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Monday, November 15, 2021 6:58 AM
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https://www.techpowerup.com/288982/asus-intros-rog-thor-1000w-platinum-ii-power-supply-focus-on-low-noise ASUS debuted its second generation ROG Thor power supply series with the ROG Thor 1000 W Platinum II. The design focus with these appear to be low noise and next-gen connectors. ASUS used heavier heatsinks over the various hot components of the PSU, which have double the "volume" (surface area for heat dissipation, as well as heatsink size). These are paired with a 135 mm ASUS Axial-Tech fan that is designed to direct all of its airflow axially. The PSU can sustain fanless cooling up to 500 W load, and 12-15% fan-speed up to 700 W load, with the fan only beginning to ramp up beyond 700 W. This gives the PSU a Cybenetics Lambda A++ noise-rating certification. The switching efficiency is rated 80 Plus Platinum. Under the hood, the ASUS ROG Thor 1000 W Platinum II features a single +12 V rail design, with most common electrical protections, against over/under voltage, overload, overheat, and short-circuit. The fully-modular PSU comes with connectors that include a 24-pin ATX, two 4+4 pin EPS, one 12-pin Molex microFit 3.0 capable of up to 450 W delivery, six 6+2 pin PCIe power, twelve SATA power, three Molex, and a Berg. The PSU features a monochrome LED display that puts out realtime load, voltage, and thermal monitoring. There's plenty of addressable-RGB LED illumination, which can be controlled via a standard 3-pin ARGB connection. The company is backing this with a 10-year warranty. The 10 year warranty is noteworthy. The platinum rating is also good.
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Re: ASUS Intros ROG Thor 1000W Platinum II Power Supply, Focus on Low Noise
Monday, November 15, 2021 11:04 AM
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It is nice looking, but don't care about the display. I found one place that had it for sale at $499 ( pccasegear).
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Re: ASUS Intros ROG Thor 1000W Platinum II Power Supply, Focus on Low Noise
Monday, November 15, 2021 3:36 PM
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I really don't understand why they went from a classic black/RGB PSU to a 'mirror finish'. SMH!....
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Re: ASUS Intros ROG Thor 1000W Platinum II Power Supply, Focus on Low Noise
Monday, November 15, 2021 4:34 PM
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I have a feeling "digital displays" are the new RGB. If you can get past that, these will be nice for pci-e 5.0 cards coming up, although i'd say 1000w may not be enough for top end rigs.
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Re: ASUS Intros ROG Thor 1000W Platinum II Power Supply, Focus on Low Noise
Tuesday, November 16, 2021 6:14 PM
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yaymz I have a feeling "digital displays" are the new RGB. If you can get past that, these will be nice for pci-e 5.0 cards coming up, although i'd say 1000w may not be enough for top end rigs.
It's more than enough. I mean if you're running SLI you might want to go 1200w but for most that go for big watts that isn't necessarily needed is because they're aiming for the 50% load threshold on the PSU to keep things quiet, not run as hot and longevity.
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Re: ASUS Intros ROG Thor 1000W Platinum II Power Supply, Focus on Low Noise
Tuesday, November 16, 2021 7:42 PM
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"Focus on low noise" ..I never found PSU fan noise to be an issue.
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Re: ASUS Intros ROG Thor 1000W Platinum II Power Supply, Focus on Low Noise
Tuesday, November 16, 2021 10:31 PM
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GTXJackBauer
yaymz I have a feeling "digital displays" are the new RGB. If you can get past that, these will be nice for pci-e 5.0 cards coming up, although i'd say 1000w may not be enough for top end rigs.
It's more than enough. I mean if you're running SLI you might want to go 1200w but for most that go for big watts that isn't necessarily needed is because they're aiming for the 50% load threshold on the PSU to keep things quiet, not run as hot and longevity.
I'm not convinced . Again talking about top end rigs that will be forward compatible to everything pci-e 5.0 has to offer and taking peak load in to consideration. Everything is pointing to pci-e 5.0 GPU's having the 12-pin (+4 signal lanes) power connector which in theory would support up to 600w alone. And we all know how power hungry Alder lake is. Now were getting pretty close to that 1000w.
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