In tests and everything else, the PSU performs great. Solid specs, tons of connectors, quiet... but look, even if you say money isn't an issue, I don't see the point in dropping that much cash on a single power supply. You aren't going to get anything better, higher quality, quieter, or... I don't know, anything really... than what you'd get with something like this:
http://www.amazon.com/example-link-052.712.074http://www.chieftec.com/example-link-id-322You've got one +12V rail at either 82A or 72A split across four rails. Over ten years ago, every PSU had just one rail. Then they decided splitting them into two, three, or four rails was the "premium" way to go, and now they're pivoting back to single rails as the superior solution... hahaha... hilarious. CoolerMaster might have more connectors, but in my book, that's only useful for crazy rigs with three or four GPUs sucking up massive power. For any standard build with two GPUs and whatever overclocked CPU you throw at it, a Chieftek like this is more than enough. It’s still a top-tier unit, and it has plenty of connectors for a dual-processor, dual-GPU setup... plus, eight SATA and four Molex won't fail you regardless of what you cram into your case... 😁
And let's be real, the Chieftek is "only" $333 cheaper 😍
So, unless you're building a monster rig with three or four graphics cards, blowing over $150 (in my humble opinion) on these kinds of units is overkill. You simply won't have anywhere to actually use all that extra headroom...
We also know that these things are manufactured in only a few places globally, and a lot of PSUs are actually built on the exact same platforms. A huge chunk of the price comes down to the "finish"—the paint job, the branding, the included accessories, and the cable count—even though the core specs of these high-end units are incredibly similar. After all, nothing can really be "better" than the ATX specification itself... 😁
As for the little German guys at Chieftek, they've been in the game forever. They've always been solid and reliable without being flashy or pretentious in their marketing. Meanwhile, you've seen decent companies like CoolerMaster slap expensive labels on budget units just to move them... 😬
I'm not a Chieftek fanboy; there are plenty of other great brands out there. I just figure you aren't building a system that needs more than 700W-800W, because that kind of power requires three or four high-end GPUs and an insanely expensive motherboard, which aren't exactly common finds around here...
To wrap this up, here's a quote from a Xtreme Hardware roundup regarding Chieftek power supplies:
"The Turbo Power series products are based on a widespread platform from Channel Well. It is good indeed, and the PSUs have excellent electrical parameters and reasonable noisiness, but this platform actually sells under about half the brands present on today’s PSU market.
Thus, it is only the Super Power series that I can find impeccable, except for UPS incompatibility (but not all users have UPSes). These PSUs are very good, delivering high output power and excellent electrical parameters. They are quiet and have a normal selection of connectors which will suit not only a home/gaming PC but also a workstation or even a small file server."
