Thortech Thunderbolt 1000W Modular Power Supply Unit Review

In this hot load test we take the PSU out of an ideal scenario and put it in a more realistic one, the PSU has to work in an ambient temperature of around 40^oC which is much higher than the temperature of a case. This tests the quality of the unit- temperatures that high are very unforgiving!

I was very pleased to see that the increase of temperature had a very small impact on the voltages and efficiency. This is a sign of a good design approach and probably owes itself the fact that it was rated at 50 degrees which is only usually done by the top manufacturers.