Aerocool V12XT-600 Power Supply Review

Power Distribution

In Figure 16, you can see the power supply label containing all the power specs.

Figure 16: Power supply label

This power supply has two +12 V rails, we can confirm that the over current protection (OCP) circuit supports two +12 V channels, and the unit has the necessary “shunts” (current sensors), as shown in Figure 17. The +12V1 rail uses two “shunts” connected in parallel while the +12V2 rail uses one, and that is why this unit has three “shunts” instead of only two.

Figure 17: Current sensors (“shunts”)

The available rails are distributed like this:

• +12V1 (solid yellow wire): All cables but the ATX12V and EPS12V
• +12V2 (yellow/blue wire): ATX12V and EPS12V connectors

This distribution separates the CPU (ATX12V/EPS12V connectors) from the video cards.

Now let’s see if this power supply can really deliver 600 W.