Thermaltake's Dockpower PSU splits in two by design — and it launches in September

Thermaltake showed off the Dockpower series at Computex — a PSU where the entire port-side end detaches from the main body with a single screw. That's intentional, and the company is calling it the "next generation of PSU architecture."

The lineup runs from 750 to 1200 watts, comes in black or white, and includes a 12V-2x6 connector. The concept: install the PSU body in your case first, then attach your cables to the separate dock module and screw it back on using a d-ring thumbscrew. Thermaltake says the connection uses a server-grade gold-plated interface. The upgrade angle is also part of the pitch — swap the power unit, reattach the dock module with its cables already connected, and you're done without rewiring the whole system. Thermaltake rep Mingkei put it bluntly at the booth: "Last time the power supply had innovation was 20 years ago, when modular units came out. There's no innovation at all until now."

That's a bold claim when Seasonic Connect, Corsair's Shift and AX1600i, and Lian Li Edge have all taken swings at PSU design in recent years. Still, Thermaltake is clearly trying to do something different in a category that rarely gets interesting.

Whether it's actually useful is another question. Most modular PSU cables can be attached before installation without much hassle, and screwing the dock module into place once the unit is inside a cramped case — with cables already hanging off it — sounds awkward in practice. PSU upgrades are also rare enough that the cable management argument may not land for most builders. The Dockpower FS, FC, and FI series launches in September, so real-world testing will settle the debate.