The Toughpower comes in a matte black finish, with a wattage chart and the obligatory electricity warning on top. The included fan is 140mm and runs very quietly. Next to the fan grill you can see the warranty sticker. No surprises so far.


The back of the power supply reveals the modular cabling system. Below it is a well-labeled sticker showing which cables belong where. The whole thing is very solidly built and seems pretty hard to mess up. The included PSU silencer reaches around the unit a bit to minimize vibrations, which actually made it impossible for me to install the PSU in my case—it was just that little bit too fat. It was perfectly quiet without the rubber dampener anyway, though.

Continue on as we test it out and draw some conclusions…