Rosewill Capstone 1200W

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Pros:

Full power at 49 °C, Ripple suppression on the minor rails, 12V Performance in Advanced Transient Response tests, 5VSB efficiency, Decent performance per dollar, 8x PCIe & 2x EPS, Warranty
Very good average voltage regulation, good ripple suppression, lots of connectors, semimodular

Cons:

Ripple at 12V, Load regulation, Noisy, Holdup time, Inrush current, Not as efficient as other Gold units
Some third tier capacitors on the secondary, melted insulation on AC line wires

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Last revision on December 21, 2015

Reviewers Liked

Full power at 49 °C, Ripple suppression on the minor rails, 12V Performance in Advanced Transient Response tests, 5VSB efficiency, Decent performance per dollar, 8x PCIe & 2x EPS, Warranty
Very good average voltage regulation, good ripple suppression, lots of connectors, semimodular

Reviewers Didn't Like

Ripple at 12V, Load regulation, Noisy, Holdup time, Inrush current, Not as efficient as other Gold units
Some third tier capacitors on the secondary, melted insulation on AC line wires

Expert reviews and ratings

The last time we saw a Rosewill unit, their partnership with Enhance combined to give us quite a decent performing and competitive unit in the Quark 1kW. Sadly, I think they've just missed the mark on this new version of the Capstone line. All the...

By JonnyGuru on November 30, 2015

Rosewill initially partnered with Super Flower, which made the company's entry into the power supply market easier, since the first Rosewill PSUs featured very high performance-per-dollar ratios. However, a company cannot rely entirely on a single...

By Tom's Hardware UK on December 18, 2015

The new Capstone G1200 might offer a decent performance per dollar ratio, however its performance is only average and on top of that it is noisy. Based on the G1200 experience, the older Capstone PSUs are much better overall, despite of their...

By Tom's Hardware on December 18, 2015