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Seasonic S12G-450 Power Supply Review

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Seasonic are using a 7 blade, 120mm JAMICON Dual Ball Bearing Brushless Fan, 12V 0.35A (Model KF1225B1HR-R) in the S12G-450 power supply. These are reasonably high quality fans.
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The build quality is excellent and the overall design is very similar to the G Series units we have tested in the past. Obviously there is no modular PCB on one side of the chassis. Soldering quality on the main PCB is also at a very high standard.
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The non modular cables run into the chassis and are tied down in several places to protect them against fraying.
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Filtering starts with an X cap, four Y caps and a coil. On the main board is a TVS diode, two Y caps, an X cap and two coils.
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The daughtercard above holds the PWM controller, which is an Infineon ICE2Hs01G.
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Seasonic are using high grade Japanese capacitors throughout the primary and secondary stages. All capacitors are rated 105c.

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2 comments

  1. Great power supply, buying one now for my other system. 450W is a good size actually, many think its not enough for a rig, but it is.

  2. Thank you for the review of this great PSU!