Monday, August 10th 2020
ASUS Intros TUF Gaming Bronze Series PSUs
ASUS over the weekend introduced its TUF Gaming Bronze line of power supplies. The series aligns with ASUS's overall brand strategy for TUF Gaming - appealing for value-conscious serious gamers. The TUF Gaming Bronze series debuts with two mid-range Wattage options - 550 W and 650 W. ASUS has a few selling points up its sleeve in this heavily saturated market: firstly, the PSUs feature a double ball-bearing 135 mm Axial Tech fan (an ASUS innovation), which features impellers that are webbed toward the ends to guide all their airflow axially. The fans are controlled by a 0 dB idle fan-stop logic (the fan stays completely off below a 30% load/temperature threshold). The main PCB features surface treatment that protects it from wear over the years (against moisture and dust debris). The third innovation is a segment-first 6-year product warranty.
Under the hood, the ASUS TUF Gaming Bronze PSUs feature single +12 V rail designs, 80 Plus Bronze efficiency as the name suggests, and protection against over/under-voltage, overload, overheat, and short-circuit. Both models feature fixed, sleeved cabling. Both models offer a single 4+4 pin EPS, 24-pin ATX, five SATA power, and four Molex connectors. The 550 W model offers two 6+2 pin PCIe power, while the 650 W model offers four of these. The PSU measures 150 mm in length. The company didn't mention pricing.
Under the hood, the ASUS TUF Gaming Bronze PSUs feature single +12 V rail designs, 80 Plus Bronze efficiency as the name suggests, and protection against over/under-voltage, overload, overheat, and short-circuit. Both models feature fixed, sleeved cabling. Both models offer a single 4+4 pin EPS, 24-pin ATX, five SATA power, and four Molex connectors. The 550 W model offers two 6+2 pin PCIe power, while the 650 W model offers four of these. The PSU measures 150 mm in length. The company didn't mention pricing.
8 Comments on ASUS Intros TUF Gaming Bronze Series PSUs
In this case, this TUF branded PSU have Teapo caps... I have nothing against Teapo caps, actually they have one of the best price and performance ratio. But for TUF brand it is the shame.
I believe that such PSUs like Corsair CX, Chieftec Polaris (excluding short warranty) or SilentiumPC Supremo FM2 will be much better choices. But lets wait for prices and reviews. I believe that single 4+4 EPS is the best option for this PSU.
Firstly it is a budget PSU. It shouldn't power system based on TUF X570 Plus motherboard. It is designed to be in system based on Ryzen 3/ 5 or Core i3/ i5 (non-K) CPUs and value/ mid end motherboards which have 8 pin connector . So it is pointless to add second EPS connector - almost in all systems it will be unused.
Secondly it is non modular PSU. If it would be fully modular PSU, second EPS connector would be only pointless feature. But if the second EPS connector would exist there would be problem to hide all unused cables. I think that it is disadvantage.
Non modular PSU + Mid end PSU = not used second EPS connector which must be somehow hidden.
Maybe someone can correct me on this.
Shame as this kind of makes or breaks it as the offering.
It's still an entry level PSU by any means, so wouldn't expect anything better than, well, other entry level PSUs like Corsair CX or Cooler Master MWE V2.