Seasonic S12-II 500W PSU - bit-tech.net Forums

Tim S · 25th Jun 2008, 08:09

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/200...-ii-500w-psu/1

Seasonic's reputation for quality is notorious - we check out the company's cheap and cheerful S12-II 500W offering. Will it be quite so cheerful after it's been on the load bench? Let's find out...

Woodstock · 25th Jun 2008, 09:22

i think one of these would go nicely in my fileserver.... but i still want modular for the main pc thats in the works

Phil Rhodes · 25th Jun 2008, 10:41

For Pete's sake stop calling it a kettle lead. It's not a kettle lead; kettle leads are fused at 13A. It's an IEC mains lead, which is fused at 5 or 6A and doesn't have a cutout in the bottom of it. Compare one some day, and you'll notice that while it's not possible to power a kettle from your computer's power supply lead (the plug won't fit, and the fuse would blow more or less immediately) it is certainly possible to power a PC from a kettle lead. If you do this, it will not be correctly fused, leading to an increased risk of fire.

It's not a kettle lead. Grngh!

perplekks45 · 25th Jun 2008, 11:05

I have a Seasonic 500W... must be the "old" model and I'm more than happy with it. Powering my rig with ease and quiet all the time.

Bindibadgi · 25th Jun 2008, 11:21

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Originally Posted by Phil Rhodes

For Pete's sake stop calling it a kettle lead. It's not a kettle lead; kettle leads are fused at 13A. It's an IEC mains lead, which is fused at 5 or 6A and doesn't have a cutout in the bottom of it. Compare one some day, and you'll notice that while it's not possible to power a kettle from your computer's power supply lead (the plug won't fit, and the fuse would blow more or less immediately) it is certainly possible to power a PC from a kettle lead. If you do this, it will not be correctly fused, leading to an increased risk of fire.

It's not a kettle lead. Grngh!

~~Kettle lead~~ IEC mains lead (to be technically correct)

Fixed, happy?

Phil Rhodes · 25th Jun 2008, 12:13

Ecstatic.

Bindibadgi · 25th Jun 2008, 12:17

Super Duper.

widmod · 25th Jun 2008, 12:32

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* One 55cm 20+4-pin ATX cable
* One 55cm 4-pin EPS 12V cable
* One 55cm 8-pin EPS 12V cable
* One 65nm 6-pin PCI-Express cable
* One 70cm 6+2-pin PCI-Express cable
* Three Molex cables but all have differing connector positions: #1: 30cm, 40cm and 50cm; #2: 40cm, 50cm and 60cm; #3: 45cm, 55cm and 65cm.
* Two SATA cables with differing connector positions at: #1: 40cm, 50cm and 60cm; #2: 45cm, 55cm and 65cm.

I hope the PCI-Express cabel is not 65 nanometers "long"

Xir · 25th Jun 2008, 12:45

[quote=widmod]

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I hope the PCI-Express cabel is not 65 nanometers "long"

...that'd be a direct connection ;-)

plagio · 25th Jun 2008, 20:31

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Tim S Pewlius Caesar bit-tech Staff Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Ascot, Berks Posts: 18,021	Seasonic S12-II 500W PSU http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/200...-ii-500w-psu/1 Seasonic's reputation for quality is notorious - we check out the company's cheap and cheerful S12-II 500W offering. Will it be quite so cheerful after it's been on the load bench? Let's find out... __________________ Tim on Twitter \| Tim's Blog \| Tim's Flickr The bit-tech Blog \| bit-tech on Twitter \| Join the bit-tech & Custom PC folding team (#35947)

25th Jun 2008, 09:22	#2
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25th Jun 2008, 10:41	#3
Phil Rhodes Supermodder Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 579	For Pete's sake stop calling it a kettle lead. It's not a kettle lead; kettle leads are fused at 13A. It's an IEC mains lead, which is fused at 5 or 6A and doesn't have a cutout in the bottom of it. Compare one some day, and you'll notice that while it's not possible to power a kettle from your computer's power supply lead (the plug won't fit, and the fuse would blow more or less immediately) it is certainly possible to power a PC from a kettle lead. If you do this, it will not be correctly fused, leading to an increased risk of fire. It's not a kettle lead. Grngh!

25th Jun 2008, 12:13	#6
Phil Rhodes Supermodder Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 579	Ecstatic.