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- Date:
- Tuesday , September 02, 2008
- Author:
- Paul Johnson
- Editor:
- Kyle Bennett
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Xigmatek NRP-HC1001 1000w Power Supply
The "No Rules Power NRP-HC1001," complies with the newest Intel standard ATX 12V V2.2 and SSI standard EPS 12V V2.91 simultaneously. So this PSU actually follows more rules than others? Should you care and does an extra standard give you anything at 1000 watts?
Overview
The first thing we are going to look at with the Xigmatek NRP-HC1001 is its packaging, accessories, and documentation. While normally none of these items is a real make or break item for a power supply the packaging quite often contains a lot of information about the product we are purchasing. The inclusion of an owner’s manual that provides actual information about our product is also of great help. Accessories are almost unnecessary with a power supply as the unit is self contained, unless it is modular, but there cases where a manufacturer can include useful accessories to make installation, routing and use more efficient.
The Xigmatek NRP-HC1001 packaging is certainly on the large side and comes trimmed in silver with a black carry handle. The packaging is mostly devoid of pictures, text, or marketing points like the recent Antec Signature series but unlike that unit the Xigmatek packaging carries only the most minimal of information and much of what is broken down below comes from the unit itself and the manual. However, the rear of the packaging does list all of the typical protection circuitry as some sort of highlights list along with the connector count. As we would expect from a modern high-end power supply though we find that the Xigmatek carries certain certifications such as 80Plus (like other CWT PUC power supplies) and is certified for SLI up to tri-GTX260 SLI. In addition to that the Xigmatek carries a 3 year warranty. Among high end power supplies this is on the shorter end of what we have come to see and a longer warranty would certainly not be out of line.
The paper specifications are very similar to what we have come to expect from power supplies based on the CWT PUC design. The 12v capacity of the NRP-HC1001 is supposed to be equal to the unit’s total DC output which seems unlikely to be realized by most users as there is a minimum load requirement for the 5v and 3.3v rails even though they are regulated of the 12v sources by DC-DC VRM's but we have previously see in the Thermaltake Toughpower 1200w that the CWT PUC design could be pushed to output its entire capacity on the 12v rails. Beyond that, the NRP-HC1001 comes appointed as we would expect from a high-end power supply as its connectors paired with its 12v rail assignment should be capable of powering almost any high-end system out there especially considering the PCI-Express connectors have up to 72A total available to the 6 of them if need be. At the same time the unit sports 10 SATA and 8 Molex connectors for all of a user’s peripheral needs.
Once we open the NRP-HC1001 box that is housed in a sleeve packaging we find the power supply itself, the cables, the manual, a warranty card, a bag, a pouch for the cables, some silica, and a baggy of screws. As we have seen from a number of companies now that use the CWT PUC platform the manual that comes with the NRP-HC1001 is mostly complete. The manual weighs in at a book like length of 61 pages (in only 5 languages) and includes all the technical specs including ripple/noise (they even tell you how to properly measure the ripple/noise), voltage regulation, pinouts for connectors, over voltage set points, 12v rail distribution, and on. The manual with this unit is very informative and complete which is good to see.