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Cooler Master Goes Big With Three New 1300 W Power Supplies

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Based on three new power supplies from Cooler Master, it looks like we can expect some extremely power hungry GPU's this year, as the company has announced no less than three 1300 W power supplies. On the plus side, all three models are 80 Plus Platinum certified, so they'll at least be really power efficient. Interestingly, none of the three new models follow the ATX standard when it comes to physical size, as two use the SFX form factor, whereas the last one is too deep to meet even the large ATX PSU spec.

Starting with the big boy, the V1300 Platinum 30th Anniversary, which measures in at 190 x 150 x 86 mm (DxWxH) and is the only 1300 W model that works when plugged into a 110 V power socket. It's a fairly standard high-end power supply with a 135 mm FBD fan and fully modular cables, although the wires in the PCIe cables have been upgraded to 16 AWG to prevent current drop. It also has a switch for either single or multi-rail operation and can deliver 54 A per 12 V rail. It'll come with a 10 year warranty, although the pricing is unknown at this point in time.




Moving down a step in size, we have the V1300 SFX-L Platinum, which also comes in an 1100 W full-range SKU, since the 1300 W model is limited to 220-240 V countries. It follows the SFX-L form factor and measures 125 x 125 x 63.5 mm (DxWxH) and is home to a 120 mm FBD fan. We're still looking at a fully modular PSU here with the same 16 AWG cables, although in this case, they're also extended to the 12VHPWR cable, as this PSU is ready for the next generation of graphics cards. Here the 12 V rail delivers no less than 108.3 A, something it shares with its even smaller SFX sibling.

The final new PSU is the V1300 SFX Platinum, which measures a mere 100 x 125 x 63.5 mm (DxWxH). It's likely to be a fair bit noisier at full load than its larger relatives, as it comes with a 92 mm FBD fan. Beyond that, the specs are identical to the SFX-L version. So far there's no word on when these new PSU's will be available, but it should be some time later this year.

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These are pronounced in the article to be ready for the next generation of graphics cards? What graphic cards? When and where?
 

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These are pronounced in the article to be ready for the next generation of graphics cards? What graphic cards? When and where?
Not sure, but the ones that will ship with 12VHPWR connector.
 
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These are pronounced in the article to be ready for the next generation of graphics cards? What graphic cards? When and where?
I bet a single Euro Coin = RTX 4000
 
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Moving down a step in size, we have the V1300 SFX-L Platinum, which also comes in an 1100 W full-range SKU, since the 1300 W model is limited to 220-240 V countries.
Expensive high wattage unit limited to 220-240 V is stupid, what is this ?
We can buy 40$ PSUs that would run anywhere in the world, this is unacceptable
 
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Hmm, actually with the 3090Ti guzzling 450W of pure, Samsung 8nm inefficiency even at stock clocks, perhaps there are going to be 1000W GPUs before the end of the year....

Expensive high wattage unit limited to 220-240 V is stupid, what is this ?
We can buy 40$ PSUs that would run anywhere in the world, this is unacceptable
$40 PSUs that run anywhere in the world will sometimes run for weeks at a time before allowing the magic smoke to escape.
 
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Hmm, actually with the 3090Ti guzzling 450W of pure, Samsung 8nm inefficiency even at stock clocks,

That is pretty intense :D

It seems like we are regressing a bit here.. you will for sure see this on your hydro bill.. I know I can see mine right now..

Not as green as we thought we were heheh.
 

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1300W SFX?


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Well its a 135mm, so i's slap a silent wings in there and call it a day :p

Only the full size. The SFX-L is 120mm and the SFX is 92mm. Does 135mm even physically fit within SFX confines??

I'd expect full performance from the SFX-L but I'd be very, very surprised if the 1300W SFX does not derate past 40/45C to a lower output wattage. Maybe significantly. Even if it's 220V only.

Even at just 650W, Seasonic proved that even SFX-L is thermally challenging if you're not bringing your absolute A-game design (SGX derates at 50C).

Also, what's up with the PCIe 5.0 connector on the SFX-L and SFX?
 
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Only the full size. The SFX-L is 120mm and the SFX is 92mm. Does 135mm even physically fit within SFX confines??

I'd expect full performance from the SFX-L but I'd be very, very surprised if the 1300W SFX does not derate past 40/45C to a lower output wattage. Maybe significantly. Even if it's 220V only.

Even at just 650W, Seasonic proved that even SFX-L is thermally challenging if you're not bringing your absolute A-game design (SGX derates at 50C).

Also, what's up with the PCIe 5.0 connector on the SFX-L and SFX?
that's what dremels and swearing are for!
 
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Expensive high wattage unit limited to 220-240 V is stupid, what is this ?
We can buy 40$ PSUs that would run anywhere in the world, this is unacceptable
Help from EU is on the way .... how many watts consumes the most hungry 110V toaster in the USA?
Its all about electrical regulations.
Talk with your electrical company for details.
220V = half the current in use VS 110V Load.
 

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Expensive high wattage unit limited to 220-240 V is stupid, what is this ?
We can buy 40$ PSUs that would run anywhere in the world, this is unacceptable
As kiriakost said... most of the world is on 220-240

America with its weird 110/220 hybrid setup is literally unique, and a minority
 
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As kiriakost said... most of the world is on 220-240

America with its weird 110/220 hybrid setup is literally unique, and a minority
About two years ago we were at 220V standard, now we switched to 230V average ( 235~240 comes in our wires).
I were forced to switch the range selector of my FLUKE 8846A at 240V input, and the internal transformer now this heat up less.
 

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Expensive high wattage unit limited to 220-240 V is stupid, what is this ?
We can buy 40$ PSUs that would run anywhere in the world, this is unacceptable
Because your wall sockets can't deliver enough juice. This isn't something new, as once you exceed 15A, your fuse would blow. Take it up with your government, they're the ones responsible.
 
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Because your wall sockets can't deliver enough juice. This isn't something new, as once you exceed 15A, your fuse would blow. Take it up with your government, they're the ones responsible.
Not just the government but also the people who shout: Not on my property.
 
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1300 W in SFX-L form factor... Holy moly! :eek:

When authorities all over the world are propagating the need to take action for "climate change", the PC space is regressing and every component is now crying out for more power. Just a decade ago, a humble 550W is enough to power a high end CPU and GPU. Now, high end CPUs are so power hungry that they can trip up good 750 to 850W PSUs. Next gen hardware is looking like they will be guzzling substantially more power. Crazy times.
I bought my 550 W Seasonic Prime Ultra PSU "knowing" that with a 12-year warranty, it will serve me for a lifetime. I'm not so sure anymore, though I still hope PC component manufacturers will come to their senses within the next few generations.
 
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Performance per Watt is slowly going up with each generation but the GPU market in particular has been manipulating buyers into buying higher-tier and hugher TDP cards than they usually would - both by restricting and delaying lower-tier cards, and because their absolute performance and power-draw is outpacing performance/Watt improvements.

A 3060 is about 25% faster than a 1070 at the same power draw.
A 6600XT vastly outperforms an RX480 while drawing 20W less.

Efficiency is improving, but people are being convinced to buy hungrier cards regardless.
 
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1300 W in SFX-L form factor... Holy moly! :eek:


I bought my 550 W Seasonic Prime Ultra PSU "knowing" that with a 12-year warranty, it will serve me for a lifetime. I'm not so sure anymore, though I still hope PC component manufacturers will come to their senses within the next few generations.

Your life time this is longer than 12 years, if you are not 100 years old, all ready.
PSU sizing long term prediction, this is also nothing serious to get bothered with.
Seasonic this is from the very few, that warranty this is transferable among consumers.
When your needs change, you may resell it with the rest active warranty plan, to someone else.

Efficiency is improving, but people are being convinced to buy hungrier cards regardless.
I love statistics, but forums activity this is a wrong factor which causes a huge measurement error.
The ones own RTX3000 this is 0.05% of total population of gamers over planet earth.
Cooler Master are after this tiny number of enthusiast, its just an advertising aimed to pass a message = we can build large PSU too at Guangdong the coast of the South China Sea.
 
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the PC space is regressing and every component is now crying out for more power
It's not, the PC space is doing more for less & far longer than most industries out there! It's just that computing power/needs have exploded & will continue to rise exponentially till we get some breakthrough like full Quantum computing or maybe Skynet finally coming online :pimp:
 
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