Thermaltake Toughpower XT 775 W Power Supply Review

Conclusions

The new Toughpower XT models (575 W, 675 W, 775 W and 875 W) have absolutely nothing to do with the previous Toughpower and Toughpower XT units, as they use a completely different internal design (synchronous design with DC-DC converters). This allowed the 775 W unit to achieve a higher efficiency and lower noise levels compared to the “old” 750 W model from the XT series. Another thing that Thermaltake fixed was the video card cables, as the 750 W model has two eight-pin connectors, preventing you from installing two video cards that require two six-pin connectors each (e.g., GeForce GTX 260) at the same time.

This power supply should be arriving in the US market very soon. Thermaltake is announcing it as having a USD 170 MSRP, but we know that power supplies are rarely sold by their suggested prices, most stores offer them for less.

It will probably arrive on the USD 150 range, where it will meet the fierce competition from Corsair HX750W, SilverStone Strider Plus 750 W and the new 750 W model from XFX (that we still have to review). This model from Corsair has as advantage offering higher efficiency, while the reviewed model from Thermaltake has a higher labeled wattage – however both units could easily deliver above 900 W in our tests. And the model from SilverStone has a similar performance at a lower price (USD 130).

Thermaltake Toughpower XT 775 W is definitely a good power supply that easily beats cheaper 750 W units (Seventeam ST-750P-AF, Cooler Master GX 750 W, Thermaltake TR2 RX 750 W, etc), but its success among its competitors will depend a lot on its street price.