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 and warranty 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 the 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.
Thought I would share my findings.
Firstly thank you crmaris for the good review based on this I decided to get the NZXT C1200, retiring my Corsair AX1200 (it’s now more than 10 years old). I found that I am using less power now, around 0.5Amps or 115 Watt (@ 230V) less power now, I tested playing the same game for the same period and logging with my Fluke 367FC. I did find that the inrush current is a bit higher at 5.2A, vs the 4.7A my corsair had. But overall super happy.
For my next build, I’m going for a complete white build. Luckily, this psu comes in white, but i saw in a video from Der Bauer that the cables are very loosely connected to the psu. Was this also the case for your unit?
https://youtu.be/rjcoCbJoDYc?si=Kl8iYOIIdaQoJ8Gg&t=693
Could you als do a review of the Phanteks revolt 1200?
The difference between the original C1200 and ATX 3.1 version is not just limited to the 12V-2×6 connector. The new version also has one extra PCIe connector, which is good if you have a GPU with three PCIe connectors like the 7900 XTX from AIBs.
Are there any plans to test the be quiet! Straight Power 12 80+ Platinum?
Yes, but I don’t know when I will find the time for it.