The FSP Hydro PTM X Professional 1000W ATX 3.0 PSU Evaluation: Premium Platinum Energy

The worldwide energy provide market has been witnessing vital development in recent times, pushed by the growing adoption of high-performance computing techniques and the rising demand for energy-efficient merchandise. In response to a report by ReportLinker, the worldwide PSU market is predicted to achieve $46.2 billion by 2027, with a CAGR of 5.9% from 2020 to 2027 (revised to five.5% post-pandemic). Though the report consists of nearly each sort of PSU (and never simply PC PSUs), it additionally mentions the growing demand for high-wattage PSUs for gaming and mining purposes, which is predicted to drive market development additional. Fortron Supply Energy, generally generally known as FSP, was one of many main sources that facilitated this report.

FSP is a Taiwanese firm that has been offering energy provide options since 1993. The corporate prides itself on its dedication to high quality and innovation and has gained recognition for its dependable and energy-efficient merchandise. FSP’s product portfolio consists of energy provides for private computer systems, servers, industrial and medical gear, LED lighting, and electrical automobiles. FSP’s energy provide unit (PSU) division is one among its flagship companies, and the corporate has been persistently increasing its product lineup to satisfy the rising demand for high-quality PSUs. Right this moment the corporate provides a variety of choices to cater to totally different person wants.

In at present’s overview, we’re having a look on the Hydro PTM X Professional 1000W, FSP’s newest ATX 3.0-compliant unit. FSP launched one of many first ATX 3.0 items available in the market, the Hydro G Professional sequence, which we took a look at a couple of months ago. Compared to that energy provide, the PTM X Professional sequence is geared toward system builders in search of a better stage of efficiency, with the first discernible distinction being the 80 Plus Platinum effectivity certification. In fact, the higher certification ranking implies a number of design variations, which we are going to look at on this overview.

Packaging and Bundle

FSP provides the Hydro PTM X Professional 1000W in a colourful cardboard field with a further cardboard ribbon round it. The field may be very sturdy and the product is moreover protected inside thick packaging foam slabs. A wealth of details about the unit and its new PCIe 5.0 12WHPWR connector could be discovered on each facet of the field.

Apart from the mandatory mounting screws and AC energy cable, the corporate additionally provides a few cable straps and a jump-start adapter for testing the PSU with out connecting it to a motherboard. There are additionally two units of facet stickers, one inexperienced, and one pink. The blue set is already glued to the unit. These stickers are everlasting and can’t be eliminated with out damaging them. FSP clarifies that the stickers don’t have an effect on the guarantee, thus they are often eliminated/changed with none repercussions for the shoppers.

The FSP Hydro PTM X Professional 1000W PSU is a completely modular design, permitting for the removing of each DC energy cable, together with the 24-pin ATX connector. Almost all the cables are black, ribbon-like, with black connectors. The one exception lies with the PCIe 5.0 12WHPWR cable, which is also all-black, however it’s a basic sleeved cable as a substitute.

As we additionally noticed on the packaging of the Hydro G Professional, the packaging of the Hydro PTM X Professional has printed on the field that the 12WHPWR cable is rated for as much as “9.2 A per contact, with all 12 energy contacts”. That’s deceptive wordplay, as many customers might assume that every one 12 contacts can ship present to the cardboard. Every of the facility contacts of the 16-pin connector is certainly able to dealing with 9.2 A, but there are six voltage and 6 floor contacts, which means that the cable has a most steady present supply capability of 6 × 9.2 A, which totally conforms with Intel’s design necessities.

The FSP Hydro PTM X Professional 1000W PSU

Exterior Look

Regardless of the excessive energy output and 80Plus Platinum effectivity, FSP managed to keep up ATX-compliant proportions for the Hydro PTM X Professional 1000W. Really, the corporate took it a step additional than sticking to ATX-compliant dimension and lowered the size of the unit right down to 130 mm, 10 mm shorter than the ATX-dictated size of 140 mm. This issues little to most customers because the PSU nonetheless requires an ATX case to suit and would match even when it was 10 mm longer – nevertheless, it may very well be essential for many who discover customized builds and distinctive initiatives.

FSP sprayed the chassis with a textured paint that’s each visually interesting and proof against fingerprints. The fan finger guard is a separate however customized half, with the corporate emblem adorning its middle. The sticker with the unit’s electrical certifications and specs covers many of the unit’s prime facet.

Ornamental blue-themed stickers are pre-applied on the edges of the unit, which could be changed with the pink or inexperienced stickers that FSP consists of within the package deal. The draw back right here is that the stickers will likely be destroyed as soon as eliminated, making any selection technically everlasting. There’s additionally no embossed space or information for the stickers, requiring plenty of consideration and finesse when putting in them to make sure they’re stage and symmetric.

A typical on/off change could be seen on the rear facet of the unit, beside the facility connector. One other small change proper subsequent to it controls the “ECO Mode” of the cooling fan. When activated, the cooling fan will shut off whereas the load is underneath 300 Watt. The entrance facet of the unit is residence to the quite a few connectors for the modular cables. A delicate legend is printed underneath every group of connectors, sprayed straight onto the chassis, with the sequence emblem masking the remainder of the floor.

Inside Design

As a result of lowered dimension of the chassis, FSP’s engineers have been restricted to a 120 mm fan for the cooling wants of the Hydro PTM X Professional 1000W PSU. The fan is provided by Protechnic Electrical, FSP’s ordinary provider of cooling followers. It’s the MGA12012XF-O25, an 120 mm fan with a fluid-dynamic bearing (FDB) engine and an especially excessive most rotational pace of 2700 RPM.

Whereas most items these days in the marketplace have a hidden ODM behind them, FSP is the only firm behind the creation of the Hydro PTM X Professional PSU from paper to product.  A fast look on the platform reveals that it isn’t simply an upgraded model of the Hydro G Professional, however is in actual fact a considerably totally different design. Other than the connector of the cooling fan, the place somebody went a bit overboard with the glue, the structure is extraordinarily properly organized.

The filtering stage begins on the rear of the AC receptacle and is textbook, with a complete of 4 Y capacitors, two X capacitors, and two filtering inductors resulting in a twin enter rectifying bridge configuration. Each of the rectifying bridges share a large heatsink that’s sandwiched in between them. The passive APFC parts are two giant 450V/470μF APFC capacitors by Nippon Chemi-Con and a large filtering coil. The energetic APFC parts are on a protracted heatsink proper throughout the sting of the PCB.

In contrast to typical configurations that obtain the 80Plus Platinum certification stage, the Hydro PTM X Professional has solely two transistors that type a half-bridge inversion topology on the main facet of the transformer. The standard configuration right here could be a full-bridge to offer the unit that little bit of additional effectivity wanted to achieve a Platinum certification stage, however FSP’s engineers managed to achieve that effectivity threshold with out it.

The secondary facet is actually positioned on vertical PCBs. The smaller board is residence to the LLC resonant circuitry and the bigger board holds nearly all of the secondary rectification stage, together with the transformer itself. FSP’s engineers applied synchronous rectification with very high-efficiency switchers (Toshiba TPHR8504PL), which is primarily how this unit reached so high-efficiency figures.

The three.3V and 5V traces are being generated through the DC-to-DC conversion circuits, which is the norm for all high-efficiency designs. All the secondary capacitors, electrolytic and polymer alike, are offered by Nippon Chemi-Con.  Numerous further filtering capacitors have been positioned on the PCB holding the cable connectors.