PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 1200W PSU Review

Under the Hood

Here are a few pictures showing the layout and components inside the Turbo-Cool 1200W power supply.  As you can see, there is little wasted space inside the enclosure.  The overall layout appears to be very good with well defined paths for airflow.

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As with previous Turbo-Cool models, PC Power & Cooling is using Win-Tact as their OEM for the Turbo-Cool 1200W PSU.  PC Power & Cooling has maintained a long-standing, exclusive partnership with Win-Tact at both the engineering and manufacturing levels.  PC Power & Cooling claims 100% ownership of the designs, tooling, safety certifications, product rights, and distribution rights.  So don’t get the idea you’re going to find the same PSU somewhere else with a different name on it; you won’t.

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The Turbo-Cool 1200W PSU is based on a unique new design.  It uses two 600W modular power supply boards mounted side by side behind a common primary section.   Each secondary module produces 12VDC (50A per module) with the outputs connected in parallel (100A total).  Additional circuits on the main PCB and riser card produce the -12V, +3.3V and +5V outputs from +12V.  The +5VSB output is produced independently on the main PCB.

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We have seen a major shift in the last few years away from heavy loads on the +3.3V and +5V rails with larger demands now being placed on the +12V outputs.  In response to this trend, PC Power & Cooling designed the new Turbo-Cool 1200W power supply with an emphasis on the +12V section.  The Turbo-Cool 1200W is essentially a big +12V power supply with added circuits to produce the auxiliary voltages (+3.3V, +5V and -12V).  This unique design offers great flexibility to the end user.  Essentially all of the 1200W output capacity can be delivered to the +12V outputs if the +3.3V and +5V rails are only minimally used.  This should also make the Turbo-Cool 1200W PSU virtually immune to potential cross-loading problems. 

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The Turbo-Cool 1200W PSU incorporates high-quality, 105°C rated capacitors on both the primary and secondary sides.