INTRODUCTION

   In the summer everything electronic stresses more compared to any other season of the year and unfortunately that includes everything in a PC, from your CPU and your graphics card to your motherboard, drives and yes, even the power supply. Now even though you can somewhat keep things in check in regards to your CPU, GPU and even your motherboard and drives (coolers, airflow levels, etc) the same can't be really said about the PSU. So, in order to have peace of mind you need to invest on a good unit and luckily compared to even just 10 years ago there are many to pick from in the market. What do you get however if you plan on powering not one but two systems housed inside the same tower? Well, if you are one such person then the Revolt X 1200W model by Phanteks is probably your best choice.

   Phanteks was founded from a group of engineers with a total of 20 years of international experience in thermal solutions. They paired up with a Dutch design team and established Phanteks in 2007. Phanteks venture into the CPU cooling industry with two goals in mind, “High-end quality and innovative products in thermal solutions.” As a relatively young company, Phanteks strives to develop top quality and superior products. The first product, PH-TC14PE, was a great success in the overclocking community. With the success made, the passionate in developing new and better innovative cooling solutions was greater than ever. Phanteks Design Team is situated in the Netherlands and consists of creative researchers, designers and developers whose only desires are to bring the latest cutting edge technology to you. Phanteks will continuously pursue excellence in developing new products to bring satisfaction to PC enthusiasts and computer users everywhere. Our goal is to be the best in the industry in all that we do and our motto is “no job is impossible.”

   The Revolt X 1200W model by Phanteks may already count almost 3+ years in the market but aside packing two 24pin motherboard ports and 3 CPU (8pin) ports it also features the 80 Plus Platinum certification (up to 92% electrical efficiency), has a peak power output of roughly 1344W and sports a single powerful +12V rail (100A) which can deliver the units entire rated output of 1200W. Needless to say the Revolt X 1200W also features a fully-modular design (future-proof (especially useful now with new power plugs being introduced for the upcoming graphics cards), active PFC, DC to DC topology, strong minor rails with a total output of 144W, 135mm FDB fan with hybrid fan mode (fanless operation up to 40% load) and high-quality Japanese manufactured capacitors. In terms of endurance/durability the Revolt X 1200W is completely shielded with over-current (OCP), over-voltage (OVP), short-circuit (SCP), over-temperature (OTP), over-power (OPP) no load and reset protections. Phanteks may not be the leading name in the PSU world but seeing that the Revolt X 1200W (and the 1KW model) is manufactured by Seasonic they cover it with a very generous 12-year limited warranty.