Thermaltake Litepower RGB

450/550/650W

No certATXATX 2.xnon-modular2019

EPublished tier

Why this rating

Every criterion, its status, and the evidence behind it.

EPublished rating

EEngine rating

Evidence

69%Limited lab data

PASS: 4
WARN: 1
FAIL: 3
N/D: 14

Architecture

FAIL
Legacy primary topology (DF)weight 3
FAIL
Passive (Schottky) rectificationweight 2
FAIL
Group-regulated minor railsweight 3
N/D
PFC type is not documented; APFC assumed only when statedweight 2

Standards

WARN
ATX 2.x generation platformweight 2
PASS
Full-range input (~100-240 VAC)weight 2

Efficiency

N/D
Efficiency class is not documentedweight 2

Components

N/D
Capacitor temperature rating is not documentedweight 2
N/D
Fan bearing type is not documentedweight 1.5

Protections

N/D
Protection set has not been verified independentlyweight 3
N/D
OCP declaration has not been verifiedweight 2
N/D
OTP declaration has not been verifiedweight 1.5
N/D
Protection trip points have not been measuredweight 2

Electrical performance

N/D
No qualitative electrical assessment on recordweight 3
N/D
No ripple measurement on recordweight 3
N/D
No voltage regulation measurement on recordweight 2
N/D
No transient response measurement on recordweight 2

Evidence

PASS
Built by HKCweight 1.5
PASS
Platform ATX-13weight 1.5
N/D
No independent laboratory report linked yetweight 2

Warranty and support

N/D
Warranty length is not documentedweight 1.5

Safety

PASS
No safety incidents or false claims on recordweight 3

How the tier was reached

MISSED
Tier A - reference classspec 12.9
- — Primary conversion stage: Legacy primary topology (DF)
- — Secondary rectification: Passive (Schottky) rectification
- — Minor rail regulation: Group-regulated minor rails
- — Efficiency certification: Efficiency class is not documented
- — Efficiency certification: required evidence is missing
- — Too many failed criteria for this tier (3)
MISSED
Tier B - strong mainstreamspec 12.10
- — Primary conversion stage: Legacy primary topology (DF)
- — Secondary rectification: Passive (Schottky) rectification
- — Minor rail regulation: Group-regulated minor rails
- — Efficiency certification: Efficiency class is not documented
- — Too many failed criteria for this tier (3)
MISSED
Tier C - adequatespec 12.11
- — Minor rail regulation: Group-regulated minor rails
- — Too many failed criteria for this tier (1)
MISSED
Tier D - basicspec 12.12
- — Minor rail regulation: Group-regulated minor rails
- — Secondary rectification: Passive (Schottky) rectification

Insufficient evidence, unknown platform or unsatisfactory architecture (spec 12.13)
Modifiers do not apply to E and F

Missing evidence

These criteria could not be resolved. They lower the confidence index rather than count against the unit.

Active power factor correction
Efficiency certification
Electrolytic capacitor temperature rating
Fan bearing type
Protection coverage
Over-current protection declared
Over-temperature protection declared
Protection trip points
Measured electrical behaviour
+12V ripple
Voltage regulation
+12V transient response
Independent laboratory evidence
Manufacturer warranty

Specification

Values carry the source they came from; unknowns stay unknown.

Capacities: 450 W550 W650 W
Form factor: ATX
ATX generation: ATX 2.x
Efficiency class: None
AC input: Full range (~100–240 V)
Cable modularity: No
Introduced: 2019

Electrical architecture

What is actually inside, when it is known.

Primary stage: DF
Secondary rectification: PR
Minor rail regulation: GR
Built by: HKC
Platform: ATX-13

Reviewer notes

Free text from the source, used by the engine as signals.

Missing crucial safety protections, very old platform and very poor build quality.

Where this data comes from

Each field records which source supplied it and how sure we are.

Field	Source	Confidence	Captured
oem	PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70	70%	workbook import
intro_year	PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70	70%	workbook import
modularity	PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70	70%	workbook import
atx_version	PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70	70%	workbook import
form_factor	PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70	70%	workbook import
input_range	PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70	70%	workbook import
platform	PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70	70%	workbook import
editorial_tier	PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70	70%	workbook import
efficiency_class	PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70	70%	workbook import
primary_topology	PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70	70%	workbook import
minor_rail_regulation	PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70	70%	workbook import
secondary_rectification	PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70	70%	workbook import

Primary source: PSU Tier List (seed workbook) (row 1034). Community-maintained tier list imported as the seed data set. Ratings from this source are shown as the published tier; the Tier Engine computes its own rating separately.