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Like Marmite, you are either going to love this, or hate it. I think it's a very dramatic statement and as I said earlier, I quite like the rather bold Noctua colour scheme anyway.
A large fan hits behind the brown grille- this will be a talking point of this particular power supply so we will get into that a bit later when we open the unit for investigation.
This grille is a topic of conversation as Noctua say the design not only reduces noise levels but increases airflow. In their own words from THIS page:
‘When it comes to the contribution of the Noctua Edition’s fan grill, it must be noted that its purpose is not only to reduce noise levels but also to increase airflow. Therefore, comparisons against the grill of the standard model must be made on an airflow-normalised basis to properly assess the acoustic benefit. If noise levels are tested without taking flow performance into account, it may actually appear as if the standard grill was performing better because noise levels are slightly lower than with the Noctua Edition grill at the same fan speed setting, especially if the Noctua fan is simply mounted to the standard 135mm grill and the openings around the fan are not sealed.
This is because the openings around the fan let air flow back towards the intake side, which reduces overall flow impedance, aerodynamic load and noise levels, but would also lead to significantly worse component cooling performance. When the openings around the fan are sealed, it will still run very slightly quieter with the standard grill than with the Noctua Edition grill, when compared at the same RPM and without taking airflow performance into account:'
This is a rather large power supply – measuring a whopping 210 mm long. It is 150mm wide and 86mm in height. It is very unlikely to fit into smaller cases so do pay attention if you are thinking of buying one.
This side of the power supply is home to the power connector and switch. There is also a hybrid fan button – which allows you to disable the fan completely until a certain amount of demand is asked from the unit. Usually this is based on the ambient temperatures and up to 50% electrical load (around 800 watts).
The modular side of the power supply is very neatly laid out across three horizontal rows as shown in the picture above. The sections are all clearly labelled with enough connections available for even the most demanding of systems.
The power label shown above highlights a staggering 133.33A available via the single +12V rail. Both +3.3V and +5 rails are able to deliver 25A. If you have a flagship system with a high end 4090 (or 5090 which is coming soon) then this is a great PSU to pair with it.
