ASUS has entered the PSU market, but are their 1st Generation units worth it?
ASUS ROG Thor 850W & 1200W PSU Review
ASUS ROG Thor 850W & 1200W PSU Review
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ASUS has entered the PSU market, but are their 1st Generation units worth it?
ASUS ROG Thor 850W & 1200W PSU Review
Eddie long
Member
Nice review guv , i do like the looks of them , and i see they got the nod of approval from the senior power supply analyst 
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Great review, and bonus points for making up the term "Roggy"
Roggy... as if RoG didnt make me cringe enough haha. I would love to see the "republic of gamers" brand disappear. Along with MSI Gamer X, Godlike, EVGA FTW, and all the rest of the asian marketted terminologies.
To be honest, I don't see the point of a 1200W in this day and age. SLI 3/4way is gone. This is aimed at gamers, so even with SLI 2 way and and overclocked CPU you are looking at around 800W usage at most. Components released now focus on efficiency as much as performance. As you said, the 850W variant will make far more sense to the consumer.
Even a 1000W would be catered more towards enthusiast markets. 1200W just makes no sense to me at all.
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Dicehunter
Resident Newb
Whatever you do, Do not drop 1 of these PSU's on your foot, Otherwise you're going to have a thor toe.....
AlienALX
Well-known member
Thor goes out on the sauce one night. He goes to a bar, and meets a young lady with a lisp.
They spend the night in a hotel making love.. The next morning he decides to formally introduce himself..
"Hi, I'm Thor!" he says. She replies..
"You're thor? I'm so thor I can't pith"
WYP
News Guru
As far as high wattage PSU's go, I'd say they are still useful today. The RTX 2080 Ti consumes more power than the GTX 1080Ti and the introduction of insane core counts in CPUs like AMD's Threadripper have made it a lot easier to build a high wattage system, especially if you overclock.
Yeah, 1200W will be overkill for most users, but they are far from pointless.
Dicehunter
Resident Newb
most reviews so far, have all agreed that 1200W is actually pointless. And also agree with TTL, that they would have preferred to review the 850W. Furthermore, in todays day and age, Gold certified PSU is more than enough with Platinum or Titanium being ever so slightly better.
In fact platinum is only really beneficial for users who leave their machine on 24/7.
I am inclined to agree. Even though I am running SLI 1080ti with a 7700k all Overclocked moderately, i am still only peaked at 790W the last time I tesed it properly. That is why I think a 1000W would have made more sense for the headroom.
2080ti, lets say 650W for agressive OC on two cards, 200W for a CPU at most. That is not even close to 1200W even if you factor in RGB, and all the minor components.
looz
Active member
Gold, plat and titanium make sense if you want the best of the best and don't mind paying extra for it, otherwise just buy a reputable PSU and check a proper review for it to see if the ripples are in check.
I personally just check the cheapest available PSU with a reasonable wattage manufactured by Seasonic or Super Flower and buy that.
Efficiency I don't really give a toss about since it's not paying itself back and the heat is dumped outside the case. Though electricity is quite reasonably priced over here.
I personally just check the cheapest available PSU with a reasonable wattage manufactured by Seasonic or Super Flower and buy that.
Efficiency I don't really give a toss about since it's not paying itself back and the heat is dumped outside the case. Though electricity is quite reasonably priced over here.
WYP
News Guru
I agree with you when it comes to Gold/Platinum/Titanium ratings. I wouldn't go higher than gold for my personal systems as I would rather put my money onto other areas of a PC.
When it comes to 1200W PSUs, we need to consider that CPUs like the 2970WX, 2990WX 2950X and Intel's i9-9980XE exist. These CPUs can pull an insane amount of power from the wall at full tilt, especially if overclocked, and if you also use a powerful GPU in that power can quickly add up. It's not exactly a normal use case, but we can make systems that legitimately need a 1200Ws PSU now, or higher in extreme cases.
Another factor to consider is that some users like to be well below their PSUs limits, even if it is just to keep their PSU in passive mode for as long as possible. In this regard, higher efficiency ratings are also useful, as more efficient PSUs by definition produce less heat.
I understand why somebody would say that a 1200W PSU is pointless, I'd just say that it is "pointless to most consumers, as there are some legitimate use cases.
AlienALX
Well-known member
I've been blessed on my last two PSU purchases. Well, all three really.
The first was a 1200w Enermax Revolution which I paid £70 for SH. I got every penny back when I sold it. Then Tom gave me a AX1200 which is still running today beautifully, and then I paid (IIRC? about £70?) for the 1500w Platimax. I went all through it with a MM and it works perfectly and is very quiet. I also like how it over runs the fan when you shut down.
The first was a 1200w Enermax Revolution which I paid £70 for SH. I got every penny back when I sold it. Then Tom gave me a AX1200 which is still running today beautifully, and then I paid (IIRC? about £70?) for the 1500w Platimax. I went all through it with a MM and it works perfectly and is very quiet. I also like how it over runs the fan when you shut down.
