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The Thermaltake Toughpower PT 1200W arrives in a rather unusually coloured box – soft sage/olive green perhaps? (these fancy colours are an aspect Thermaltake tend to focus on and I like it). There is an image of the product on the front, along with a list of some of the key features – 10-year warranty, Fully modular ‘etched cables', 100% Japanese capacitors and ATX 3.1/PCIe Gen 5.1 compatibility.
The rear of the box highlights the connectors, the output, and the Platinum certified efficiency results. I assume the box was designed before Cybenetics gave it their Platinum certifications – as these logos appear to be sadly missing. These would add gravitas to the box in retail stores, but perhaps they will be updated later with a new revision.
Inside the box, the cables are in a nylon felt bag to the side, with the power supply underneath some literature.
Thermaltake include a region-specific power cable, some cable ties, mounting screws, a pamphlet on the unit, and a bag of modular cables. Our sample came direct from Thermaltake so this power cable is not relevant for the UK. If you buy this from SCAN or another retailer in the UK you will get the correct power cable.
The modular cable quality is excellent and the gauge ranges between 16 and 24 AWG. The PCIe cables are 16-18 AWG, the ATX connector cable is 16-20 AWG and the 12+4 Pin PCIe (600w) cable is 16-24 AWG. None of the cables have in cable capacitors. All of the cables are individually sleeved. Thermaltake call them ‘etched black'.
Thermaltake deserve some credit for the cable quality and amount of cables – this is a good configuration for a high power unit.
