INTRODUCTION

    Whenever a new standard hits the industry manufacturers are usually presented with two choices, either design, develop and manufacture new products or take their existing ones and upgrade them to comply with that standard. Designing, developing and manufacturing a new product is not only time consuming (and in the electronics industry time is everything), it also requires massive amounts of money and so at least in regards to flagship products the second option is usually that which prevails. In late 2022 FSP introduced their Hydro PTM PRO line of power supply units (1200W review here) and since this line proved to be among the very best in the market the obvious choice was to make it ATX 3.0 and PCIe 5.0 compliant and once again today I'll be testing the latest 1200W variant.

    FSP Group is one of the global leading power supply manufacturers. Since its establishment in 1993, FSP Group has followed the management conception “service, profession, and innovation” to continuously fulfil its responsibilities as a green energy resolution supplier. With the combination of its leading role in power supply technology and the cultivation of green energy field, FSP Group now provides more competitive quality products and makes itself the most reliable partner for customers, consumers, and suppliers with joint creation of maximized values.

   The now upgraded Hydro PTM PRO line of power supply units by FSP currently includes 850/1000/1200W output models all of which are fully modular, compliant with all the latest standards (ATX12V V3.0, PCIe 5.0, EPS12V V2.92 and IEC 62368) and are also 80 Plus Platinum efficiency certified (over 92% electrical efficiency). The 1200W variant sports a single +12VHPWR 600W power cable, single powerful +12V rail (100A) capable of delivering 100% of the units’ total power output (1200W), peak power output of no less than 1338W (although once again according to ATX 3.0 specs peak should now be up to 2.4KW for up to 100ms duration – not something i can check however), 6 PCIe 6+2 connectors, active PFC, advanced stability and voltage regulation (thanks to its LLC full bridge topology with DC-to-DC technology), 100% Japanese capacitors, fan ECO mode with 0dBA function (reduced power consumption and noise at low loads) and interior conformal coating (dust, humidity and stain protection). Finally, the new Hydro PTM PRO power supply units are covered by a 10-year limited warranty and feature numerous electrical protections such as OVP (over-voltage), UVP (under-voltage), SCP (short-circuit), OPP (over-power), OCP (over-current) and OTP (over-temperature).