Seasonic 80Plus Platinum PSU

[onethreehill]

http://www.seasonicusa.com/images/Platinum_series/P_series_01.jpg

Seasonic Platinum-1000 SS-1000XP
http://www.plugloadsolutions.com/80PlusPowerSuppliesDetail.aspx?id=60&type=2
http://www.plugloadsolutions.com/psu_reports/SEA%20SONIC%20ELECTRONICS%20CO.,%20LTD._SS-1000XP_ECOS%202401_1000W_Report.pdf

Seasonic Platinum-860 SS-860XP
http://www.plugloadsolutions.com/psu_reports/SEA%20SONIC_SS-860XP_ECOS%202467_860W_Report.pdf

Special Features

　1. 80PLUS® Platinum Certified Super High Efficiency
　2. 7 Years Warranty
　3. DC Connector Panel with Integrated VRM [Voltage Regulator Module]
　4. DC to DC Converter Design
　5. Active Power Factor Correction [99% PF Typical]
　6. Conductive Polymer Aluminum Solid Electrolytic Capacitors
　7. High Reliability 105℃ Japanese Grade A Capacitors
　8. High Current Gold Plated Terminals
　9. Tight Voltage Regulation [±2%]
　10. High +12V Output
　11. Dual Sided PCB Layout
　12. Seasonic Patented Hybrid Silent Fan Control
　13. Sanyo Denki San Ace Silent Fan
　14. Ultra Ventilation [Honeycomb Structure]
　15. Full Modular Cabling Design
　16. Multi-GPU Technologies Supported
　17. All-in-One DC Cabling Design
　18. Easy Swap Connector
　19. Universal AC Input [Full Range]
http://www.seasonicusa.com/Platinum_Series.htm

Brochure
http://www.seasonicusa.com/PDF/Catalog/NEW/Retail/P-850-1000.pdf

[SpuTnicK]

Great find :up:
I wanna see it go 100% modular

edit: it is 100% modular :D

[RADCOM]

Great news I love seasonic PSU's, until my Enermax revolution they were the quietest and most reliable psu's I've ever had.

http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page20394.htm

[[XC] Synthetickiller]

This makes me want to sell my corsair 850w for this 1kw! I had a 650w years ago that was solid as a rock.

[Hondacity]

one sample for review already failed... lol

[josh1980]

one sample for review already failed... lol

I'm not surprised. One of the links above said that they make this one in-house. Anyone that hasn't made their own PSUs have a learning curve on the manufacturing process. I'll still be looking for one though.

[Hondacity]

One of the links above said that they make this one in-house. Anyone that hasn't made their own PSUs have a learning curve on the manufacturing process.

seasonic has made psus for decades now

[josh1980]

seasonic has made psus for decades now

Edit: My bad. I went to find the article and realized it said that they are all made by seasonic.

[dasa]

nice im just wondering how far away from hitting the shelves it is
the old corsait tx750 is starting to make a little noise since i added a second gtx480 to the rig :)

[zalbard]

Waiting for JonnyGuru's review! :D

[onethreehill]

SS-860XP
http://www.plugloadsolutions.com/psu_reports/SEA%20SONIC_SS-860XP_ECOS%202467_860W_Report.pdf

[RSC]

Sounds really nice.

[Oliverda]

I hope there will be a ~600 watt version too.

[XRL8]

Yeah ,500-600W is the sweetspot for highend pic without extreme oc or dual gfx.Im on the lookput for platinums as well :).Superflower isnt yet availabe in my country,and im waiting for some more competition.

[Jamesrt2004]

Would love to see this head to head with corsair ax :) I'll be tied between the two in a couple months it seems

[SubZero.it]

That's REALLY nice!!!

[Hondacity]

Would love to see this head to head with corsair ax :) I'll be tied between the two in a couple months it seems

wait for the 1200w plat :D

[Jamesrt2004]

wait for the 1200w plat :D

Haha I'll never need THAT much power :p but I'll definately look forward to it :D !!!

(I do a lot of audio work so really it's about cores and ram
Rather then gpu + psu POWA :p)

[Klarko]

Are these any longer then a reg. PSU?

If its decently priced (around 150) I will probably get one :)

[phantomferrari]

Are these any longer then a reg. PSU?

If its decently priced (around 150) I will probably get one :)

most likely theyll be the same length as the current 850/1000 watt psu's (look at corsairs gold rated psu's which are made by seasonic)

they will most likely not be anywhere near 150 (i wish though)

my guess the 860 will be around $230-$250 and the 1000 close to $300

[sin0822]

nice find, i am waiting to see how it will playout, seasonic is a great company, i am sure we will see many other PSUs with the same internals soon.

[Jamesrt2004]

most likely theyll be the same length as the current 850/1000 watt psu's (look at corsairs gold rated psu's which are made by seasonic)

they will most likely not be anywhere near 150 (i wish though)

my guess the 860 will be around $230-$250 and the 1000 close to $300

They (corsair AX) aren't!!! made by seasonic.... Made by a brand beginning with F, (check Jonny gurus review he even says it's not made by seasonic)

Common misconception, anyway expect the 850 around £150 imo

[Swingline39]

The AX750 and AX850 are Seasonic, the AX1200 is made by some other OEM, AFAIK

[BeepBeep2]

They (corsair AX) aren't!!! made by seasonic.... Made by a brand beginning with F, (check Jonny gurus review he even says it's not made by seasonic)

Common misconception, anyway expect the 850 around £150 imo
...

The AX750 and AX850 are Seasonic, the AX1200 is made by some other OEM, AFAIK
^ this


Would love to see this head to head with corsair ax :) I'll be tied between the two in a couple months it seems
Obviously it would be better seeing that Seasonic makes the AX PSU's except for the 1200w

[RSC]

They (corsair AX) aren't!!! made by seasonic.... Made by a brand beginning with F, (check Jonny gurus review he even says it's not made by seasonic)

Common misconception, anyway expect the 850 around £150 imo

The Corsair AX-1200w is made by Flextronics. The AX-750w and the AX-850w are made by Seasonic.

[dasa]

They (corsair AX) aren't!!! made by seasonic.... Made by a brand beginning with F, (check Jonny gurus review he even says it's not made by seasonic)

Common misconception, anyway expect the 850 around £150 imo

ax1200 is made by Flextronics
ax 750\850 are made by seasonic

edit
lol nevermind seems i had the window open a little to long and was beaten by ~4 people
anyway back to waiting on seasonic 860\1k plat availability and reviews

[Klarko]

most likely theyll be the same length as the current 850/1000 watt psu's (look at corsairs gold rated psu's which are made by seasonic)

they will most likely not be anywhere near 150 (i wish though)

my guess the 860 will be around $230-$250 and the 1000 close to $300

I assume they will come out with a 500-700w psu sometime in the future. Which will probably be around 150

Edit: their X-series 660w gold is $159

[WaterFlex]

The best 1000W PSU ever, great news!
When I see SS-1000XP on market?

[SubZero.it]

The Corsair AX-1200w is made by Flextronics. The AX-750w and the AX-850w are made by Seasonic.

Though the corsair AX under heavy loads are loud

[EzyRyder]

I have a X650 which is now running dual unlocked and overclocked 6950s and an overclocked i5 2500k. Absolutely amazing PSUs :)

[Vinas]

If I didn't have the big daddy turbocool this just might be an option. ;) But it really is nice to see Seasonic stepping up with what should be a quality power supply.

[Aleki]

nice im just wondering how far away from hitting the shelves it is
the old corsait tx750 is starting to make a little noise since i added a second gtx480 to the rig :)

if it's still under warranty, check to see if corsair will ship you their revised tx750. the old one was pretty bad and made tons of noise; however, their new ones are several times better and flat out crushes the pcp&c silencer(its direct competitor back in the day)

[WhiteFireDragon]

i'm waiting for a jonnyguru review also. and i hope the also release a 400w fanless model like their current 400w gold one

[Particle]

There's a good chance that the 1000 will operate fanlessly at low loads. The Kingwin 80PLUS Platinum unit for instance remains fanless even at a few hundred watts.

[generics_user]

There's a good chance that the 1000 will operate fanlessly at low loads. The Kingwin 80PLUS Platinum unit for instance remains fanless even at a few hundred watts.

my old seasonic x650 remained fanless with 1055t @4ghz; HD5850; 6 HDDS and a dell perc 5/i raid card :up:

[antiacid]

Hm, I'm still on a x750 powering an i7@ 4.6 and a 5970@ 950/1200, with about 850w at full load at the socket (including a 30inch and a 24 inch screen). Maybe this new ss-1000xp unit will be my next upgrade when I go crossfire :)

[WaterFlex]

antiacid
excellent choice :up:

[saaya]

Flextronics does psus? Didn't know that...
Always heard good things about seasonic, looking forward to johnnygurus review!

[NKrader]

i wants. i need to replace this very very old 535watt enermax PSU..

im pretty sure this thing isnt even bronze. :p:

[xtclocker]

Seasoic really makes good psu, bt they have hyped up prices, I wonder hows the price compare to other company like ocz, corsair etc.

so platinum is how much percent better than gold in efficiency?


Though the corsair AX under heavy loads are loud

those got san yo fans on it. should be loud :ROTF:

[sleeper52]

AWESOME! What would be the next standard after Platinum?
Would be seriously awesome if we can find a way to transmit power wirelessly soon.

[Alex-Ro]

Diamond :D?

[dasa]

awesome! What would be the next standard after platinum?

90+

[Particle]

XTClocker, platinum isn't that much better than gold. It's not worth upgrading for if you have a gold unit unless you just want to because it's cool (the reason I'm likely to use), you want to benefit from the secondary nature of it potentially being a bit quieter due to less internal heat (would depend on the design of a particular unit), or you need/want a new supply for other reasons already such as larger capacity. If you're on an old school unrated supply or even just an original 80PLUS, it's probably worth the upgrade. Platinum is a full 10% more efficient than baseline 80PLUS requires. It's only 2-3% more efficient than gold (90-92-89 vs 87-90-87 @ 25%-50%-100%).

[DarthShader]

AWESOME! What would be the next standard after Platinum?
Unobtainium - 100% efficiency. :)

[sleeper52]

Unobtainium - 100% efficiency. :)

lol. Hopefully we can make one that's 100% or at least 99%

[phantomferrari]

found this while googling seasonic platinum psu :D

http://www.seasonic.com/new/twevent20110523.htm

[sleeper52]

wonder how much it'll cost. Since it's Seasonic, the 1250 will prolly cost $350

[onethreehill]

SeaSonic showcases Platinum Series, X-Series 1050 & 1250 watts

http://www.techpowerup.com/img/11-06-02/20a.jpg
http://www.techpowerup.com/img/11-06-02/20b.jpg
http://www.techpowerup.com/img/11-06-02/20c.jpg
http://www.techpowerup.com/img/11-06-02/20d.jpg

TechPowerUp got a sneak-peek into the R&D facility of SeaSonic Electronics, a major switching power supply OEM that also sells under its own channel brand with the same name. We were shown two new high-end modular power supply units (PSUs) under development, the SeaSonic X-Series Platinum X-1050, and X-Series X-1250. The 1050W X-1050 is designed to meet 80 Plus Platinum efficiency rating requirements ......

http://www.techpowerup.com/146821/SeaSonic-Readies-New-High-Power-High-Efficiency-Modular-PSUs.html

[prznar1]

it makes me wonder when the PSUs will hit the +100% efficiency :rofl:

but tbh, one more year and we will get golds for mainstream :yepp:

[phantomferrari]

wow!, so nicely laid out and with absolutely no restriction to airflow when its needed. well, it looks like i found my next psu :D

[Madidas]

it makes me wonder when the PSUs will hit the +100% efficiency :rofl:

but tbh, one more year and we will get golds for mainstream :yepp:
When someone figures out the secrets of making working superconductor in room remperature.

[sholvaco]

http://www.techpowerup.com/img/11-06-02/20a.jpg

Just what I've been waiting for: They seem to have implemented a selectable fan operation mode that allows the fan to spin all the time instead of shutting off at lower loads. Great for peeps with negative air pressure scenario inside their case who had problems with dust intake.:up:

[WaterFlex]

Hmmm, whats the difference with Seasonic SS-1000XP?

[NKrader]

haha too late. i decided to get the 850 gold rated yesterday. didnt feel like waiting. /lame

[onethreehill]

Seasonic Platinum-860/1000 (SS-860XP & SS-1000XP)

http://www.seasonicusa.com/images/Platinum_series/P_series_02.jpg
http://www.seasonicusa.com/Platinum_Series.htm

Brochure
http://www.seasonicusa.com/PDF/Catalog/NEW/Retail/P-850-1000.pdf

[Hondacity]

7yr wrty sweeet

[phantomferrari]

anxiously keeps reloading newegg's website :D

[Waterlogged]

anxiously keeps reloading newegg's website :D

I did the same thing when I heard about the release of the ECS H67H2-I v1.1 and the bastards never stocked it, finally snagged one from Superbiiz. Might want to check both on a regular basis.

[bamtan2]

Seasonic Platinum-860/1000 (SS-860XP & SS-1000XP)

http://www.seasonicusa.com/images/Platinum_series/P_series_02.jpg
http://www.seasonicusa.com/Platinum_Series.htm

Brochure
http://www.seasonicusa.com/PDF/Catalog/NEW/Retail/P-850-1000.pdf

80plus reports:

http://www.plugloadsolutions.com/psu_reports/SEA%20SONIC_SS-860XP_ECOS%202467_860W_Report.pdf
http://www.plugloadsolutions.com/psu_reports/SEA%20SONIC%20ELECTRONICS%20CO.,%20LTD._SS-1000XP_ECOS%202401_1000W_Report.pdf

[Mad Pistol]

80plus reports:

http://www.plugloadsolutions.com/psu_reports/SEA%20SONIC_SS-860XP_ECOS%202467_860W_Report.pdf
http://www.plugloadsolutions.com/psu_reports/SEA%20SONIC%20ELECTRONICS%20CO.,%20LTD._SS-1000XP_ECOS%202401_1000W_Report.pdf

Did I read that right? The PSU is above 90% efficiency the entire time?!?!?!?

That's not 80-PLUS Platinum... That's 90-PLUS!!!

[halofanman]

I'm In the market for a new PSU...
My Coolermaster GX650 is making a strange Ticking noise, has me pretty scared.. really don't want to fry my system.
any news on a release date for the 860XP?

[Amnesia87]

it makes me wonder when the PSUs will hit the +100% efficiency :rofl:

but tbh, one more year and we will get golds for mainstream :yepp:

I don't know that this will ever happen, at least not based on any current tech as this would mean electronics that have no resistance and generate no heat at all. This as mentioned previously would require room temperature superconductors across every component.

The other inherent design flaw in something which is truly 100% efficient is that ANYTHING that goes in must come out, by design power filtration is a source of energy loss, but personally, I'd much rather have stable electricity with some loss than have my computer getting hit with power spikes. This requires the use of things like resistors and capacitors which at least to the best of my knowledge cannot be 100% efficient.

[dasa]

asked a store for the eta
there response

The P-860 will be arriving in December. We are also expecting to have the
P-1000 arriving in an earlier shipment in mid November.

[aznsniper911]

asked a store for the eta
there response

The P-860 will be arriving in December. We are also expecting to have the
P-1000 arriving in an earlier shipment in mid November.
I swear I been waiting for this PSU since forever! I decided to get the X-850 to tide me over months ago when I just couldn't wait for this anymore

[onethreehill]

SeaSonic Platinum-1000 1000W PSU is $240 @newegg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151105

[Particle]

That price is certainly below that which I had anticipated. It's quite a pleasant surprise.

[zalbard]

That price is certainly below that which I had anticipated. It's quite a pleasant surprise.
It does indeed sound good. I think I may grab the 12x0 watt version once it becomes available. :)
When is jonnyguru's review coming?

[WaterFlex]

finally, thanks!

[phantomferrari]

for a 1000w platinum psu that is an amazing price! i thought the 860w would cost that much. i find it a little disappointing that they still havent improved their cable sleeving. they should take a page from corsairs psu's when it comes to sleeving. (at least for the ax gold models)

[onethreehill]

SeaSonic's 80Plus Platinum power supplies to reach Europe next month

As recently announced, SeaSonic is planning a November release for its previously-mentioned line of 80Plus Platinum certified power supplies. The units in the pipeline deliver 860W and 1000W of continuous power, are fully modular and have an efficiency of up to 92%.

SeaSonic's Platinum PSUs feature a 'near-perfect' DC-to-DC conversion, 99% active PFC (Power Factor Correction), Grade A 105℃ Japanese capacitors, gold-plated terminals, a dual sided PCB layout, one 12V rail, an Easy Swap connector, and a Sanyo Denki San Ace fan that can be set to operate in one of three modes - Fanless, Silent and Cooling.....
http://www.tcmagazine.com/tcm/news/hardware/41260/seasonics-80plus-platinum-power-supplies-reach-europe-next-month

[onethreehill]

SeaSonic Platinum-1000 1000W PSU is available @newegg now
Price is $259.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151105

[eXa]

-.- why not the 860? im not interrested in the 1000w version :p:

[dasa]

-.- why not the 860? im not interrested in the 1000w version :p:

asked a au store for the eta
there response

The P-860 will be arriving in December. We are also expecting to have the
P-1000 arriving in an earlier shipment in mid November.
so it may just be around a month behind
like you i was going to get the 860 for my gtx480 sli rig but my current psu is dying so i think il just go with whichever i can get first
besides maybe i will make use of the 6 pci-e leads on my next rig since three hd7000 may be a nice upgrade

[dasa]

double post

[eXa]

Ill wait.

[onethreehill]

Seasonic Platinum-1000 1000W PSU Review

Lately more and more OEMs are in a constant race against time to release the best, high wattage, 80 Plus Platinum unit. Some major players, like Enermax and SuperFlower, have already included high wattage Platinum units in their arsenal. Recent reviews were also unable to verify platinum efficiency in many real life scenarios. Achieving platinum efficiency in low capacity units may be a difficult task but doing so in a high capacity unit is much more difficult because as power climbs, energy dissipation increases too and even the smaller resistance in a conductor can lead to significant energy/efficiency losses when lots of current passes through. So Seasonic, even with their huge experience, had to study the Platinum efficiency subject extensively, something that led to their late entry in this club. Of course when you already have a very successful product like the X Series, then future plans are even harder, since you have to release something significantly improved.

Seasonic’s fresh Platinum series includes two units, with 860W and 1000W capacity. Both are fully modular, use only Japanese 105°C capacitors, have a single +12V rail and utilize a hybrid fan control which offers silent operation (more on this feature in the next pages). Today we will have the chance to test the 1000W unit (or SS-1000XP) and see how it scores against the competition.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Seasonic/P1000/

[HKPolice]

Low load ripple is worse than I expected. What's the deal with PWM mode vs PF mode?

[boxleitnerb]

Why don't they test noise comprehensively, I wonder. After all, this is one of the things, that has direct effect on the user. Well, I guess I need to buy one and see for myself.

[mortisboy]

I'll definitely try one of these 1000 psu, i love seasonic!!

[onethreehill]

Seasonic Platinum-1000 1000W Power Supply Review

Seasonic breaks the Platinum efficiency barrier with its new 1 kilowatt computer power supply. We generally know if it has Seasonic branding, it is a good PSU. But we all want to know if it is a great PSU. We all know that Seasonic means "quiet" as well and believe it or not this PSU can be dead silent.
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2011/11/01/seasonic_platinum1000_1_kilowatt_power_supply_revi ew

[phantomferrari]

i think the reason why most dont test noise is because if youre looking at a 1000w psu then most likely you have a pretty power hungry system, and one would gather you would need a lot of fans to keep it cool. if you can hear your psu fan over all your other fans i envy you :D

[Jamesrt2004]

i think the reason why most dont test noise is because if youre looking at a 1000w psu then most likely you have a pretty power hungry system, and one would gather you would need a lot of fans to keep it cool. if you can hear your psu fan over all your other fans i envy you :D

Think he meant noise on the lines rather than dcb (:

[phantomferrari]

Think he meant noise on the lines rather than dcb (:

ahh, that makes more sense. and now i feel silly :)

[boxleitnerb]

Think he meant noise on the lines rather than dcb (:

No, I mean fan noise. There are people with silent watercooling rigs out there (like me) who want to run 2 and 3 graphics cards with that thing :)
Waiting on kitguru review, they are always excellent.

[phantomferrari]

No, I mean fan noise. There are people with silent watercooling rigs out there (like me) who want to run 2 and 3 graphics cards with that thing :)
Waiting on kitguru review, they are always excellent.

out of curiosity what fans are you using and what rpm are they running at?

[boxleitnerb]

out of curiosity what fans are you using and what rpm are they running at?

9x Noiseblocker black silent pro PK2 on my Mora 3 rad at roughly 400 rpm. The reading is not consistent enough to be sure. They're running at 4.5V
Not completely silent, alas, but very very quiet :)

[onethreehill]

Seasonic Platinum-1000 1000W Power Supply Review

It seems an eternity since we heard rumblings of something new and awesome from Seasonic. A while ago, they were rumored to be working on some higher powered variants of their X series units that would clear the 80 Plus Platinum certification level as well. Folks, the rumors are now fact - the new Platinum models have landed. I've got the 1kW model on my bench. Let's take a good, hard, look at what it can do.
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=264

[Cold Fussion]

Seasonic Platinum-1000 1000W Power Supply Review

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=264

What a monster.

[Ice009]

The voltage regulation on this PSU is incredible.

Are they planning on releasing a 1200W version?

[Particle]

As I understand it, yes, but it'll be an 80PLUS Gold unit instead of platinum.

[adamsleath]

What a monster.

Ive seen better tests...

[HKPolice]

50mV ripple on the 12v is pretty average these days...... I recall an earlier review of this unit that showed maybe half of that. Wonder whose testing procedures are more accurate.

Here it is: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Seasonic/P1000/8.html

Only 24mV @ 100% load, hmmmm

[Ice009]

Ive seen better tests...

What do you rate better?

[onethreehill]

Seasonic Platinum-860 (SS-860XP) is @newegg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151111

[the finisher]

NICE!:up:

[phantomferrari]

anyone know if well seem some corsair branded seasonic platinum psu's anytime soon? i love everything about the seasonic except for its sleeving and im too lazy to change it :D