Thermaltake PurePower 460W Blue Light

Performance:

As this PSU isn’t like the PurePower TWV500W, which is modular, installation proceeded just like any other ATX power supply. We installed the Thermaltake PurePower 460W Blue Light on the following system:

Continuing with our traditional PSU real world testing, we first allowed the unit to idle, followed by placing a large load on the processor. To do this, we let the system idle for 30 minutes, and then ran CPUBurn-In v1.00 for the same amount of time. To measure the voltages, we used the previously reviewed Triplett 3526-B Digi-Probe multimeter.

Conclusion:

So how well does this Thermaltake PurePower 460W Blue Light really perform? From our results we’ve seen today, we were very pleased with how stable the drive rails were. Although the rails were slightly above their theoretical voltages, it’s still within reason and is better then having the rails too low. In addition, the easy grip molex connectors and sleeved cables were very much appreciated. Allowing for easy upgradeability, a 20/24 sliding power connector is used to allow either sized motherboard connector. At $90 USD this power supply is a few dollars more than comparable 460W power supplies, but Thermaltake has added several attractive features to make it one great offer. If this power supply doesn’t look like one that can meet your demands, Thermaltake also offers a wide variety of other units in their PurePower series.

Pros:

· Performed well
· Attractive
· Cable sleeving
· Easy grip molex connectors
· Active PFC
· Build Quality
· Quiet Fan

Cons:

· Not designed for multiple PCI Express computers
· Not modular