Cooler Master 1000W power supply and more - EXCLUSIVE!

[MD]

If you wanted exclusives in the world of tech this week then CES in Las Vegas was the place to be. Well, yes that’s true, but you need to add Leicestershire, UK to the list too. Cooler Master popped round for a coffee and a chat.

First Look here.

[Steve B]

that psu is an absolute monster!
why would you need so many pci-e connectors though?

[Clunk]

Non modular, lots of wires - not good, not cheap either £207!

[kempez]

For £207 CM are not the PSU company I'd get one off tbh

PCP&C, OCZ, Zippy or Estasis maybe, but not CM

[MD]

Non modular, lots of wires - not good, not cheap either £207!

Non modular is actually there for a reason. As is the missing power switch on the back of the supply. The way these and other high end power supplies are constructed does differ by manufacturer of course, but the CM guys are right in the way that each power supply has to deal with a greater amount of instant current when its as highly rated as this, and the idea of removing both the power switch and the modular capability is to reduce the possiblities of failures due to stress on internal components.

Check out competing prices, its pretty well placed to be honest.

[MD]

For £207 CM are not the PSU company I'd get one off tbh

PCP&C, OCZ, Zippy or Estasis maybe, but not CM

They are trying VERY hard to change that general opinion some people have of their products. Ive not seen that many people take notes duing a conversation with me since the poil....anyway

[kempez]

LOL fair play Matt

They have a long way to go to get to the level that people like PCP&C are at, however their greenpower (I think) PSU's were pretty nice, just a shame they didn't carry that stability into their top-end

[Clunk]

Non modular is actually there for a reason. As is the missing power switch on the back of the supply. The way these and other high end power supplies are constructed does differ by manufacturer of course, but the CM guys are right in the way that each power supply has to deal with a greater amount of instant current when its as highly rated as this, and the idea of removing both the power switch and the modular capability is to reduce the possiblities of failures due to stress on internal components.

Check out competing prices, its pretty well placed to be honest.

From a consumer/enthusiast point of view, the lack of modular wires will likely turn quite a lot of people away from this psu. My reasoning for this, is that if someone has a pc that is stuffed full of stuff that actually needs a 1K psu, the chances are that they have a couple of top end graphics cards and a shedload of hard drives, possibly watercooling etc, and the last thing you want is a load of unneeded wires getting in the way.

As for the lack of power switch, well thats just a big turn off.

[Nox]

From a consumer/enthusiast point of view, the lack of modular wires will likely turn quite a lot of people away from this psu. My reasoning for this, is that if someone has a pc that is stuffed full of stuff that actually needs a 1K psu, the chances are that they have a couple of top end graphics cards and a shedload of hard drives, possibly watercooling etc, and the last thing you want is a load of unneeded wires getting in the way.

My reasoning is opposite!! "The chances are that they have a couple of top end graphics cards and a shedload of hard drives, possibly watercooling etc," and will be plugging in all the cables anyway!!! They will have a bare minimum of un-needed cables! Or they can get away with a much cheaper PSU.

No point in introducing an extra point of failure & cost when you don't have to.

Nox

[Nox]

looks nice tho, just 4cm too long

Have uber space management in my case, anything longer than a 14cm (standard ATX) is too long and then the cables need to be on the left or right!

Nox

[Clunk]

I see what you are saying, but for me and the last 2 full size cases that Ive had, the psu wires were a nightmare. The Enermax that I have now has a kind of semi modular setup, whereby they just give you the very basic connections 2xpci-e, 1 set of molex, 1 set of sata etc and the rest is modular...

[kempez]

From a consumer/enthusiast point of view, the lack of modular wires will likely turn quite a lot of people away from this psu. My reasoning for this, is that if someone has a pc that is stuffed full of stuff that actually needs a 1K psu, the chances are that they have a couple of top end graphics cards and a shedload of hard drives, possibly watercooling etc, and the last thing you want is a load of unneeded wires getting in the way.

As for the lack of power switch, well thats just a big turn off.

To be fair tho, modular has always meant less stable, which is why the very best PSU's aren't modular

[EllTheGamer]

Just in time for the r600 if i recall launch dates correctly?

[htid]

What is the actual difference inside a PSU which makes it more powerful? If they can make like 800 900 1000W PSUs which are the same size as 400 (or so i'm guessing) where does the extra power come from? Can't they just make 5kw ones the same size?

I have no idea about electronics so maybe it's silly question but I was just wondering how it works

[MoodyBlues]

This is kinda impressive, I have to say. A couple of weeks ago I found a FSP Epsilon 700W with 4 12V rails with 18A each, didn't expect to see one with six 12V rails.
To be honest, I think the pricetag for this 1000W PSU is a bit high, compared to the £100 of the 700W.

[Nox]

Guess it comes down to how stable lines are, how much noise it makes etc etc.

Nox