INTRODUCTION

    With NVIDIA and Intel having already released their latest graphics cards and AMD just days away from doing the same this is a very good time to look for a brand new power supply unit to go with one of them. Of course, power supply unit manufacturers are also keeping tabs of when new graphics cards models are getting released into the market and so lately, we've seen numerous high-wattage models by most of the leaders in the field. One such model is no other than the PRIME TX-1600 Noctua edition developed jointly with Seasonic and well, that's what I've been testing for just over a week now.

    Sea Sonic Electronics Co., Ltd was founded in 1975 by engineers. Since its early beginnings the company has rigorously maintained its focus on the research, development and production of technologically advanced, high-quality products. During its almost five decades of operations Sea Sonic became well-established in the production of PC power supplies to become one of the trendsetters in the design and manufacturing in this market.

    Designed in Austria, Noctua’s premium cooling components are internationally renowned for their superb quietness, exceptional performance and thoroughgoing quality. Having received more than 6000 awards and recommendations from leading hardware websites and magazines, Noctua’s fans and heatsinks are serving hundreds of thousands of satisfied customers around the globe.

    The fully modular PRIME TX-1600 Noctua Edition power supply unit by Seasonic is an 1.6KW PCIe 5.1 & ATX 3.1 compliant model that sports the 80 PLUS Titanium certification (94% efficiency at 50% load) and is equipped with two 12V-2X6 (600W) and six 6+2 pin PCIe power connectors. It also features a single powerful +12V rail (133.33A) capable of delivering 100% of the units’ total power output (1600W), peak power output of no less than 1746W (based on ATX 3.1 peak should now be up to around 3.49KW for up to 100ms - once again however this is not something I can test), full-bridge LLC converter with DC to DC design, Interleaved PFC, semi-passive fan control (fan spins after 50% load), high-quality Japanese capacitors certified for use up to 105 degrees Celsius and a full array of electrical protections including over-current (OCP), over-voltage (OVP), under-voltage (UVP), short-circuit (SCP), over-temperature (OTP) and over-power (OPP). What makes the PRIME TX-1600 Noctua Edition model stand out is of course the NF-A12x25 HS-PWM 120mm fan which is paired with a custom design highly optimized fan grill, a combination which always according to Seasonic and Noctua makes this model up to -10dBA quieter compared to the regular PRIME TX-1600 model. As for warranty the PRIME TX-1600 Noctua Edition is covered with a very generous 12-year limited one.