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#925 - RaptoxX RT-750 and RT-1000 PSUs |
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Written by Zach Jeffers
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Monday, 25 February 2008 |
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Exterior Overview:
The 750 watt RaptoxX RT-750 power supply is standard size and should fit most all cases supporting the ATX or BTX standards. The RT-750’s casing is a brushed black aluminum and features an embossment of the RaptoxX logo on the top. Sad to see this hidden, but that is what top windows are for right? On the bottom, there is a transparent 140mm fan featuring Blue LEDs. No CFM data was available but the fan does feature variable speed operation depending on the temperature of the internal components.
 
The RaptoxX RT-1000 power supply is an extended version of the ATX standard and is common to most 1000+ watt PSUs. This unit will fit most mid and full tower cases, but you will want to check with the case’s manufacturer to make sure before buying. Like the RT-750, this PSU features the RaptoxX logo embossed on the top and a 140mm fan on the bottom. The 140mm fan on the RT-1000 is black in color and does not feature any fancy lighting.
 
The back of the RT-750 is comprised of mostly a hex-mesh surface with the addition of the power plug, the green-illuminated power switch, fan switch (low, auto and high) and a three digit green LCD display that RaptoxX calls “Power Watcher”. This power watcher feature is simply a power meter displaying the actual wattage that is being consumed from the wall. This is an awesome implementation of logical features. I wish that all high end PSUs featured these! The front of this 750 watt PSU is an assortment of modular connections. These allow the easy addition and removal of power leads.
 
The RT-1000 power supply sports a solid back panel with the standard power plug, fan switch (low, auto and high), a round brushed aluminum power button with Blue illuminated ring and a silent 80mm fan. At the front of the 1000 watt unit, you will find the modular connections for the included cables that are not already hardwired. For the hardwired cables, you can see that they have been zip-tied and have been protected by a plastic grommet around the pass-through. I really wished that the RT-1000 would have featured a fully modular interface rather than going this route, but the additional capacitor requirements for the higher wattages may not have allowed for this. The nice thing about the hard wired leads on the RT-1000 is that they are not too long and should be easily hidden to even the most novice installer.
 
Both of the RaptoxX bottom intake fans feature a nice chrome fan grill with a nice skew to them and sport the RaptoxX logo in the middle. You can see the RT-750’s fan here (left). If you take a close look at the RT-1000’s exhaust fan (right), you can see that the fan blades are home to a number of dimples that, according to the RaptoxX promotional material, help reduce blade noise and thus provide a more quiet experience.
 
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