Box & Bundle
The box has a photo of the PSU on its face and some certification badges, including the Cybenetics noise rating. For unknown reasons, Asus only uses the Cybenetics noise badge, not the efficiency one.
Product Photos
The PSU has an interesting exterior design, with a nicely designed fan grille with large perforations to restrict the fan’s airflow as little as possible. On the front side, besides the AC receptacle and the power switch, there is an additional switch for toggling on/off the PSU’s semi-passive fan operation. Around the back, the modular board hosts an extra propriety socket next to the 12V-2×6 one, providing two extra sense pins. Asus claims the extra sense pins help achieve tighter load regulation on the 12+4 pin connector.
Cables
| Modular Cables | ||||
| Description | Cable Count | Connector Count (Total) | Gauge | In Cable Capacitors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATX connector 20+4 pin (610mm) | 1 | 1 | 18AWG | No |
| 4+4 pin EPS12V (1000mm) | 2 | 2 | 18AWG | No |
| 6+2 pin PCIe (750mm) | 4 | 4 | 18AWG | No |
| 12+4 pin PCIe (745mm) (600W) | 1 | 1 | 16-24AWG | No |
| SATA (400mm+115mm+115mm) | 1 | 3 | 18AWG | No |
| SATA (400mm+120mm+120mm) | 1 | 3 | 18AWG | No |
| 4-pin Molex (400mm+150mm+150mm) | 1 | 3 | 18AWG | No |
| AC Power Cord (1400mm) – C13 coupler | 1 | 1 | 18AWG | – |
The provided cables and connectors are sufficient for a modern 1000W unit, including two EPS, four PCIe on dedicated cables, a single 12V-2×6 set at 600W, six SATA, and three 4-pin Molex connectors. All cables are long, with the EPS cables reaching one meter, ensuring compatibility with whatever chassis you use. The distance between the 4-pin Molex connectors is adequate at 150mm, but the distance between the SATA connectors is short. Lastly, all cables are individually sleeved.
I have been using asus thor 1000w p2 for about 1 month. coil whine sound is coming regardless of whether the computer is off or on. the computer case is on my desk 60-70cm away from my ear distance.
coil whine can be from the hardware combination, not only from the PSU. Please note that.
Hi Aris,
Are you going to test the new Asus Thor III 1000w? I ordered the Asus strix ATX3.1 1000w Platinum, but I’m wondering if it’s better to go with the new Thor that was announced today.
In your experience, Great wall vs CWT, which one is better? (As I understood the new Thor is manufactured by CWT)
Hi! Unfortunately Asus marketing doesn’t know my existance. They don’t consider me a KOL (key opinion leader)
https://www.einarexglobal.com/psu/
aris did u tested some einarex psu, because i’ve seen one of them certified by cybenetics gold, i was wonder about the internals of these psu because my fellow worries about it because it’s not listed at the cybenetics websites, would you review it on hwbusters too ?
Hi! We tested them but have not issued the official certs yet.
I have an insider tip that the Rog Thor III 1200W Platinum is also based on the Enchance (a more advanced platform), so you shouldn’t expect much better performance (+ they replaced the fancy fabric-braided cables with mediocre PVC-braided ones, exactly the same as this one Strix).
In general, we can say that Thor III Platinum has achieved the status of a premium power supply.
>In general, we can say that Thor III Platinum has achieved the status of a premium power supply.
Thor III Platinum has lost the status of a premium power supply)
Sad that the GaN mosfets was just a marketing gimmick here. Now I wonder if you can check if this is also the case with the ROG Thor 1200W Platinum III which is, supposedly a more premium plat PSU or if there is no point in it compared to the Strix plat in performance. But also the ROG THOR 1600W Titanium III when compared to the previous Thor Titanium.