Thortech Shows off Platinum Plus 850W PSU

btarunr · Mar 1, 2011, 03:28 PM

GeIL brand Thortech showed off its high-wattage PSU bearing the coveted 80 PLUS Platinum efficiency rating, the Thortech Platinum Plus 850W. The PSU gives out 850W of continuous power, complemented by over 92% efficiency. It makes use of a single large 100A +12V rail design, backed by high-grade components. While the PSU features a suite of powerprotection mechanisms, it also features a native hardware monitoring heads-up display like its 80 Plus Gold compliant cousins. The display sits into a 5.25" drive bay, displays various PSU parameters, and also gives a bit of control. Thortech's PSU is modular, and packs enough PCI-E cables to power a system with up to three graphics cards.

Source: ComputerBase.de

Beertintedgoggles · Mar 1, 2011, 09:34 PM

Wait.... P=IV (power = volts * amps) so that single 12V rail will give you 1200 Watts on an 850 Watt supply? I call BS, just not sure where. (unless they severely underrated their psu)

heky · Mar 3, 2011, 09:48 AM

^+1 on that! 100A on 12v rail, for a 850W unit, no i dont think so!

Frick · Mar 3, 2011, 10:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beertintedgoggles

Wait.... P=IV (power = volts * amps) so that single 12V rail will give you 1200 Watts on an 850 Watt supply? I call BS, just not sure where. (unless they severely underrated their psu)

I think it is severly underrated. Most highend PSU's can do more than the ratings. Some 550W units tops out around 650W.

Beertintedgoggles · Mar 3, 2011, 05:47 PM

True but in that case that'd be under rating it about 18% (650 down to a 550). Using that percentage would then say this could top out around 1000W (850 * 1.18) They are claiming 1200W alone on the 12V rail on an 850W supply. That'd be the equivalent of underrating it a tad over 40% and that's not including any other voltages.

WarEagleAU · Mar 5, 2011, 06:23 PM

I need to know the price. This may be my next PSU.

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Beertintedgoggles Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 692 (0.25/day) Thanks: 63 Thanked 194 Times in 144 Posts System Specs	Wait.... P=IV (power = volts * amps) so that single 12V rail will give you 1200 Watts on an 850 Watt supply? I call BS, just not sure where. (unless they severely underrated their psu)

Mar 3, 2011, 09:48 AM	#3
heky Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Slovenia, Europe Posts: 873 (0.64/day) Thanks: 888 Thanked 144 Times in 122 Posts System Specs	^+1 on that! 100A on 12v rail, for a 850W unit, no i dont think so!

Mar 3, 2011, 05:47 PM	#5
Beertintedgoggles Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 692 (0.25/day) Thanks: 63 Thanked 194 Times in 144 Posts System Specs	True but in that case that'd be under rating it about 18% (650 down to a 550). Using that percentage would then say this could top out around 1000W (850 * 1.18) They are claiming 1200W alone on the 12V rail on an 850W supply. That'd be the equivalent of underrating it a tad over 40% and that's not including any other voltages.

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