NZXT C1500 Platinum ATX 3.1 Power Supply Review

How Much Does it Cost?

At £299.99, it’s fair to say that this power supply is pretty expensive, but when it comes to requiring high wattage, high build quality and excellent efficiency, you certainly get what you pay for. However, looking through rival power supplies from the likes of Seasonic, Silverstone, Enermax, Corsair and a few others, they’ve all got something broadly similar for around the same price, but more often than not, NZXT’s unit is a little bit cheaper, making it extremely competitive.

Overview

Finding a quality power supply is easier today than it’s ever been, with all the big name brands having some really great units on the market, and a good quality unit is more affordable than ever too. Of course, this latest unit from NZXT is a fair bit above the entry level of good quality PSUs, and that much is reflected in the price tag. Of course, dropping £299 on a PSU isn’t something everyone is eager to do, but when you see the quality and performance on offer, it doesn’t seem unreasonable.

If you’re pushing the latest graphics cards, such as the RTX 4090, and want to be ready for the next-generation from AMD or Nvidia, then I’m certain that the C1500 will do the job. Even more so, if you’re running two graphics cards for your AI, video editing or graphics workstation, then a PSU of this quality will more than keep up with the job. Of course, it also gives you the performance needed to also power a high-end AMD or Intel processor and other hardware too.

With high power draw, efficiency becomes even more important. While I hear from a lot of our gamer readers that they don’t care too much about efficiency, I feel that they should. Running costs can be higher than a lot of people realise, and at 1000W+ it becomes noticeable. Which such high efficiency, this PSU is going to be much cheaper and greener to run on a daily basis. However, efficiency goes another way, less power required to create the desired output also means less power is wasted, meaning less heat is generated, meaning the PSU runs cooler and quieter than its less efficient rivals.

Should I Buy One?

If you need a feature rich power supply with a plethora of available connections for lots of storage, add-on devices, powerful hungry motherboards/CPU multiple high-end graphics cards and anything else, the C1500 from NZXT has everything you could ask for in a premium quality power supply. Big power, excellent efficiency, low noise, and impeccable build quality make this one of the absolute best all-round PSUs we’ve tested in recent years.