Box & Bundle
The box has a clean design; on its face, you will find a photo of the PSU with the fan grille and modular panel in sight. The ATX v3.1, warranty, and 80 Plus badges are in the bottom-left corner. The box provides adequate protection since foam spacers fully protect the PSU at its internals. There is also a pouch for the vast amount of modular cables, which will be helpful since you most likely won’t use all of them.
Product Photos
The exterior design is simple and nice. The fan grille has many relatively large perforations that don’t restrict airflow. The grille could be even less restrictive to further boost the fan’s performance. On the PSU’s front side are two switches, one for the main power and the other for toggling on/off the fan’s passive operation at light loads.
The modular panel around the back hosts twelve sockets, including a native 12V-2×6. A warning on this side states that you should not use cables from other power supplies since there is no standard pinout for the PSU modular panels, which is a great shame if you ask me. At some point, all manufacturers and brands should come down to a standardized pinout. This looks impossible, but hopefully, it will be in the future at some point.
Cables
Modular Cables | ||||
Description | Cable Count | Connector Count (Total) | Gauge | In Cable Capacitors |
---|---|---|---|---|
ATX connector 20+4 pin (600mm) | 1 | 1 | 16-20AWG | No |
4+4 pin EPS12V (700mm) | 1 | 1 | 16AWG | No |
8-pin EPS12V (700mm) | 1 | 1 | 16AWG | No |
6+2 pin PCIe (650mm) | 3 | 3 | 16-18AWG | No |
12+4 pin PCIe (645mm) (600W) | 1 | 1 | 16-24AWG | No |
SATA (500mm+145mm+145mm+145mm) | 3 | 12 | 18AWG | No |
4-pin Molex (500mm+145mm+145mm+145mm) | 1 | 4 | 18AWG | No |
AC Power Cord (1415mm) – C13 coupler | 1 | 1 | 14AWG | – |
The ATX cable is long enough, at 600m. The EPS cables are also long, at 700mm, and all PCIe cables are a bit shorter, at 650mm. The number of peripheral connectors is high, and the distance between them is adequate, at 145mm. Lastly, all cables have the standard round shame and are painted black to be stealth inside a chassis with a dark-colored interior.
Would this be a better choice than the Super Flower VII Gold?
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I was wondering if you heard anything about the Straight Power 12 from be quiet? I have barely heard about this unit and I was hesitating between the Straight Power 12, a Corsair RMx/e or a NZXT C Gold for an RTX 4070 ti Super + i5-14600K system (850 – 1000W range).
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I haven’t checked it so far, SP 12.
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