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Seasonic S12-330 ATX12V Power Supply

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• Reviewed by: aafflyer

  Updated: 03-31-07

  Overall Rating: 5 Star Review

  Duration of ownership:2 Weeks

  Strengths: Quality of build.Low noise.High efficency.

  Weaknesses: Costs a little more.

  Overall Evaluation: I bought this power supply to fulfill the need for a quiet / high efficiency power supply for a new system to host an always on Windows Home Server. This power supply has completely delivered.It is quiet (fan hardly ever runs) and the entire server (motherboard, AMD low power chip, two 500GB drives) only uses 52 watts of power at idle (kill-a-watt meter measured).It costs maybe $10 or $20 more, but will pay for itself given my the high electric rates in San Diego.

• Reviewed by: schu19

  Updated: 08-15-06

  Overall Rating: 5 Star Review

  Duration of ownership:10 Days

  Strengths: Quiet. Cool. Plenty of power for 'media' and web surfing kitchen PC. Did I mention it is quiet?

  Weaknesses: None for my purposes.

  Overall Evaluation: Although 330W doesn't sound like a big time PSU, if your purposes are not too demanding in terms of SLI video, etc etc and your goal is efficient and quiet power, this is the PSU for you. A favorite over at www.silentpcreview.com. I can see why. :)

• Reviewed by: sononkyo

  Updated: 07-04-06

  Overall Rating: 4 Star Review

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  Strengths: efficient; reliable; great performance; sleeved cables; quiet

  Weaknesses: Seasonic name +$15; other PSUs are as efficient these days; variations in fans leads to variations in acoustic signatures for those with golden ears

  Overall Evaluation: At 330W, it might not have the panache of a competitor advertising 500+W but I still bet five years later, the seasonic would still be running.It is highly efficient, so for those who are worried about rocketing energy prices in their areas, it provides a relief. Mind you, we are maybe talking about $20 a year, but that's $20 saved. It comes complete with the PCI-E, SATA requirements for newer mobos.Older versions did not have the lengthy cables that the newer revisions have. Make sure you don't get stuck with an older revision of this great PSU because in big tower cases like the antec p180, only the newer ones will be able to reach all of your components. Easiest way to decipher old v. new? look at the cable sleeving. Black sleeving=new. naked cables/or plastic sheath=old.Great PSU. Name comes with a price. If you upgrade your comp every 6 months for every new hot chip, then 330W might not be able to give you headroom 1 year from now. But for those who choose a CPU and stick with it 2-3 years until the next upgrade cycle, I heartily recommend it even though it comes with a premium pricetag. I hear Fortron makes a good PSU but with considerably less "name" recognition so those on really tight budgets should check them out. But remember, you shouldn't skimp on the one thing powering all your precious, expensive components!

• Reviewed by: great price 1

  Updated: 01-04-06

  Overall Rating: 5 Star Review

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  Strengths: Quiet, decent price.

  Weaknesses: Additional molex connectors would be nice.

  Overall Evaluation: This 330W PSU is plenty to power most systems, especially with this PSU that has a high efficiency rating. My system consists of just a micro-ATX board with integrated sound/video, a couple of optical drives and a couple of hard drives. It should be plenty for my needs. This is a great unit for a great price. My only small complaint is that there are only 5 molex connectors. This would be fine for me except that I had to move my optical drives a bay down closer to my floppy drive so that I could still use the same cable.

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