Thermaltake Power Express

[wiretap]

I don't know if any of you guys saw this yet, but it looks pretty neat for those who don't want to buy a huge power supply for their rig. It takes some of the stress off the power supply from the video cards by powering them independently.

http://www.thermaltake.com/product/Power/PurePower/w0099/w0099.asp#

 

[t3chyo888]

i saw this @ some e3 site i visited but how does it work it still getting power from you psu

 

[wiretap]

No, it has the case PCI slot bracket thing that has an AC power adapter to plug into your wall or power strip. If you look in the pic, its in the top left corner. But it does plug into your power supply somehow with the 24pin connector adapter. I think that is just to let it know to power up with your computer though when you press the power button.

 

[joemama]

Okay...I get the concept behind the thing but I don't get why this would be better than buying a beefier power supply unless the price is very attractive.. Wouldn't that be dumping extra heat inside the case that couldn't be easily vented?

 

[Eva_Unit_0]

problem is I doubt that thing is going to be any cheaper than a nice PSU anyway. You can get some very SLI-capable PSU's for pretty low prices if you know which brand names to look at (FSP, etc.)

Assuming Tt follows their normal practices it will be incredibly over-priced and under-performing.

 

[StealthyFish]

i've been hearing stuff about Nvidia and ATI making huge power consuming GPUs for next gen (first ones). Heard they got overboard and dropped the power usage and just made huge power consuming cards. they can eat up to 300W. the companies themselves have been talking to the PSU manufacturers for separate power supplies for graphics cards only.