Thermaltake toughpower irgb plus gold, new fonts with software

Thermaltake continues to expand its catalog of power supplies and this CES 2019 have announced their latest range, the Toughpower iRGB Plus Gold that promises great features. Let's meet her.

Thermaltake Toughpower iRGB Plus Gold TT Premium Edition, Software Controllable Fonts

The greatest aesthetic peculiarity that characterizes these sources, and as it happens with other models of the same brand, is the use of RGB LEDs that in this case are addressable, so they are not limited to one color at the same time and offer great range of possibilities. These LEDs are voice controllable . In fact, you can even use Amazon Alexa for control.

Moving beyond the RGB world, where there is a disparity of opinions, let's see those characteristics that are important and concern the interior. As its name indicates, they have an 80 Plus Gold certificate of efficiency, are completely modular and are backed by a 10-year warranty.

The manufacturer of these units is unknown but it is probably CWT or High Power, both capable of producing very high-quality products, and in any case we know aspects such as the use of 100% high-quality Japanese capacitors, the promise of a ripple. below 30mV (certainly excellent value), with promises of precise voltage control of less than ± 2%, and the use of Riing Duo 14 fans that promise completely silent operation (backed by a semi-passive mode that keeps the fan off at low loads).

But perhaps the most distinctive feature of this source compared to other existing Thermaltake models is the ability to control the power supply by software. Specifically, through the Smart Power Management (SPM) system, based on the cloud and that will allow us to monitor consumption, temperatures and fan speeds; control parameters of the source such as the fan profile and receive alerts about unexpected operations of the source. In addition, it generates statistics in order to inform us about the energy expenditure of our equipment and its cost on the electricity bill.

This system exists thanks to the use of an MCU, that is, a digital microcontroller that processes all the information and allows the system to work.

In general, we are facing a rather interesting launch due to its digital characteristics. The system is advanced, although there is certainly a division between users who consider these software useless, and those who really see them as useful.

In any case, the key to the success of this range will have to be its price. For now, we do not know what it will be and hopefully it will be adjusted, since in this price range the one that offers more for less wins.