NZXT C1500 Review
Source: Tech Power Up added 20th Jan 2025
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Manufacturer: NZXT
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Introduction
With 80 Plus Gold power supplies slowly but steadily becoming the new mainstream, 80 Plus Platinum is the next logical efficiency level that vendors strive to achieve. Because, let’s face it, having your PSU certified at a higher efficiency is one of the more universal comparison metrics that vendors tend to use. While this does not tell the full story about the PSU’s abilities, the 80 Plus testing standard is not just about efficiency, but also keeping within the ATX spec for at least a few of the key parameters. The problem is, increasing efficiency by a couple percent, often requires a significantly more complex PSU design, which in turn can greatly increase the cost, making consumers think twice before choosing a high-end unit.
Although more vendors are introducing high-end units, NZXT joined the trend last summer with the release of their most efficient and highest output model to date—the Platinum certified 1.5 kW C1500. It is a unit that aims at the most demanding users, building serious workstations or multi-GPU setups. With ATX 3.1 support and a 10-year warranty it does seem like a future-proof product. Let’s start with the specification overview.
Specifications
| Features & Specs | ||
|---|---|---|
| AC Input (100–240 Vac) |
9–15 A 50–60 Hz | |
| AC Input (200–240 Vac) |
9 A 50–60 Hz | |
| PF Correction | Active @0.99 | |
| Protections | OVP (Overvoltage Protection) / UVP (Undervoltage Protection) / SCP (Short Circuit Protection) / OTP (Over Temperature Protection) / OPP (Overpower Protection) / OCP (Overcurrent Protection) / | |
| MTBF | 100,000 hours | |
| Operating temperature | 0–50 °C | |
| Dimensions | 150 mm x 86 mm x 180 mm | |
| Total DC Output | 1500 W (115–240 Vac) / 1300 W (100–115 Vac) | |
| Combined +3.3V & +5V | 120 W | |
| Combined +12V | 1500 W | |
| Combined 5Vdb | 15 W | |
| Material(s) | Steel, PCB and Plastic | |
| Compliance Standard | ATX12V v3.1 / EPS12V v2.92 | |
| Regulation & Certification | FCC, Canada, CE, CB (IEC 62368-1), UKCA, CCC, BSMI, BIS, RCM, UAE, TUV, cTUVus, KC, CP65 | |
| Fan Dimensions | 140 x 140 x 25 mm | |
| Bearing | Magnetic Levitation Bearing (ML) | |
| Fan Speed | 2500 ± 10% RPM | |
| Airflow | 125 CFM (Tpy.) | |
| Noise | 41.0 dBA max | |
| Warranty | 10 years | |
| Power Specs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC Input | 100–240Vac: 9–15 A 50–60 Hz 200–240Vac: 9 A 50–60 Hz |
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| DC Output | +3.3 V | +5 V | +12 V | +5 VSB | |
| Max. Output Current | 22 A | 22 A | 125 A | 3 A | |
| Max. Output Power | 120 W | 1500 W | 15 W | ||
| Total Power | 1500 W | ||||
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