Thermaltake PSU

devablue · 23 Mar 2007 at 15:21

Hi all, i've got a Thermaltake toughpower 700watt modular psu that is rated as having 18amps on each of it's 4 12v rails but it also says max 56amps total on all rails, if i do my maths 56 divided into 4 = 14amps per rail, where's the logic in that? Any thoughts? :confused:

Stabhappy · 23 Mar 2007 at 15:28

There's less current available when you load the PSU to absolute max.

devablue · 23 Mar 2007 at 15:30

Stabhappy said:
There's less current available when you load the PSU to absolute max.

is this likely to have any negative effect on my system?

Stabhappy · 23 Mar 2007 at 15:32

None whatsoever, it's important to remember that a whole rail is kept specifically for the CPU, mobo and RAM when you have a multirailed PSU, so your mobo and cpu and ram are all sharing one 14a (18a regularly) rail, so that's perfectly safe.

Then you've got a good 35 left for any graphics cards or hdd's or whatever else.

Basically, your PSU is still better than most.

mishima · 23 Mar 2007 at 15:34

85% efficeny as Stab says. http://www.thermaltake.com/product/Power/ToughPower/W0106/w0106.asp

Next generation four +12V rails(12V1, 12V2, 12V3, 12V4) supports high-end graphic card and PC system (combined loading of 56A)

Very strong!

devablue · 23 Mar 2007 at 15:36

cheers, thanks for your help.