FSP reveals full product line-up for 2024

As part of last month’s EHA Tech Tour, KitGuru was invited to meet with senior staff at FSP’s headquarters on the outskirts of Taipei. Globally, FSP is one of the top 10 manufacturers of power supplies for all consumers goods, but they claim third spot when it comes to PC power supplies. During our visit, we had a good look at new power supplies not yet available in the UK, as well as new cases and cooling solutions – all part of FSP’s ramp up in design and production for 2024/25.

FSP’s new PSU products fall into three distinct categories, with variations based on functionality, price point and overall power delivery. Having developed and co-produced the world’s first ATX power supply, in conjunction with Intel, back in 1995 – and the introduction of the first PSU with a 120mm fan in 2004, FSP told us that they are all about setting and achieving standards. They certainly set a standard in 2023 with the FSP Hydro PTM X Pro 1200W Platinum – which turned out to be the best PSU we saw all year. Right now, they are aligned with standards like Energy Star 9.0 and ATX 12v 3.1.

Part of FSP’s plan for its PSUs in 2024, involves a ‘rationalisation’ of the previous line up. It will now market under three brands – alongside a ‘Special Edition’ category for products that don’t naturally sit in one of the main slots:-

Vita
Series of a dozen mainstream PSUs with the Vita DB at the low end for system integrators and undemanding office PCs – Bronze rated and with 550-850W options and 5 year warranty. High-end Vita products like the GM and GD come with main Japanese bulk capacitors, Gold certification, 10 year warranty and power ratings from 550W through to 1,000W.

Advan
The ability to run fanless up to 30% load is a key feature with this series. There are low end Advan BD units for system builders who need a better quality PSU from 350W to 800W, but the main designs are the Advan GM and PM with ratings from 650w to 1,000w.

Mega
The name is a bit of a give-away. There are three variants, with the Gold certified GM offering 850w to 1,200w options, the Platinum rated PM offering 1,000w to 1,650w and the Titanium-rated TI from 850w to 1,650w. All have a 10 year warranty, are fanless up to 40% load and have Japanese electrolytic capacitors.

Special Editions
Some cool stuff falls into this category, including the Cannon Pro, which we saw in two variants. The ‘entry level’ version of this substantial PSU, delivers 2,000w with an 80+ Gold rating. Its big brother is the new Cannon Pro 2,500w with an 80+ Platinum rating. We asked about the likely application for such a PSU and were told that FSP developed it in response to a need from those powering local Ai systems that might want to use four RTX 4090 cards in one physical chassis. The Cannon Pro is ATX12 3.1 and EPS12 v2.92 compliant.

Twins Pro integrates a pair of smaller form factor ‘hot swappable’ PSUs into a single case, with options up to 900 watts – 80+ Gold rated.

Finally, the small form factor Dagger Pro and PM units can deliver 550w (Gold) to 1,000w (Platinum) with the ability to run fanless for loads under 20%.

A similar three-tier structure applies to FSP’s chassis line-up for 2024, with everything from entry level to high-end cases available. In terms of design and physical size, all would appear to be suitable for gaming PC builds. At the high-end, the stand out product is the CUT593 which, at the time of writing, is under the microscope at KitGuru labs. It had its first public outing at Computex, but is now ready for mass production. It comes in a black or white finish.

As you can see from our photos, the Premium Edition features an innovative cable management system, with preinstalled and neatly arranged motherboard power cables. Whether you tell your friends the truth or, instead, claim to have black-belt levels of cabling management, is up to you.

The front panel is detachable and replaceable, held in place by magnets and it comes standard with three 140mm ARGB fans alongside a single rear fan.

The top of the chassis can accommodate a 360mm All-In-One cooling system radiator, with space for three additional top fans in a push-pull configuration for optimal heat dissipation. From what we can tell, the high-end version will ship with both front panels, so you can choose between air flow and dust reduction. If the basic version goes on sale for less than £99, then it could attract the interest of a lot of enthusiasts.

The CST360 is probably more suited for a creator in terms of styling. This micro-ATX case can take a VGA card up to 370mm in length and a CPU cooler up to 165mm.

The CMT580 is an E-ATX case, but mid-tower sized. Comes with four fans pre-installed and can support vertical or horizontal installations. Your CPU cooler can be up to 160mm, but your graphics card will be limited to 335mm.

Finally, the CMT380 has a dual chamber design, can take a cooler up to 160mm and a GPU up to 410mm. The fact that it is has glass panels on the front and sides, means that you’ll be able to show off your building skills.

FSP's cooling solutions were integrated into the system builds that they showed us. They certainly look the part, but we'll only know how likely they are to succeed when we have put them through their paces in the KitGuru Labs.

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KitGuru says: FSP is clearly capable of making market-leading products and the design team certainly has plenty of ideas. We’re now awaiting an indication as to when all of the products we saw will be available in the UK channel (and at what price). We’re hoping to see them before the end of Q1.

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