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Thermaltake Purepower 430W NP Power Supply Review

We took an in-depth look at this cheap low-end power supply from Thermaltake, Purepower 430 W NP, and tested to see if it can really deliver 430 W.

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Contents

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. A Look Inside The Purepower 430W NP
  • 3. Transient Filtering Stage
  • 4. Primary Analysis
  • 5. Secondary Analysis
  • 6. Power Distribution
  • 7. Load Tests
  • 8. Main Specifications
  • 9. Conclusions

In Figure 15, you can see the power supply label containing all the power specs.

Thermaltake Purepower 430 W NPFigure 15: Power supply label.

As you can see it has only one +12 V rail, since it is based on an old design, as we explained in the previous page.

Now let’s see if this power supply can really deliver 430 W of power.

Continue: Load Tests

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