INTRODUCTION

   The arrival of the new and much less mining-oriented GeForce RTX 3060 graphics cards by NVIDIA and partners has many people "scrambling" for a new power supply unit and even though availability is nowhere near as bad as it is with graphics cards still selection might be somewhat limited right now. Regardless of that however having pointed out the many benefits of having a good power supply unit in any system time and again means I’m very surprised to see that even today many people place this specific hardware component last in their lists. This of course is due to the fact that good PSUs often cost a lot and so today I’m going to check a model which combines good build quality and performance at a very tempting price tag. I am of course referring to the latest PowerUp GPX-750FC 750W power supply unit by Chieftronic.

   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 brand new PowerUp line of power supply units by Chieftronic consists of 4 models (550/650/750/850W outputs) all of which are 80 Plus Gold certified (electrical efficiency up to 92%). All 4 models are fully-modular and as for the 750W variant which I’ll be testing today it sports a maximum output of 870W (max load) and features a single +12V rail (62A with a maximum supported power of up to 744W), support for multiple graphics cards (4x6+2 pin PCIe connectors), active PFC, full-bridge LLC and DC-to-DC technology and a plethora of electrical protections including AFC (automatic fan speed control), OCP (over current 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 operation protection. Chieftec/Chieftronic have just upped their warranty plans so the latest PowerUp line of PSUs is covered with no less than a 5 year limited warranty.