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Thermaltake Toughpower 750w review @ TechSpot
Thermaltake offers a huge range of quality power supplies, designed for a wide range of different purposes. Today we will be reviewing a product coming from the Toughpower range, designed for maximum performance, and outputting an impressive 750W. Thermaltake claims that the working efficiency of the Toughpower 750w can reach up to 85%, thanks to a new design that makes use of top grade components. Also the Toughpower 750w features a very quiet operating volume thanks to the use of a single 140mm fan.
Read the complete review here.
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Rage_3k_Moiz
on July 18, 2006 4:56 AM |
The OCZ GameXStream is a better PSU IMO. It's quiet, highly efficient and smaller & lighter than this one here. It deserves to be compared to other 650W+ PSUs so users can pick the best out of them all. Thermaltake has an excellent reputation for quality PSUs too but I just think that this time, OCZ takes the cake. |
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atk spade
on July 18, 2006 3:16 PM |
Ill take the 1KW Pc Power and Cooling over this anyday. |
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Julio
on July 18, 2006 3:33 PM |
OCZ GameXStream power supply I heard is really good, though I have no basis to make a comparative argument between both since I haven't had them running together.PC Power and Cooling is a very reputed PSU manufacturer, although I haven't had the best of experiences with their products. It wouldn't be fair to compare their 1000W model to the Toughpower, as PC P&C product runs for over $400. |
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atk spade
on July 18, 2006 4:11 PM |
[b]Originally posted by Julio:[/b][quote] It wouldn't be fair to compare their 1000W model to the Toughpower, as PC P&C product runs for over $400.[/quote]That is a good point. However, the Toughpower seems to be aimed at High end Professional apllications,(as a normal desktop whould not need 750w) where budgets are alot higher. |
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Julio
on July 18, 2006 5:54 PM |
I would say gamers and enthusiasts rather than high-end professionals. |
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atk spade
on July 18, 2006 6:52 PM |
[b]Originally posted by Julio:[/b][quote]I would say gamers and enthusiasts rather than high-end professionals.[/quote]With a 750 Watt PSU?? Even on A SLI system thats a bit much isnt it? I guess it gives you some room to grow. |
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Rage_3k_Moiz
on July 19, 2006 1:40 PM |
SLI wouldn't need that much but a Crossfire system would. As would an SLI system with a lot of peripherals such as 2-3 hard disk drives and two or more optical drives. I have the OCZ GameXStream 700W PSU and it works very well. It's surprisingly light for it's wattage and it's quite silent under load. I have 2 Hard Disks in RAID0 and 2 x1900s in Crossfire, plus two DVD drives. It runs them flawlessly. And it's cheaper than the Thermaltake. |
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asphix
on July 19, 2006 3:48 PM |
the point of a PSU of this size is exactly as has been said.. room to grow. There are several factors supporting this.Quad core is due out in early 2007 with 8 core CPU's coming in around 2009 if projections are to be believed.SLI is becoming popular, with quad SLI debuting only 2-2.5 years after SLI was first spawned. If thats to be believed, in another 3 years we will possibly see the standardization of quad based graphic solutionsPhysX and physics based hardware are powerful dedicated chips that will likely require a decent amount of power (they do have an onboard molex connector after all)Now, granted with companies being driven to turn a more concious eye toward power consumption there will likely be measures taken throughout the design process to maximize efficiency, a 700+ watt PSU guarenteed flexibility. I personally upgrade my PSU once every 5-6 years (my system cycle is about once every 3 years) so flexibility is important. The PSU is one of the more redundant components in a system IMO(in regards to upgrades), along with a case and optical drives therefore buying something with headroom is especially important.I have a 700 watt ToughPower and I must admit I love it. The efficiency = low heat output and low noise while still having all the juice needed to power the most extreme of todays (and tomorrows) systems. I just wish I had picked up the modular version. |
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zephead
on July 20, 2006 10:38 PM |
i'm liking this 140mm fan. in my opinion the best and most powerful (and most expensive) supplies were the PC power + cooling turbo cool 850w and 1kw models. but said products are cooled by 80mm fans and can get quite noticeable under load.i've used the tt toughpowers in several high-end builds to date, but not on SLI rigs. |
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viper770
on August 4, 2006 2:27 AM |
Good review I really enjoyed the read thanks! |
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