Final Thoughts and Conclusions
Seasonic continues to hone their comprehensive product line with the introduction of two new Platinum Series power supplies. The enhancements made to the Platinum 1050 and Platinum 1200 translate to excellent performance, high efficiency and the ability to operate in silent-fanless mode at lower power levels. Throw in a 7-year warranty, a great assortment of all modular cables, really tight voltage regulation, clean DC outputs and you have two very good power supplies to consider for your next build or upgrade.
If you don’t need Platinum level efficiency don’t forget the excellent Seasonic XM2 1250W power supply that incorporates many of the great features but is “only” 80Plus Gold certified for efficiency (90% efficiency versus 92% at 50% load). You can find it on newegg.com for $219.99 USD.
Both of the new Seasonic Platinum Series power supplies are currently available:
• Seasonic Platinum 1050 $174.99 USD (newegg.com, September 2014)
• Seasonic Platinum 1200 $239.99 USD (newegg.com, September 2014)
Strengths:
• Up to 1050/1200 watts continuous power output
• Outstanding voltage regulation
• Excellent efficiency across a broad range of loads (80Plus Platinum certified)
• Low AC ripple even at 100% load
• Silent, fanless operation at lower power levels (Hybrid S3FC Fan Control)
• Seasonic X-Series DC Connector Panel with integrated VRMs
• Single +12V output can deliver 87A (1050W) and 100A (1200W)
• 7-Year warranty
• Active PFC with universal AC input
• All modular, flat ribbon-style cables with gold-plated connectors
Minor Weaknesses:
• Slight price premium for 80Plus Platinum certification
Seasonic Platinum Series 1050W & 1200W Power Supplies
I would like to thank our friends at Seasonic for sending us the two Platinum Series PSUs to review – thank you!
While I may never buy a drive
While I may never buy a drive this size, I have yet to lose a Seasonic PSU. I just retired a 2006 rig and the PSU was part of the original build- it’s now a spare. The replacement rig has a lighter version of this PSU, but I like how Seasonic is rolling too.
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Why does Seasonic continue to
Why does Seasonic continue to put the text labeling on their power supply units upside down? They are the only ones that I have come across who do that, and it doesn’t make any sense, and makes trying to read the labels when hooking up the cables an pain in the arse.
Efficiency. See graphs which
Efficiency. See graphs which spell it “Efficeincy”
Isn’t pretty much every PSU a
Isn’t pretty much every PSU a seasonic anyways?
Now that’s funny.
Now that’s funny.
I got two of this PSU’s both
I got two of this PSU’s both making very annoying high pitch whistling sound.
Seasonic RMA has not fix my issue.
I had the older brother 1000W platinum and was very quiet, this one is nightmare.
I’m done with Seasonic for now.