Are the Thermaltake Toughpower Grand RGB Good?

[Iwo]

Hello,

I have just received from my friend the Thermaltake Toughpower Grand RGB 750W power supply. I have heard good opinions about it in most cases, and sometimes bad opinions that this power supply can burn the motherboard etc. What do you think about this?

 

My PC:

CPU: i5-8400

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 Gaming SLI

GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Windforce OC 4G

RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX  2 x 8 GB | DDR 4

[Ankerson]

I wouldn't use it to power an LED light much less any PC.

[Iwo]

1 minute ago, Ankerson said:

I wouldn't use it to power an LED light much less any PC.

Why is there a reason?

[Ankerson]

Just now, Iwo said:

Why is there a reason?

 

Very poor quality.

[Iwo]

Just now, Ankerson said:

 

Very poor quality.

Which one do you recommend?

[Ankerson]

1 minute ago, Iwo said:

Which one do you recommend?

 

Something from Tier A.

 

 

[seon123]

It's fine. 

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/thermaltake-toughpower-grand-rgb-750w-psu,4928.html

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Iwo said:

Hello,

I have just received from my friend the Thermaltake Toughpower Grand RGB 750W power supply. I have heard good opinions about it in most cases, and sometimes bad opinions that this power supply can burn the motherboard etc. What do you think about this? 

Burn the motherboard? 

 

No more chance of that over any other mid range product. 

 

It's a pretty decent PSU. 

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Ankerson said:

 

Very poor quality.

From Aris's review: "This PSU outperforms most of the competition in this category. Its efficiency levels are outstanding, putting to shame seemingly similar Gold-rated PSUs and some Platinum-class ones as well. On top of that, ripple suppression is great, and the build quality is pretty good since TT only used Japanese electrolytic and polymer caps."

 

And at least Sirfa builds assembles their own PCBA. 

 

[Stefan Payne]

7 hours ago, Iwo said:

Hello,

I have just received from my friend the Thermaltake Toughpower Grand RGB 750W power supply

If it is 80plus Gold, its OK. 

If its 80plus Bronze not that much but it might be.

 

The only thing you have to be careful about is the 8pin Connectors. You must never insert the CPU Connector to one of the red ones on the PSU.

That's the only thing I can think of that's really bad with that PSU.

[Iwo]

8 hours ago, Ankerson said:

 

Something from Tier A.

 

 

I think i will stick with Thermaltake Toughpower Grand RGB 750W.

Because i heard good opinions about it, and I do not want to buy another one.

 

2 hours ago, Stefan Payne said:

If it is 80plus Gold, its OK. 

If its 80plus Bronze not that much but it might be.

 

The only thing you have to be careful about is the 8pin Connectors. You must never insert the CPU Connector to one of the red ones on the PSU.

That's the only thing I can think of that's really bad with that PSU.

It's the 80PLUS GOLD.

[Stefan Payne]

1 hour ago, Iwo said:

It's the 80PLUS GOLD.

Then you have a perfectly fine PSU that you should keep and use.

Thermaltake has a pretty bad reputation because most of their PSU are not great and some pretty shit.

BUT: they also have some decent or pretty good units as well.

 

You got one of the Pretty good ones!

So don't worry, as @jonnyGURU also told you.

the only Problem is the pinout and connector for PCIe wich should have been a PCIe Connector. Besides that its fine. Don't buy a new one!

You can't do much better anyway.

[LienusLateTips]

1 hour ago, Iwo said:

I think i will stick with Thermaltake Toughpower Grand RGB 750W.

Because i heard good opinions about it, and I do not want to buy another one.

 

It's the 80PLUS GOLD.

That's a nice power supply you have there.

 

Keep using it.

[Iwo]

Okay, last question should I test it before using it? btw it's new, still in the box.

 

I'm gonna replace it on Thursday.

[Stefan Payne]

23 minutes ago, Iwo said:

Okay, last question should I test it before using it?

How would you do that??

[Iwo]

12 minutes ago, Stefan Payne said:

How would you do that??

With the PSU Tester.

[Stefan Payne]

2 minutes ago, Iwo said:

With the PSU Tester.

You have one of those?
Well, then you could use it to make sure it works.

But besides that, it has no use.

[Iwo]

1 minute ago, Stefan Payne said:

You have one of those?
Well, then you could use it to make sure it works.

But besides that, it has no use.

I have.

I am asking because it might that the PSU can be damaged and it is always worth checking.