Top positive review
5.0 out of 5 starsI'll never buy another brand's PSU again. Silent operation + Top Rating on PSU Cultist List.
Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2022
This is the power supply you've been wanting your whole life, but never knew you wanted until you installed it in your system.
This Seasonic power supply came with a test device which works very simply: hook the main power cable up to the power supply, and plug in the motherboard power cable into the corresponding port on the power supply. Next, take the plastic test device, and connect it to the end you'd normally connect to the motherboard. Turn the PSU on, and see if the fan comes on. If it does, you're good.
This PSU is so quiet, that with my head right next to it, I thought it didn't come on. The fan is dead silent. I had to look at it to verify that it was, indeed, turning. This is a stark contrast to any other PSU I've ever used, which sounds like a small jet engine is about to take off in the room whenever I turn on the computer. My new build is so quiet that the fan from one of my external hard drive cases is louder than the entire computer. That's impressive. I think I've made the point: this thing is quiet.
It's also entirely modular, and delivers clean, consistent power to all of my components. The cables are nice and easy to snake to their appropriate locations, and they're clearly labeled (if you're a new builder, or if it's been a while since you've built a PC, this is a nice touch. The "gold standard" for testing power supplies is the PSU Cultist list. If you look at the list, this PSU is top-rated, representing an elite class of the best power supplies on the market. I paid a bit more for this, but I figured with all the other cash I'd spent on my new build, and extra $40 to be sure my power supply was excellent was money well-spent. It's next to nothing over the life of this computer.
All said, my recommendation is to not skimp out on a PSU. Total up the maximum wattage your system is expected to use, then multiply that value by 1.5. The resulting value tells you what your PSU wattage should be, give or take a bit. You don't need to get a 1000W PSU "just because". Right-size your PSU to your build.
Now that I've put a Seasonic power supply in my latest build, I'm never buying another brand. It's that good, and the hype is 100% real and justifiable.
