Fractal Design Newton R3 1000W Power Supply Review

Over Power Protection and Max Wattage

Power supplies often quote as having various protection mechanisms such and the most important of these is Over Power Protection. In our testing we crank up the power draw until the power supply either shuts down (meaning the OPP mechanism is present and working) or blows up (meaning it is either not present or not working). We then note the maximum power consumption before the power supply shut down (or blew up).

The Newton R3 didn’t want to stop providing power. The unit kept on going to a whopping 1795 watts before the over power protection shut the unit down.