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ASUS ROG Thor 1000W Platinum II vs MSI MEG Ai1600T PCIE5: Comparison

ASUS ROG Thor 1000W Platinum II and MSI MEG Ai1600T PCIE5 separate most on 12v-2x6 connectors: ASUS ROG Thor 1000W Platinum II at 1, MSI MEG Ai1600T PCIE5 at 2, 50% in favour of MSI MEG Ai1600T PCIE5. Wattage splits them by another 38%, again favouring MSI MEG Ai1600T PCIE5. They match on form factor and modularity.

ASUS ROG Thor 1000W Platinum II (1000W/80+ Platinum/Fully Modular/OLED Display/0dB Mode)
ASUSASUS ROG Thor 1000W Platinum II
MSI MEG Ai1600T PCIE5 (1600W/80+ Titanium/GPU Safeguard+ Protection/Flagship Workstation and Multi-GPU Tier)
MSIMSI MEG Ai1600T PCIE5

$499.99

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Specs

Specification
ASUS ROG Thor 1000W Platinum II (1000W/80+ Platinum/Fully Modular/OLED Display/0dB Mode)
ASUS ROG Thor 1000W Platinum II
MSI MEG Ai1600T PCIE5 (1600W/80+ Titanium/GPU Safeguard+ Protection/Flagship Workstation and Multi-GPU Tier)
MSI MEG Ai1600T PCIE5
BrandASUSMSI
Wattage1000 W-37%1600 W
80 PLUS RatingPlatinumTitanium
Form FactorATXATX
Single +12V RailYestrue
Cybenetics NoiseA++A+
12V-2x6 Connectors1-50%2
Hold-Up Time26.1 ms17-35%
PCIe 8-pin Connectors87-12%
Connector Count1x 24/20-pin ATX, 2x EPS 4+4-pin, 1x PCIe 16-pin, 8x PCIe 6+2-pin, 12x SATA, 6x Peripheral1x 24-pin ATX, 2x EPS, 2x 12V-2x6 (600W each), 7x PCIe 6+2-pin, 8x SATA, 4x Molex
Fan Size135 mm135
Fan Model / Bearing135mm double ball bearing (CF1325H12D)135mm fluid dynamic bearing
OEM / PlatformSeasonicCWT
Length190 mm190
MTBF120000 hours100000-17%
ModularityFully ModularFully Modular
ProtectionsOPP, OVP, UVP, SCP, OCP, OTPOCP, OVP, OPP, SCP, OTP, UVP, SIP, NLO
ModelROG-THOR-1000P2-GAMINGMEG Ai1600T PCIE5

Price comparison

RetailerASUS ROG Thor 1000W Platinum IIMSI MEG Ai1600T PCIE5
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$499.99

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Verdict

MSI MEG Ai1600T PCIE5

9.4 / 10 Expert Rating

An exceptional but niche 1600W Titanium flagship, the right call only for multi-GPU workstations and extreme overclocking builds that genuinely need this much continuous headroom.

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