Mining is back with Kaspa, so big PSUs are still a nice thing to have for those that mine. Outside of mining, having PSUs over 1Kw are also becoming a necessity. New Sapphire Lake-X CPUs are power monsters, The RTX 4080 and 4090 are monsters. I have an overclocked i9-10920X and RTX 4090, as well as a few NVMe drives, a several 10TB HDDs, and a bunch of fans, and I hit over 1200w during both gaming and creative workloads. My EVGA 1000w PSU is a beast though, and my KiloWatt meter sometimes shows a draw up to around 1250w from the wall during the heaviest draws without ever hitting OCP. Makes me want a PSU rated for around 1300-1600w.
You're only allowed to pull 1,440 watts from a 120V 15a breaker over any period of time, so this PSU is not safe to run on a 15A outlet which is what >99% of people will have available to them in the USA.
I am reluctant to encourage government intervention, but in the case of cryptocurrencies I agree. They're used by criminals to hide transactions and gullible people tag along for a variety of poorly thought out reasons, enriching criminal enterprises and equipment sellers scamming delusional miners.
Keep in mind you cannot pull more than 1,440 watts from a 15a breaker in the USA or it will eventually trip, don't forget things like your monitor use as much as 200 watts in some cases.
Very Large, not that quiet, very expensive. All of that for have a 1600 watt titanium PSU with ATX 3.0 and 2 12vhpwr cables. Not worth it imo but some people may look differently on this. Also no premade cables from cablemods for their PSUs which is a down.
And all the components which enable a compact PSU but the the PSU is a giant anyway. Let's be honest this product belongs in a showcase not a computer. Along with the 15A limitation, if you really NEED the power an just get an 2KW titanium redundant unit
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Techie2 - Thursday, March 30, 2023 - link
It's unfortunate that it is so long as it prevents use in many if not most PC cases.TheinsanegamerN - Monday, April 3, 2023 - link
What century are you from? "most" cases LMFAO. Most PC cases today are gigantic and can easily handle a PSU like this.hubick - Thursday, March 30, 2023 - link
Woulda been nice to see a comparison against my older Corsair AX1600i. I'll keep this one in mind for my next build.E.Fyll - Thursday, March 30, 2023 - link
I intentionally avoided that because the AX1600i is not ATX 3.0 compliant. A basic comparison can be done though by cross-checking the two reviews.https://www.anandtech.com/show/12645/the-corsair-a...
emike09 - Thursday, March 30, 2023 - link
Mining is back with Kaspa, so big PSUs are still a nice thing to have for those that mine. Outside of mining, having PSUs over 1Kw are also becoming a necessity. New Sapphire Lake-X CPUs are power monsters, The RTX 4080 and 4090 are monsters.I have an overclocked i9-10920X and RTX 4090, as well as a few NVMe drives, a several 10TB HDDs, and a bunch of fans, and I hit over 1200w during both gaming and creative workloads. My EVGA 1000w PSU is a beast though, and my KiloWatt meter sometimes shows a draw up to around 1250w from the wall during the heaviest draws without ever hitting OCP.
Makes me want a PSU rated for around 1300-1600w.
Threska - Thursday, March 30, 2023 - link
Soon people will be tripping breakers.pistonsmatter - Tuesday, April 4, 2023 - link
You're only allowed to pull 1,440 watts from a 120V 15a breaker over any period of time, so this PSU is not safe to run on a 15A outlet which is what >99% of people will have available to them in the USA.DigitalFreak - Saturday, April 1, 2023 - link
The sooner governments start making cryptocurrency unprofitable the better.PeachNCream - Tuesday, April 4, 2023 - link
I am reluctant to encourage government intervention, but in the case of cryptocurrencies I agree. They're used by criminals to hide transactions and gullible people tag along for a variety of poorly thought out reasons, enriching criminal enterprises and equipment sellers scamming delusional miners.pistonsmatter - Tuesday, April 4, 2023 - link
Keep in mind you cannot pull more than 1,440 watts from a 15a breaker in the USA or it will eventually trip, don't forget things like your monitor use as much as 200 watts in some cases.Oxford Guy - Thursday, March 30, 2023 - link
‘These designs are not the quietest’Zero surprise that another high-rpm ball bearing fan has been used.
CindyYin - Thursday, March 30, 2023 - link
What brand of capacitors are used for the XPG Fusion Titanium 1600 PSU?ballsystemlord - Saturday, April 1, 2023 - link
Nippon Chemi-Con and Rubycon. They mentioned it in the article. Now about how people are supposedly literate in our modern age...ballsystemlord - Saturday, April 1, 2023 - link
For a unit that costs $750, I'd have thought it would run at a much lower noise level. Maybe they could use larger heatsinks next time?Oxford Guy - Saturday, April 15, 2023 - link
Ball bearing fans become louder with time, which is something reviewers never mention, too.And... if they're dropped they can be damaged. As far as I know, the more modern bearings don't have that issue.
The one thing ball bearing fans seem to do best is static pressure, though.
Eliadbu - Monday, April 3, 2023 - link
Very Large, not that quiet, very expensive.All of that for have a 1600 watt titanium PSU with ATX 3.0 and 2 12vhpwr cables. Not worth it imo but some people may look differently on this.
Also no premade cables from cablemods for their PSUs which is a down.
drajitshnew - Wednesday, April 5, 2023 - link
And all the components which enable a compact PSU but the the PSU is a giant anyway. Let's be honest this product belongs in a showcase not a computer. Along with the 15A limitation, if you really NEED the power an just get an 2KW titanium redundant unit