INTRODUCTION

   If one was to go on YouTube right now and do a search for PSU explosion the number of available videos should count to the hundreds and honestly, that's not really a surprise. Of course, low-quality PSUs don't blow up or catch on fire that often, what they usually do however is short circuit taking with them not just themselves but in some cases several hardware components like your motherboard and/or graphics card. If that wasn't enough low-cost power supply units don't supply stable and clean power to those said hardware components and that alone can effectively "kill" your system. Aside cost however there's one more indicator that tells PSUs apart (both in terms of performance and build quality) and that's no other than the numerous 80 Plus electrical efficiency certifications. So, as you climb higher from 80 Plus to 80 Plus Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum and Titanium so does performance and build quality. The PowerPLAY Platinum 1050W by Chieftronic promises high performance and build quality levels and after testing their very good PowerPLAY Gold 750W model i just had to check this out as well.

   Chieftronic will build on the legacy of our Chieftec heritage of quality and experience in the PC chassis industry, while bringing in fresh and innovative design features, thus meeting the high demands of gamers and modern power-users. Chieftronic products are conceptualized, designed and supported in Germany to ensure the products we bring to market closely match the needs of our customers. To complement the new product planning and design, we will be relying on the trusted manufacturing quality the market has come to associate with Chieftec products. We are very excited to bring you the newest products and latest trends with tried and tested quality that you know you can trust. For more information, please visit https://www.chieftronic.com/.

   The PowerPLAY Platinum line of 80 Plus Platinum (electrical efficiency up to 90%) power supply units by Chieftronic is their top-end one and currently includes just 2 wattage models, 850W and 1050W. Both are fully-modular and as for the 1050W which is here with me today (1138W max load) it also sports a single powerful +12V rail (83.33A with a maximum supported power of up to 999.96W), support for multiple graphics cards (five 6+2 pin PCIe connectors), 100% Japanese capacitors, active PFC, zero-RPM mode (the 140mm fan only starts spinning after 30% load is reached) and a plethora of electrical protections including AFC (automatic fan speed control), OCP (over charge protection), OVP (over voltage protection), UVP (under voltage protection), SCP (short circuit protection), OPP (over power protection), OTP (over temperature protection), SIP (surge & inrush protection) and no load protection. Just like with their PowerPLAY Gold line Chieftronic covers the PowerPLAY Platinum line with a 3 year limited warranty.