With native 16 PIN PCIe connector this power supply is ready for Nvidia® GeForce RTX® 40 Series graphics cards. It can freely pipe up to 600W of power to PCIe 5.0 graphics cards. MSI outs their PCI Express 5.0 and ATX 3.0 compliant power supply units MEG Ai1300P PCIE5 and MPG A1000G PCIE.

Electrolytic: 5x Nippon Chemi-Con (105°C, W), 1x Nichicon (2-5,000h @ 105°C, HD), 4x Nippon Chemi-Con (4-10,000h @ 105°C, KY), 1x Nippon Chemi-Con (2-5,000h @ 105°C, KZE), 3x Rubycon (4-10,000h @ 105°C, YXJ), 3x Rubycon (4-10,000h @ 105°C, YXF) On a design level, CWT have helped MSI create a very capable unit, able to deliver in excess of 1,400 watts before it safely shut itself down. Ripple suppression is very impressive, and it handled our cross load test without any issues. The adoption of high grade Nichicon 105c rated Japanese capacitors in the primary stage gives peace of mind and it is clear that corners haven't been cut which helps somewhat to justify the 360 euro asking price. Nevertheless, we took a shot at testing the power excursion capabilities of the MSI MEG Ai1300P PCIE and of thefew ATX 3.0 compliant units that we currently have available. We took two approaches:one by assuming that our electronic loads are “ideal” and programmed the exact duty cycle figures that Intel dictates in their guide, and one by trying to take into account the real slew rate times of our loads and calculate the RMS equivalent duty cycle. The resistance of the MSI MEG Ai1300P PCIE5 unit to adverse ambient conditions is astonishing, with the unit hardly affected at all while operating inside our hotbox. There is a practically negligible efficiency degradation of 0.2-0.3% depending on the load, a figure four to six times lower than other similar designs. There is very little additional degradation under heavy loads, suggesting that the components of the MSI MEG Ai1300P PCIE5 are not thermally stressed at all.

ATX 3.0 is Intel's new specification standard for existing PSUs. In short, ATX 3.0's main purpose is to help provide more reliability, and better power efficiency and provide graphics cards up to 600 watts of power. ATX 3.0 is created in response to graphics cards' increase in performance and the ever-increasing need for power. MSI's real time power monitor works via the MSI Center app and is useful if you wish to monitor power supplied to the system.

Many power supply units on the market today don't fully support ATX 3.0 yet. Many will require an adapter that connects the three or four 8-pin PCIe connectors to the single PCIe 5.0 12VHPWR connector. It is also challenging to figure out where to plug the adapters. MSI's MEG Ai1300P PCIE5 power supply units are fully compliant with PCIe 5.0 and ATX 3.0. With a native 16 PIN (12VHPWR) PCIe connector the MEG Ai1300P PCIE5 is ready for all high-performing future graphics cards. It can freely pipe up to 600W of power to PCIe 5.0 graphics cards. To withstand higher currents needed by the graphics cards or CPU, the MEG Ai1300P PCIE5 power supply units' connectors utilize copper alloy terminals for better safety.

The MEG Ai1300P PCIE5 stands out among all other power supply units. There is an smart chip in this power supply. Through this MCU, it can be controlled through software to provide the best user experience. With Gaming Intelligence, a series of MSI exclusive software integrated functions designed to help users control and better understand their computer system. Through the MSI Center, this power supply help monitors the real-time status of the percentage of power supplied to GPU and CPU and the total system wattage used. The fan can switch between Performance or Silent Mode depending on the loading and temperature. Lastly, it can switch between single and multi-rail according to the needs of users while taking into account high current output and safety protection.