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Protection Features
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OCP | 12V: 89A (125.71%), 12.095V 5V: 32.91A(131.64%), 4.97V 3.3V: 33.58A (134.32%), 3.27V 5VSB: 5.6A (186.7%), 85.56mV ripple |
OPP | 1083.385W (124.2%) |
OTP | ✓ (195°C @ main transformer) |
SCP | 12V: ✓ 5V: ✓ 3.3V: ✓ 5VSB: ✓ -12V: ✓ |
PWR_OK | Operates properly |
NLO | ✓ |
SIP | Surge: MOV Inrush: NTC thermistor & bypass relay |
Over-current protection on the minor rails lands where we'd expect. However, the 5VSB rail should have a lower OCP threshold in order to avoid exceeding 50mV of ripple. The over-temperature protection limit is set quite high, which is often the case in CWT designs. Meanwhile, short circuit protection is accounted for on every rail. There is a MOV for surge protection, and the NTC thermistor (responsible for inrush current protection) is supported by a bypass relay now. That was missing from the previous-gen RMx PSUs.
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Aris Mpitziopoulos is a Contributing Editor at Tom's Hardware US, covering PSUs.
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leclod I didn't go into detail, but I wonder what's the use of that Gold PSU when there's a Seasonic Focus Plus Platinum 750 for a similar price ?Reply -
Aris_Mp Gold, Platinum, it doesn't really matter at this efficiency point. What matters the most, in my opinion at least, is noise output now besides the basic (reliability and overall performance).Reply -
powernod At last some scoring at the review conclusion!! I always considered the lack of score as Tom's greater weakness about their reviews !!Reply