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ASUS ROG Thor 1000W Platinum II vs NZXT C650 Gold: Comparison

ASUS ROG Thor 1000W Platinum II and NZXT C650 Gold separate most on pcie 8-pin connectors: ASUS ROG Thor 1000W Platinum II at 8, NZXT C650 Gold at 2, 75% in favour of ASUS ROG Thor 1000W Platinum II. Wattage splits them by another 35%, again favouring ASUS ROG Thor 1000W Platinum II. They match on form factor, oem / platform and modularity.

ASUS ROG Thor 1000W Platinum II (1000W/80+ Platinum/Fully Modular/OLED Display/0dB Mode)
ASUSASUS ROG Thor 1000W Platinum II
NZXT C650 Gold (650W/80+ Gold/ATX 3.0/Mainstream Gaming Tier)
NZXTNZXT C650 Gold

$99.99

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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
NZXT C650 Gold (650W/80+ Gold/ATX 3.0/Mainstream Gaming Tier)
NZXT C650 Gold
BrandASUSNZXT
Wattage1000 W650 W-35%
80 PLUS RatingPlatinumGold
Form FactorATXATX
Single +12V RailYestrue
Cybenetics EfficiencyPlatinumGold
Cybenetics NoiseA++A
12V-2x6 Connectors10
Zero-RPM ModeYestrue
PCIe 8-pin Connectors82-75%
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, 1x EPS 4+4, 2x PCIe 6+2-pin, 6x SATA, 2x Molex
Fan Size135 mm120
Fan Model / Bearing135mm double ball bearing (CF1325H12D)120mm fluid dynamic bearing, semi-passive
OEM / PlatformSeasonicSeasonic
Length190 mm140
MTBF120000 hours100000-17%
ModularityFully ModularFully Modular
ProtectionsOPP, OVP, UVP, SCP, OCP, OTPOCP, OVP, OPP, SCP, OTP, UVP
ModelROG-THOR-1000P2-GAMINGC650 Gold

Price comparison

RetailerASUS ROG Thor 1000W Platinum IINZXT C650 Gold
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Verdict

NZXT C650 Gold

8.3 / 10 Expert Rating

A solid 650W Gold-rated ATX unit for a mainstream single-GPU gaming build, held back only by the usual mid-tier compromises on cabling and OEM sourcing.

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