There are different ways to design 1,000 W+ power supplies and we honestly think that using two independent sets of transformers and rectifiers is the way to go. Corsair HX1000W uses this kind of design. We will only be able to complete disassemble this unit to see what components it uses inside and confirm that this unit truly uses this architecture when it reaches the market.

As we already mentioned, there are some power supplies like Tagan TurboJet 1,100 W that use two transformers, but have their +12V outputs connected in parallel at the end, killing the advantages of using a dual-transformer design. Click here for a full explanation of this issue.

Another thing we liked about this power supply was the use of a 6/8 pin connector for video cards. So you won’t have trouble installing a Radeon HD 2900 XT on your system, as it uses an 8-pin power connector.

The only constructive criticism we have so far is that Corsair could have use 16 AWG wires instead of 18 AWG ones.