Thermaltake ToughPower GF3 1350W Power Supply Review

Thermaltake is undoubtedly a highly respected manufacturer of PC hardware, peripherals, and components. And especially so when it comes to their power supply designs. Representing one of the few companies who always seemingly have one eye on the future, however, we have recently seen the release of their brand new ToughPower GF3 series of PSUs.

Offering masses of excellent features, some of the key highlights include the new PCIe Gen5 power connection as well as support for ATX 3.0. – Put simply, if you’re in need of a power supply and one that will definitely be set to stand the test of time (based on upcoming hardware releases – and especially so graphics cards) this is undoubtedly it!

Thermaltake ToughPower GF3 1350W Power Supply

The Thermaltake ToughPower GF3 is available in a wide variety of wattage outputs to suit practically all needs and requirements. These include:

• 750W
• 850W
• 1000W
• 1200W
• 1350W
• 1650W

Put simply, whatever you fancy or whatever your hardware requires, there’s something for everyone here in the ToughPower GF3 series when it comes to power output. And let me make the point as well that it’s more than a little unusual to see six variants in any power supply series. Thermaltake definitely seems to be appealing to the masses with this one!

For this particular review, however, we’ll be taking a closer look at the 1350W variant (Albeit, for the sake of simplicity, from this point on we’ll just refer to it as the ‘Thermaltake ToughPower GF3’).

What Does Thermaltake Have to Say?

“PCIe Gen 5.0 Ready! Designed with a native PCIe 12+4pin modular connector, the Toughpower GF3 series is built for the next-gen PCIe 5.0 graphics cards and is compatible with Intel ATX 3.0 specifications. The fully modular Toughpower GF3 series comes in 1650W, 1350W, 1200W, 1000W, 850W and 750W and is built to deliver 80 PLUS Gold efficiency. Aimed at providing the best performance, the Toughpower GF3 1350W includes all the critical features such as < 30mV low ripple noise design, extremely strict voltage regulation < ±3%, hold up time> 17 milliseconds, and comes with 100% high quality Japanese capacitors and other premium components to help deliver continuous and stable power.”

Features

• Supports Native 16-pin PCIe Gen 5 connector compatible with ATX 3.0
• 140mm HDB Fan and Smart Zero Fan Feature
• A robust resonant LLC topology with DC-DC conversion design for reliable power
  and superb electrical performance.
• 100% High quality 105°C Japanese capacitors
• Complete hardware protection: OCP, OVP, UVP, OPP, SCP, OTP
• 10 Years Warranty

Specifications

For more detailed specifications, please visit the official product page via the link here!

Connections

The Thermaltake ToughPower GF3 series of power supplies come in a fully modular design meaning that you only need install the cables your hardware requires. For this 1350W, you get plenty of options which you can see below.