The Thermaltake ToughPower Grand 750W PSU is an extremely impressive unit which met and exceeded 80 PLUS Gold requirements throughout the full range of our testing.
Aesthetically the Toughpower Grand rates highly with the curved edges, sexy black graphite colour with overlayed red accented stripe (shame we had to tear it to open the chassis however). It proves to be both sexy in appearance while remaining subtle enough to fit into a wide range of system builds.
On a performance level it is difficult to be unimpressed with such a fantastic set of results. Efficiency levels are very high, rating over 92% at 50 percent load. Additionally the ripple results are right up there with the class leading Corsair AX power supplies which we reviewed recently.
Internally, no corner has been cut with high quality 105c rated Japanese electroytic capacitors combined with solid state capacitors. The 140mm ball bearing YSTECH ‘flower’ shaped fan is both capable of keeping the heatsinks cool and the exhausted air is always firmly within check, maximising at 9c higher than ambient. The special fan shape also helps to ensure that noise levels are kept to a minimum, even when under 100% load.
We have yet to receive firm UK pricing for the Toughpower Grand 750W however if they can manage to get the retail price around £130 then we feel they are onto a firm winner. With a full 7 year warranty it is clear they are as confident as KitGuru that the product is going to last a very long time indeed.
KitGuru says: One of the finest supplies at this specific power point that we have tested.
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September 9, 2010
#1
While I don’t think its important to have a ‘pretty’ PSU, this is quite stunning visually. technical data certainly shows its going to do well.
September 9, 2010
#2
Looks like its going to be just under 200 bucks in the US. very good pricing.
September 9, 2010
#3
Very nice product, i like it, great appearance.
September 9, 2010
#4
This is great thank you, I have been waiting on a review of this for a few weeks. very nicely done. the strip idea is weird, but I suppose it wouldnt be an issue for people at home as they shouldnt be opening the PSU anyway.
September 9, 2010
#5
That is a very nice looking power supply. i love the shaped edges. Technically it seems the muts nutts too.
September 9, 2010
#6
Wanted to mention I like the thermal testing idea of 35c. I know some sites build hot boxes to 50c which is a good idea too, but it never seems very realistic to me.
September 9, 2010
#7
Very well designed and I liked the video. no offense to the bloke but it looked like something out of a war film. ‘this is a bomb, and it will blow up if I push ze button”.
September 9, 2010
#8
I like the internal structure, its a modern design which is proved to work well, especially with variable load changes.
September 9, 2010
#9
Any ideas when this might be released?
September 9, 2010
#10
Very good product, but to be fair their last range of toughpowers were pretty good too.
September 9, 2010
#11
Thats an excellent review, this seems like a killer PSU, but one question. Why did they make the red stripe like that? surely that would have been better built into the chassis itself.
August 27, 2011
#12
Very good product