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ASRock are using a 135mm fan which is a high grade Fluid Dynamic bearing model – Model number PLA1352S12M. This fan is rated DC 12V 0.40A. There is not a lot of data about this online but I know it is a Power Logic Fluid Dynamic bearing fan and I have seen it in several FSP power supplies over the years, such as the Aurum PT 1000W I reviewed 10 years ago !! The fan is quite powerful and in theory can push 111.1CFM at full speeds. If it ain't broke don't fix it I guess.
As we mentioned earlier, ASRock are working with FSP as the OEM for this power supply. The soldering quality is excellent and the main PCB appears to be made to very high standards. Underneath the PCB we can see that the FSP design adopts some small thermal pads to transfer heat from the PCB for active cooling from the chassis itself.
The primary capacitors are Nippon Chemi Con 105c rated from their excellent KMZ series. They are rated 420v 470uF and there are a pair of them for a total output of 940uF. The secondary stage uses quality Japanese capacitors as well and the design implements SCP, OPP, OTP, OCP, OVP and UVP protections.
