| Sirtec High Power Rock Solid 1200
watt Power Supply |
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| Today we review the High Power Rock
Solid 1200 watt PSU, an excellent power supply from
Sirtec. |
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| Sirtec is not the same company as the
makers of the old RPG classic Wizardry. Instead
it is a hardware manufacturer based in Taiwan with
offices in Europe, which has been producing power
supplies for over 12 years. Rumors are their
PSUs are rebranded as Thermaltake, Lian Li, Chieftec,
and other known companies. Recently quite a few
1200 watt PSUs have been released and they all seem to
be based on the Sirtec design, including the Sunbeam
Tunic Ensemble 1200w and the CoolMax CUQ
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| The Sunbeam Tunic seems to be a
non-modular version of the Sirtec High Power, and the
CoolMax appears to be the same as the Sirtec, except
with gold trimmings. |
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| We would like to thank Sirtec
for sending us a unit to review. |
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| Our PSU arrived from Europe with an
American Football player covering the front of the
box. Football players definitely are tough and
rock solid, as is this PSU. |
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| The front of the package informs us
that the PSU is ready for either a Crossfire set-up or
SLI. With 1.2 Kilowatts of power, this PSU is
more than ready. |
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| The High Power Rock Solid is a
modular Power Supply. Its modular connectors are
packaged in a separate cardboard box, above the
PSU. |
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| The PSU itself is oversized and is
sealed in a well-made, black, brushed metal
housing. |
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| The label on the side informs us that
the PSU has 4 Rails, 2 rated at 20 amps and 2 rated at
25 amps. Total power adds up to 1200
watts. |
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| The High Power Rock Solid has a
plethora of connectors, some modular and some included
natively, built into the PSU. |
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The native cables alone should be enough for most
computer setups and include 3 IDE connectors, 3 SATA ,
and 2 PCI-E 6 connectors.
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With the modular cables we can add in another 6 IDE
connectors, 6 SATA, and 4 PCI Express (2 PCI-E 6 and 2
PCI-E 8).
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The native cables take up a fair amount of bulk just on
their own.
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| With a power supply of this level, it
is important to have modular connectors, as many of
them shall not be needed and can be removed to provide
a cleaner case with better airflow. |
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| Native, built-in cables. |
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Here we see the modular connectors on the front of the
PSU. Users can add just the cables needed for
their configuration.
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The modular cables, (2 IDE, 2 SATA, 4 PCI Express)
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The PSU itself is quite nice looking. It seems
sturdy and should fit aesthetically in most cases.
It contains no lighting elements.
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| The rear of the Power Supply has an
8cm exhaust fan and on-off switch. Note the lack
of voltage selector. |
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