We mainly know Fractal Design for their cases, but did you know they make power supplies as well? Over the past couple of years the really high-end power supplies all had 80PLUS Gold certifications, but now we are seeing 80PLUS Platinum certifications. 80PLUS Platinum certification means that the power supply runs 92% efficient at 50% load and 89% efficient at 100% load. Today we are taking a look at Fractal Design’s Newton R3 600W Power Supply that not only has the 80PLUS Platinum certification it features a semi-modular design, single 12V rail, semi-passive fan, and is CrossFireX certified. Is this this next power supply for your system? Read on as we take a look…
Special thanks to Fractal Design for providing us with the Newton R3 600W Power Supply to review.
Features
– 80PLUS Platinum
– Single, powerful 12V rail
– SLI (800W and up) and CrossFireX Certified
– Long-life ball-bearing fan
– Modular cables
– Japanese capacitors
– Semi-passive fan
You can see the rest of the specifications and information about the Newton R3 600W on the product page.
Packaging
The Newton R3 comes in some very nice packaging. On the front there are some photos of the unit and it lets you know that it is 80PLUS Platinum certified, has a 5 year warranty and is CrossFireX certified. On the back there is even more information about the unit.
To see how the Newton R3 600W comes, what all it comes with and for a brief overview check out our video below.
One thing I did want to mention is how nicely packaged everything was. You have Fractal Design logos on everything and it really felt like I was opening up a premium product when I did the unboxing.
