12VHPWR cable thermal imaging: Different PSU, different temps

Cooling, Extra tests, PSUs | | Ľubomír Samák

Something for warm-up. We’ll start our ATX 3.0 power supply tests with perhaps the most talked about topic surrounding them, the temperatures of the new cables with 16-pin PCIe connectors. The overview of the power supplies of twelve brands answers well the question of how the manufacturers handled which models. With high current loads, the temperature differences can be quite significant, both on the connector housings and on the wire insulation.

Asus ROG Strix 850G Aura

   

BeQuiet! Dark Power 13

   

Cooler Master GX III Gold 850

   

Corsair RM850x Shift

   

DeepCool PX1000G

   

Enermax ERT850EWT

   

FSP Hydro G Pro ATX3.0

   

Gigabyte GP-UD850GM PG5W

   

Chieftec Polaris 3.0 (PPS-850FC)

   

MSI MPG A850G

   

Seasonic Vertex GX-850

   

SilverStone DA850R Gold

   


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