DeepCool PX-G Series PX1200G WH 1200W, ATX 3.0

This is an interesting power supply, as it’s plenty powerful and can deliver big wattages at a competitive price. However, I just don’t think it quite meets the standards set by the competition. This is interesting, as the interior design is clearly mostly identical to that of the Silverstone DA1000R, but with a few capacitors swapped out to deal with the higher wattages. The Silverstone performed a little bit better, but with less noise on the 12v, 3.3v and 5vsb, so I suspect the double capacitor design of the PX1200G is to blame there. While Silverstone ran a similar platform for 1000W, it required very little cooling, with zero RPM fan mode retained until 60% load, and only 876 RPM at maximum load. Meanwhile, the 1200W from Deepcool only worked with a zero RPM fan below 40% load, and the fan was maxing out around 1500-1700 RPM to keep it cool, not that it ran particularly hot, but just seemed to be a little too proactive with its fan curve. The build quality is excellent though, with 100% Japanese capacitors throughout, and the overall construction is fantastic on the interior, with thick gauge wiring, robust-looking solder, and a good overall layout that’s beneficial to airflow and cooling. I love that it’s fully modular too, and little details like the DeepCool logo colour-matched power button and 12VHPWR connector look pretty cool too. There’s no big branding sticker on the side either, which is a nice change from what we usually see, and I like small details like that.

The Deepcool PX1200G is identical to the Montech Titan Gold 1200W and the Thermaltake GF3 1200W, covered by the same ten-year warranty. It offers ATX v3.0 and PCIe 5.0 compatibility, as the models mentioned above, and has a unique exterior degisn, but is the latter enough to make it preferable?