Introduction:
Today we will take a look
at a power supply unit made by NorthQ, a Danish
computer components manufacturer. We have tested
several NorthQ products in our labs during the
past few years, most of which were power supply
units. While these PSUs always were above average
in terms of performance, quality and pricing,
they were not powerful enough to please the most
hardcore gamers and enthusiasts who always demand,
nay require excessive, perhaps even unnecessary
amounts of power. For NorthQ to appeal in this
market, they decided to add another PSU in their
products line-up; the Giant Reactor. The Giant
Reactor can output exactly 1KW (1000W), enough
power to feed a ludicrous number of components.
Nonetheless, raw power is nothing by itself so
we will put it to the test and see how clean and
stable the output of this behemoth is.
Manufacturer
specifications:
Voltage |
+3.3V |
+5V |
+12V1 |
+12V2 |
-12V |
+5VSB |
Current |
25A |
30A |
35A |
35A |
0.3A |
3A |
Max
Power
|
200W |
780W |
3.6W |
15W |
1000W |
- Over Power/Voltage/Current/Temperature
Protection
- Short Circuit Protection
These
specifications are due to EPS 12v regulation and
can be used for any desktop or server configuration.
Noise
Level:
12 - 17dB at load up to 400Watt
17 - 25dB at load between 400 - 800Watt
+25dB at 1000Watt load
Packaging:
The
package of the Giant Reactor is simple and clean,
much like the package of every NorthQ PSU we reviewed
up to date. A picture of the unit itself and most
of its features and specifications are printed
on it. The looks of a package however come second
after the protection it can offer to the contents.
The box itself is thick enough to withstand a
great deal of abuse, but the unit itself is only
wrapped into a bubble bag, which means that if
something pierces the walls of the box, the PSU
itself is left almost unprotected.
