Quality Power Supply
by Chris
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First time owning a Seasonic power supply, coming from an 7 year old EVGA one and I'm impressed. The build quality is amazing, silent and it is quite a sturdy feeling power supply with individually braided cables that are easy to bend and shape in small gaps. Though they can look a bit messy without cable combs, especially on the more visible cables.
I struggled to reach my graphic card comfortably with the included 12VHPWR cable, though this scenario is the Phanteks NV7 full tower case with the power supply at the top, so your results may vary. I will have to buy at least a 850mm custom 12VHPWR cable from CableMods.
Seasonic quality, budget friendly
by Bart
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I've read loads outside reviews and this unit has everything I need.
PROS first:
+ Very stable voltages across load (more proffesional tests can be found on internet)
+ Compact form factor
+ Quiet (with hybrid/fanless mode switch)
+ Fully modular
+ 12V HPWR socket and cable
+ PCI-E 12V (6+2) cables are separate - no daisychain
1000W is little overkill for me - but I choose this unit because best efficency is in "middle ground" - so should be little more efficient than 850W version in my setup and future upgrades.
Only few things can be done better (but this is a budget version, so I can accept it)
- doesn't look "pretty": black and white, plain text and Seasonic logo at back
- Only 3 +12V PCI-E (6+2) cables (but, who uses SLI/Crossfire anymore?)
- No 4pin MB CPU cable - my MB using 4+8 pin but, lucky enough for me i can connect 8 pin into 4 pin socket, with half plug not connected.
- Weird allocation plugs of SATA power cable - in my build was tricky to trace cable from PSU to HDD and Blu Ray...
I should mention about power cables: they are separate (no sleeved) - with little effort can be looks nice in chasis, but at beginnig - little messy (they must be tie up)
I can recommend this PSU as budget friendly "future proof" solid unit.
Perfect for enclosed chasis or "stealth" build - due to compact size.
Seasonic is reputable brand.
