Closer Look
The interior of the 1350W PSU looks as great as that of the 1200W PSU. There are some changes, but both share the same top quality.
Everything is clean, the soldering is exceptional, and the whole design suggests there were no problems with overheating of any component. The PSU is designed to handle lower loads with passive cooling, which confirms it’s well-designed.
All the visible capacitors are rated at 100°C or more. Many, if not all, capacitors are Japanese, as we can see from the main features. The three main capacitors are made by Nippon Chemi-Con, which is a little change compared to the previously reviewed PSUs, where we could see Rubycon capacitors. Two are rated at 450V, 560uF, and 105°C, and one at 400V, 330uF and 105°C.
It’s one more FSP PSU that keeps up the top quality. It’s one of the best options for gamers and PC enthusiasts.
The Hydro G Pro 1350W uses a fluid dynamic bearing MGA13512XF-025 fan, rated at 12V 0.38A. It’s made by Protechnic Electric and has 135x135x25mm. This is a pretty good choice as the fan has fluid bearing and is known to run quietly and last long. During the tests, the fan was, in fact, barely audible.
Performance
Tests were performed on the Intel platform, which contains the overclocked i9 14900K CPU, ASUS Z790 APEX motherboard, overclocked Colorful RTX4080 Advanced OC graphics card, and additional components to bump the wattage some more. The peak wattage is around 900W.
All results were performed on a PC with an open case and idle temperature of around 24-25°C.
There were no stability issues during all tests. The efficiency of the Hydro PTM Pro is exceptional, but it was expected after our 1200W unit review.
The +12V voltage was nearly perfect in mixed load tests and while gaming. Other voltages are less important on new computers as most devices use only 12V rail. The PSU also uses a single 12V rail design which is already standard in high PSU series. It’s optimal for new, power-hungry graphics cards.
All the results seem just right for the 80 PLUS Platinum certification.
The PSU was silent during idle and mixed load tests. As I mentioned earlier, the fan was barely audible under full load. It meets our expectations one more time, as all the tested FSP PSUs in the last three years were simply great. Some are still in use on our test rigs and perform like new ones.
The mixed load test will be the closest to the daily usage, which is about what we can expect during gaming or some more demanding tasks. During this work, the PSU is just perfect. It’s quiet and delivers stable voltages.
The PSU is designed to work with the latest graphics cards from Nvidia and AMD. The new Nvidia graphics cards use 12VHPWR cables, which are designed to handle 600W and, of course, come together with the PTM Pro PSU. The 1350W unit has two of those cables in the latest 12V-2×6 standard, which has improved connectors. The power delivery is the same, and they’re backward compatible, so they also support all modern Nvidia graphics cards.
The PTM Pro PSU is already widely available online in popular stores like Amazon, and one more time, FSP gives us a PSU that is cheaper than the competition and gives as much, if not more.
