Seasonic Prime Noctua TX-1600 ATX v3.1 PSU Review

Protection Features

OCP (Normal @ 29.7°C) 12V: 177.20A (132.90%), 12.012V
5V: 34.6A (138.40%), 4.984V
3.3V: 36.7A (146.80%), 3.293V
5VSB: 5A (166.67%), 5.225V
OCP (Hot @ 44.2°C) 12V: 176.20A (132.15%), 12.003V
5V: 34.5A (138.00%), 4.977V
3.3V: 36.8A (147.20%), 3.293V
5VSB: 4.6A (153.33%), 5.224V
OPP (Cold @ 31.1°C) 2146.67W (134.17%)
OPP (Hot @ 44.9°C) 2107.23W (131.70%)
OTP ✓ (115°C @ Heat Sink)
SCP 12V to Earth: ✓
5V to Earth: ✓
3.3V to Earth: ✓
5VSB to Earth: ✓
-12V to Earth: ✓
PWR_OK Proper Operation
NLO
Fan Failure Protection
SIP Surge: MOV
Inrush: NTC & Bypass Relay

This is a high-capacity PSU, so there is no need to push hard OCP at 12V, and the same applies to the over-power protection. Nonetheless, I would like to see a large difference between normal and hot OCP at 12V. Moreover, the OCP triggering points on the minor rails are sky-high, and to make matters worse, the difference between normal and hot conditions is minimal. In the 3.3V rail, the hot triggering point is higher than at normal temperatures!

The rest of the protection features are present and work well, including fan failure protection, which is critical for power supplies.

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4 thoughts on “Seasonic Prime Noctua TX-1600 ATX v3.1 PSU Review

  1. it’s up there with the 1kW (or more) passive PSU on the: impressive feat, but what for? list
    with such a high load components you use absolutely will make tons of noise, even the beast won’t be able to handle them, so… it’s beyond flagship, it’s just a showoff

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