our Thermaltake fairs.
The above load tests were carried out on a single molex connector, with the voltage being measured from a PCI-E connector. I am not sure how the 3 rails in this PSU are arranged, but i would have hoped that the PCI-E connectors were on their own rail seperate from the rest of the standard molex connectors. Hopefully Thermaltake can confirm the layout of the rails.
The above 2 tests were conducted with amperage load split across a standard molex connector and a PCI-E connector. This is intended to simulate the strain of a system with a high end graphics system (crossfire/sli) and multiple other high consumption devices.
Under 32a load the Purepower managed to produce 11.80v. This is a very respectable result and well within the ATX specification margin of 5%.
The tests on the next page will show how the PSU performs in a real system, and should give you more of an idea what you can expect out of the power supply in your own system.
The tests on the next page will show how the PSU performs in a real system, and should give you more of an idea what you can expect out of the power supply in your own system.
Most Recent Comments
Ooh, very nice review. Nice to see that at least one TT PSU can do something 
Just a thing about the prices, I think we should include USD, GBP, AUD, and EURO prices so it branches out to everyone. Just an opinion though.
Just a thing about the prices, I think we should include USD, GBP, AUD, and EURO prices so it branches out to everyone. Just an opinion though.Great review XMS , did they send you the psu or did u buy that?
I would say it's a pretty safe bet that TT sent it to him
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Originally Posted by name='WC Annihilus'
Ooh, very nice review. Nice to see that at least one TT PSU can do something
Just a thing about the prices, I think we should include USD, GBP, and EURO prices so it branches out to everyone. Just an opinion though. |
Added and forgive me for forgetting.
Its great to also see that it has an 8 pin mobo connector which is a requirement of the SLI-DR expert
Yea it was a suprising result as TT PSU's generally dont get many mentions on hardware forums, but i'd say that it could easily keep up with my Tagan 580w.
Outstanding review mate. The TT looks uber sexy, and has provided some good healthy results. 
'Grats to you.
'Grats to you.might have missed it but didnt se any numbers on the efficiency of the psu.
otherwise it looked good.
otherwise it looked good.
Big props to TT on this one, I am impressed that it could keep up to your tagan mate!
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Originally Posted by Raven
might have missed it but didnt se any numbers on the efficiency of the psu.
otherwise it looked good. |
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