Box & Bundle
The PSU didn’t come in its retail box but in a plain one, so to avoid leaving this area empty, here is a photo of my cat, Riris, on my flight simulator.
Product Photos
The PSU has an appealing exterior design, and to me, the detail that matters the most is that the fan grille is not restrictive, increasing airflow to the PSU’s internals. On the front side, besides the power switch and the AC receptacle, there is also another switch for toggling on/off the PSU’s semi-passive fan operation.
The PSU’s modular panel hosts 13 sockets, including a native 12VHPWR.
Cables
| Modular Cables | ||||
| Description | Cable Count | Connector Count (Total) | Gauge | In Cable Capacitors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATX connector 20+4 pin (610mm) | 1 | 1 | 16-18AWG | No |
| 4+4 pin EPS12V (700mm) | 2 | 2 | 16AWG | No |
| 6+2 pin PCIe (750mm) | 3 | 3 | 16-18AWG | No |
| 12+4 pin PCIe (700mm) (600W) | 1 | 1 | 16-28AWG | No |
| SATA 3.3 (410mm+150mm) | 1 | 2 | 18AWG | No |
| SATA (500mm+155mm+155mm+155mm) | 3 | 12 | 18AWG | No |
| 4-pin Molex (450mm+120mm+120mm) | 1 | 3 | 18AWG | No |
The ATX cable is 610mm long. The EPS cables are 700 mm long, and all PCIe legacy cables are even longer, at 750mm. The high-power PCIe cable measures 700mm in length. The number of peripheral connectors is high, but the distance between the 4-pin Molex connectors is short, at 120mm, while it is sufficient for the SATA connectors, at 150-155mm. Finally, all cables are individually sleeved and dark-painted to be stealthy inside a dark chassis interior.
I think fsp 1000w ti is still cheaper in my country and performs much better than this psu. I expected more from seasonic tbh.
Disappointing results from Seasonic here particularly from a new line up they advertised them for so long per https://seasonic.com/news/sea-sonic-to-launch-new-vertex/ here.
Thanks for the review ! Appreciate the 115V/230V detail in the Noise output section
I have to admit, I am quite disappointed with this PSU.
I got the PX-1200 model and the Corsair SF1000 (in case I could not manage to fit the Seasonic one in my lian A3-matx), and so far the corsair has been superior despite the lower capacity and form factor. In fact, the corsair is much quieter under low/medium loads, and under high loads, I can only hear my GPU anyway.
Protection features are also quite disappointing with this Vertex series, and efficiency is just marginally higher than the gold certified version
To sum it up, the Corsair SF1000 has been, at least for me:
– quieter
– cheaper
– MUCH less bulky
– ATX 3.1 compliant