Hardware Thermaltake Toughpower QFan 650W

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2008/02/26/thermaltake_toughpower_qfan_650w/1

Thermaltake introduces a new QFan to its Toughpower range, adding this new 14cm "silent" performer to modular connectivity and a five year warranty. Is it enough to tempt you away from everyone else in the busy mainstream market?

 

Is there any particular reason why so many manufacturers (I know they are from the same OEM) are choosing to put the silly piece of plastic there? They much have done some research into it, because otherwise they wouldn't have changed from the norm. This must surely mean that there is some benefit to it?

Great review though as always

Why did you test it at 800W though? Its a 650W power supply isn't it?

 

Good spot thanks, user error - the bottom portion of the template wasn't removed...

 

agreed on the mutirail thing... When they first advertised this as a feature to look for a was a bit unsure, cause really, there are some single rail ones out their with like 60 amps... oh well I guess this is what the market wants

 

Your workplace looks like it needs quite a bit of dressing up...

 

lol, that's not our offices - that's in Enermax's UK offices (where we borrow their equipment to test the PSUs ourselves).

 

and they dont care that your testing other company's psus, which may be cheaper/better then there own?

 

Nope, they trained us to use the machine and then they just leave us to it. The power supply manufacturers (collectively) actually want their units tested properly (i.e. with a load machine), so they're more than happy to support us where they can with allowing us to use the machinery.