With the approach of the 618 promotion, as well as the confirmation of the news of the return of Blizzard's national server, many friends around me have recently wanted to install or upgrade their computer configurations. I have a friend who upgraded the graphics card, and felt that the power supply was not too moving, so he didn't say anything to me, so he removed and replaced the power supply by himself, and it sparked with a bang. He thought about it and wanted to take advantage of the recent new machine, and asked me what the latest power supply specifications are, so let's talk about it briefly today.
Recently, the ATX3.0 specification has become the mainstream, and the simple and refreshing back plug has also begun to attract attention, but if we talk about the next level, ATX3.1 and ATX 12VO, two specifications that are still dominated by INTEL, have just emerged. The former is to continue iterative upgrades, while the latter has the potential to have a more significant impact on the PC structure.
To put it simply, the ATX 12VO power supply only provides (Only) +12V output voltage, and at the same time, the power supply interface connected to the motherboard is reduced from 24 pins to 10 pins, which greatly increases the power supply capacity and greatly reduces the size. However, such a design will inevitably have a relatively long transition period, because in the short term, there will still be other requirements such as +5V and +3.3V on the computer. There are two solutions, either these voltage conversions are provided by the motherboard, or the power supply provides a bidirectionally compatible design.
From the perspective of the structure of the whole PC, it is naturally easier to achieve a two-way compatible solution provided by the power supply in the early stage. In fact, the world's first ATX 12VO + ATX 3.1 dual-specification power supply has been launched, and the PlatiGemini 1200W Gemini Platinum power supply is currently available for purchase. As you can see from the product details, it offers both specifications of motherboard power outputs.
ATX 3.1 requires 200% instantaneous peak power from the power supply, and the Anamax PlatiGemini 1200W raises this specification to 235%. In times of instantaneous high load on the graphics card, the instantaneous function may be higher than the power rating of the power supply, and this specification ensures that the power supply can instantaneously withstand 2 times the rated power (1200Wx2), or 3 times the instantaneous power consumption of the graphics card's TDP. Now players and manufacturers have reached a consensus on the identification of power supply power is rated power, which is also due to the fact that many miscellaneous power supplies will confuse the instantaneous peak power supply.
Another useful design of this power supply is this reverse dust technology. By reversing the cooling fan, it can effectively bounce away the dust on the fan blades, carry out self-cleaning, and improve the service life and stability of the product.
The PlatiGemini 1200W supports the ATX3.1 specification, and naturally also provides a native 12V-2x6 interface and cable, using a newly improved 12VHPWR connector, supporting the latest PCIe 5.0 graphics card, and a 600W power consumption output.
In other aspects, as a flagship-level power supply, 80PLUS platinum certified performance, all-Japanese 105°C high-quality capacitors, ECO intelligent temperature control and self-adjusting fan on-board control system are also necessary. If you have a recent installation plan and may upgrade the configuration in the future, you can consider this dual standard power supply of ATX 3.1 + ATX 12VO, which will save you the need to disassemble back and forth in the future.
Finally, let's talk about why the power supply will spark if it is not changed well. The definition of the specific pins of each power supply may be different, and the original cable (module power supply) must be used when changing the power supply. If you just change the power supply body without changing the cable (or vice versa), and mix different brands or different models of power + module cables, there is a possibility of problems, which must be remembered.