Monday, September 5th 2022

Thermaltake Rolls Out Toughpower GF3 PSUs with PCIe Gen 5 Connector and ATX 3.0 Compliance

Thermaltake today rolled out the Toughpower GF3 series high-wattage PSUs in the market, which it had unveiled early-July. These PSUs are claimed by Thermaltake to be ATX 3.0 ready, as well as include a PCI-Express Gen 5-compliant 12+4 pin connector that's capable of delivering up to 600 W of power with the ability to handle +100% excursions for at least 100 µs, making them ready for next-generation graphics cards and platforms. The Toughpower GF3 is being released in six wattages—1650 W, 1350 W, 1200 W, 1000 W, 850 W, and 750 W. The top 1650 W variant comes with two 12+4 pin PCIe Gen 5 connectors, while all lower models have one of them. These aside, the PSUs meet 80 Plus Gold efficiency standards, feature most common electrical protections, a multitude of standard 6+2 pin PCIe power connectors ranging from two on the 750 W model, to eight on the 1650 W one, at least two 8-pin EPS across the board, and 135 mm fans to keep cool.
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28 Comments on Thermaltake Rolls Out Toughpower GF3 PSUs with PCIe Gen 5 Connector and ATX 3.0 Compliance

#26
Space Lynx
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YangYang12345Just curiousity to ask, I pretty like Thermaltake's case like Tower 500, but i have no idea about their power supply. Is that so bad? Was there any issue before?
I was always told to buy EVGA (only certain models) or Seasonic PSU's, and more recently Corsair PSU's have entered the realm of trust. I haven't researched it too much these days though, who knows anymore.
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#27
80-watt Hamster
YangYang12345Just curiousity to ask, I pretty like Thermaltake's case like Tower 500, but i have no idea about their power supply. Is that so bad? Was there any issue before?
Like most manufacturers, it depends on which product you're looking at. TT's PSUs range from not-particularly-good to pretty-okay, though the Toughpower line seems to be genuinely good overall, IIRC. Also keep in mind that you're on a tech-enthusiast forum, so sometimes stuff that's perfectly fine for 90% of people will get written off as worthless by commenters here. Power supplies are particularly susceptible to this. Though it's worth noting that there are a LOT of genuinely terrible PSUs out there.
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#28
LuxZg
Good: 750W model
Bad: no price, and probably ending up expensive

But we're getting there. By year end there should be quite some choice.
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