bit-tech News: First Look: Seasonic's M12D 850W power supply

news · January 5, 2009

Hi all,

We have just published a first look at *Seasonic's M12D 850W power

supply* - if you could post a link on your site that would be very much

appreciated.

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We'll obviously hold off with our final yay or nay until we can stress

test the bits off it to test how it copes with load, efficiency, PFC and

noise levels in comparison to other PSUs. We did test it for a short

while with a Core i7 system and two GeForce GTX 280 in SLI, the unit

remained cool and very quiet, however even that high end PC won't

seriously stretch an 850W PSU.

From the outside, it looks like Seasonic has done everything right - a

variety of modular cable lengths with good connector choices and lower

resistance, thicker cabling where it matters, a fantastic fan and 80Plus

Silver certification. If we nit-pick, then the braiding isn't perfect

and we'd like to have seen a second 4+4-pin EPS12V instead of just a

4-pin, but other than that we're finding it hard to give fault. I

suppose it's a little unspectacular on the surface, but then it's no

different from an Antec Signature or OCZ EliteXStream - it's what is

inside that counts anyway.

We've no UK price yet, but apparently it's meant to retail nearer $300

which is a hefty sum to part with for even the most hardened Seasonic

fanboy. That's not to say other premium PSUs like the Cooler Master

Ultimate UCP 900W and Antec Signature 850W are that much less expensive

- although whether you get appreciably $20-30 more for the Seasonic than

the Antec for example, is difficult to ascertain and down to personal

opinion./ *

*Cheers guys!

Tim Smalley

www.bit-tech.net

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