Introduction
Today 3DXtreme is taking at look at a new Power Supply from our friends at Aerocool, the HorsePower 1020 Watt. I’ve seen some surprising numbers lately from high end machines. Overclocked Quad core CPUs can draw upwards of 300 watts when loaded. High end GPUs can draw even more, especially when dual cards are being used. So when is the Power Supply wattage war going to end? There are 1200 watt Power Supplies on the market, who would’ve thought a few years ago we would be using Power Supplies able to produce triple the output wattage we were using back then? Not I.

The Aerocool 1020 watt is just the latest offering in the 1000+ watt war. Featuring quad 12v rails, a 14CM fan, Active PFC and an 80+ efficiency rating the HorsePower comes in at a surprisingly low cost. The HorsePower runs about $260 however compared to some of the other Power Supplies with similar specs they can run upwards of $300. Unfortunately, I don’t have the equipment some of the other websites do for testing Power Supplies. Our approach is more real world. We put it in an actual computer and load the hell out of it. Real world to what most computer users will be doing to it. I’ve never had a Power Supply in my case that had alligator clips hanging out of it, sorry folks.

Our sample came in the retail box.

Specifications and Features for this product can be found on Aerocool’s website by clicking here.

Features include 80+ efficiency, Quad 12v rails, Active PFC, Smart Cable Management, Black casing, Large Aluminum Logo, ATX 2.2 / EPS 12v. Also worth mentioning are that the HorsePower supports Dual Core CPU, ATI CrossFire and all Multi-core GPU solutions. The HorsePower 1020 is also DXX Ready for PCI Express 2.0 / DXX next generation graphic cards with 6+2p (8P) PCI-E connector.

Output specs are as follows - +3.3V@30A,+5V@30A,+12V1@19A,+12V2@19A, +12V3@32A, +12V4@32A,-12V@0.8A,+5VSB@3.0A

And connectors include 1 x Main connector (20+4Pin), 1 x 12V(4/8Pin), 8 x peripheral ,8 x SATA, 2 x Floppy, 2 x PCI-E 6Pin, 4 x PCI-E 6+2Pin.

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