INTRODUCTION

   Up until just a decade ago people what but two things to look for when getting a brand new power supply unit for their new system build quality and power output. Since then however things have changed quite a bit since aside build quality and power output now consumers need to look for various extra things when out to get a new power supply unit including electrical efficiency, number of +12V rails, cable design (modular/semi-modular) and size (ATX/SFX/EPS). For good or bad although all three sizes can be mounted inside most medium and full towers SFX models are the only ones that are tiny enough to actually fit inside some of the smaller micro-ATX and mini-ITX cases. Unfortunately there aren't that many available SFX models in the market today but shortly after SilverStone and Corsair one more manufacturer has added such models in their product line. We are of course talking about Thermaltake and their latest Toughpower SFX 600W (STP-0600F-G) Power Supply Unit which is here with us today.

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   Compact SFX sized/type power supply units were never designed with gamers in mind so there are always some things/features missing compared to their full sized ATX/EPS brothers and in this case that includes filtering caps on the modular connectors and even some electrical protections (the over temperature protection is also missing). Still Thermaltake covers the 80 Plus Gold certified Toughpower SFX 600W power supply unit with a 7 year warranty and has equipped it with a powerful single +12V 50A rail which can deliver the units full power output (minor rails can deliver up to 90W), fully modular cabling, 100% Japanese manufactured capacitors, 80mm smart fan and the basic OPP (over power), OVP (over voltage), OCP (over current) and SCP (short-circuit) electrical protections. Unfortunately the two available PCIe power connectors don't excuse the units total power output but leaving out the fact that you should still be able use Molex to PCIe adapters as mentioned earlier SFX models are not recommended for serious gaming (besides one graphics card should cover the majority of users out there). So let's see just how the latest and smallest addition in the Toughpower line of power supply units by Thermaltake performs.