Thermaltake Toughpower GF A3 650W PSU Review

Protection Features

OCP (Cold @ 21°C) 12V: >81.4A (>158.37%), <11.983V
5V: 26.6A (133%), 5.072V
3.3V: >30A (>150%), <3.311V
5VSB: 4.8A (160%), 4.82V
OCP (Hot @ 45°C) 12V: 76A (147.86%), 12.001V
5V: 26.6A (133%), 5.073V
3.3V: >30A (150%), 3.313V
5VSB: 4.7A (156.67%), 4.817V
OPP (Cold @ 22°C) 975.86W (150.13%)
OPP (Hot @ 38°C) 877.49W (135.00%)
OTP ✓ (103°C @ 12V Heat Sink)
SCP 12V to Earth: ✓
5V to Earth: ✓
3.3V to Earth: ✓
5VSB to Earth: ✓
-12V to Earth: ✓
PWR_OK Proper operation
NLO
Fan Failure Protection
SIP Surge: MOV
Inrush: NTC Thermistor & Bypass relay

I get it. This is a 650W ATX v3.0 unit, so it must be able to provide more juice. But the 12V rail kept going in cold conditions, and I had to stop it at some point. It stopped at nearly 148% in hot conditions, which is pretty high, but load regulation and ripple were in control. The 5V rail has a properly set OCP, but this is not the case for the 3.3V rail!

OPP is sky-high in cold conditions but reasonably set at high temperatures. Lastly, OTP looks low, but it is because of the 12V heatsink placement.

All in all, this is a low-capacity PSU, beefier than the standard components because of the ATX v3.0 compatibility, so they allowed for a much stronger 12V rail.

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