Today's power supply comes to us from "Rosewill", the "in-house brand" for
Newegg.
The "Lightning" series consists of three semi-modular power supplies: an 800W,
1000W and 1300W. Today we're having a look at the 1300W.
The box that Rosewill uses for the Lightning series is fairly generic, but
that is because the same box is used for all three models in this series.
On a table on the side of the box, we see a yellow dot that designates that
what is inside is a 1300W power supply. Apparently, both the 1000W and 1300W
have
the
same
number of cables and connectors.
Below I will outline what cables and connectors the Rosewill Lightning 1300W
comes with in our usual table format:
Rosewill Lightning 1300W
Type of connector:
Quantity:
Fixed Cables
20+4-pin ATX connector (580mm)
1
4+4-pin ATX12V/EPS12V (580mm)
1
8-pin EPS12V (580mm)
1
6-pin PCIe (580mm)
1
6+2-pin PCIe (580mm)
1
Modular Cables
6+2-pin PCIe (1 cables w/ 1 connector) (580mm)
4
SATA (2 cables w/ 4 connectors each) (550mm+150mm+150mm+150mm)
8
5.25" Peripheral Power Connector (2 cables w/ 4 connectors) (550mm+150mm+150mm+150mm)
8
SATA & Peripheral Power Connector (1 cable w/ 2 SATA
connectors and 2 peripheral power connectors)(550mm+150mm+150mm+150mm)
4
3.5" Drive power adapter (+150mm at the end of one of the above
cables)
2
Unit Dimensions(L x W x H)
180mm x 86mm x 150mm
To the left of the "connector" table, we see some bullet-points that describe
the Lightning series. Here they list "80 Plus Gold certified", which means
that
this power
supply should be 87%, 90% and 87% at 20%, 50% and 100% loads respectively.
We're also told of the 140mm dual-ball-bearing fan with selectable LED light
color.
Interestingly enough, they refer to the modular connectors as "pipe-rock",
which is a term we've only seen used in the past to describe modular connectors
on power supplies from Tagan, which is a company ABS, aka Newegg, has previously
used to
supply
them with
power
supplies. All of these previous power supplies with "pipe-rock" connectors
were manufactured by Topower, but I have a strong suspicion that this unit
was neither built by Topower nor imported through Tagan.
On the other side of the box, we see the DC output specifications for the
three different Lightning models of power supplies. We want to look at the
bottom one since this is the 1300W model we're reviewing today.
Here is that same table in our format:
Rosewill Lightning 1300W
+3.3V
+5V
+12V
-12V
+5VSB
24A
24A
108A
0.5A
3A
Max Power
120W
1296W
6W
15W
1300W
Inside the box, we find five zip-ties, four thumb screws for mounting the
power supply to the chassis and a power cord.
There is also a manual and a bag of modular cables inside the box. The manual
is not bad, if not somewhat redundant with the box. We're given all the
same DC output table and connector table that we have on the outside of the
box, but they've added cautions, installation directions and troubleshooting
tips, as well as an email address and toll free number to contact Rosewill
in case you need support or warranty.
Opening the bag exposes a number of modular cables, neatly organized and held
in place with elastic straps.
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