Noctua and Seasonic Introduce Ultra-quiet 1600W Power Supply

[dirtyferret]

I got a seasonic about 5 years ago for less than $100.

Pre COVID days

 

[mkppo]

I've used Seasonic primes all my life and they've been rock solid. I'm sure this is a great PSU but they've increased the prices for the prime lineup quite a bit and Vertex isn't as great for the price.

So to prep for my upcoming build, for $200 I got a SuperFlower Leadex VII 1300W + 3x 120mm Megacool fans for free. Hwbusters reviewed the 1000W Leadex VII and it sits at the top of their 1KW PSU chart. 1300W was only 20 more so figured might as well.

This fan grille looks sick though, I wish it was sold separately.

 

[eidairaman1]

Should have used a Gentle Typhoon or a black fan

I've used Seasonic primes all my life and they've been rock solid. I'm sure this is a great PSU but they've increased the prices for the prime lineup quite a bit and Vertex isn't as great for the price.

So to prep for my upcoming build, for $200 I got a SuperFlower Leadex VII 1300W + 3x 120mm Megacool fans for free. Hwbusters reviewed the 1000W Leadex VII and it sits at the top of their 1KW PSU chart. 1300W was only 20 more so figured might as well.

This fan grille looks sick though, I wish it was sold separately.

3D Print 1

 

[JustBenching]

Where are the days when a good 850 W PSU was less than $99.

I think the problem is that 99$ aint worth what they used to. Even 70$ used to get you a good PSU

 

[dirtyferret]

Firstly, it's a halo product,

this, it gets people talking about the brands and articles on all the tech web sites. End of day the majority of people who need that performance and want to go with seasonic will get the regular PRIME TX-1600

 

[Onasi]

End of day the majority of people who need that performance and want to go with seasonic will get the regular PRIME TX-1600

Sure, but counterpoint - when you already are paying 500 you might as well go full hog and add 70 for the Noctua Edition to get (theoretically) better and quiter cooling on it. Although that would all depend on availability - might end up being a very limited drop, like the Asus Noctua GPU collab which were, at least from what I heard, near unicorns.

 

[dirtyferret]

Sure, but counterpoint - when you already are paying 500 you might as well go full hog and add 70 for the Noctua Edition to get (theoretically) better and quiter cooling on it

sure if you want but you would need to be pushing that PSU to some high wattage to really hear that difference (BTW I think it's great so I'm not knocking the unit)

Noctua version
Because of the load pattern that I apply, the fan’s semi-passive operation doesn’t last long, but the fan’s speed is within 400-600 RPM at up to 1050W, so the noise output is below 6 dBA. Actually, the fan’s noise doesn’t exceed 6 dBA at up to around 1120W. Moreover, the fan’s noise doesn’t exceed the 30 dBA mark, even at full load. Compared to the “plain” TX-1600, the average noise output difference is 8 dBA, which aligns with what Noctua claims.

regular TX-1600w
Because of the load pattern that I applied, the semi-passive operation didn’t last long, but thanks to the super-relaxed fan speed profile, noise output is minimized at up to 1000W loads. With up to 1300W, the PSU doesn’t exceed 25 dBA, and the unit enters the 30-35 dBA zone at around 1480W. The high efficiency minimizes the thermal loads, so the cooling fan doesn’t have to spin fast to remove the heat.

 

[mkppo]

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That's actually not a bad idea at all and i'm not sure why I didn't think of it earlier.

 

[ZoneDymo]

Corsair TX

80+ rating in 2007, I mean its good enough I guess, but it wasnt even bronze?
Idk, not something I would use to power my 600+ dollar gpu, let alone the rest of it.

 

[Kapone33]

80+ rating in 2007, I mean its good enough I guess, but it wasnt even bronze?
Idk, not something I would use to power my 600+ dollar gpu, let alone the rest of it.

Corsair TX line is not budget. Can you believe these used to be $89.

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[Onasi]

80+ rating in 2007, I mean its good enough I guess, but it wasnt even bronze?
Idk, not something I would use to power my 600+ dollar gpu, let alone the rest of it.

There WAS no Bronze/Silver/Gold delineation in 2007 yet. So it was what it was - either a PSU had 80+ cert or not.

 

[Kapone33]

For me one of the buyers of this will be people with money to afford a 5090 and whatever Intel gives us with the refinement of the new node. With that about 800 will be the realistic power draw. There are people that look for that ultimate 50% highest efficiency curve. Truth be told a PSU this expensive should have a USB connection so that you can control the fan and monitor it in HWinfo.

 

[ypsylon]

Pricing aside, I like the idea. Most PSUs have horrendous working acoustics when you really push them (or even when not in many cases).

However my biggest issue with this model is 210mm length. It's like 2016 has called and wants its enormous PSUs back. You can easily fit Titanium/Platinum grade 1.6kW PSU inside 150-160mm shroud. 2kW and above I understand. You need more & thicker stuff inside. Dealing with such long devils is utter pain in backside in most cases.

 

[DarkStar]

Is a review coming for this?

 

[maxfly]

Is a review coming for this?

Hardwarebusters did one. I doubt TPU will do one on that PSU.

Seasonic Prime Noctua TX-1600 ATX v3.1 PSU Review - Hardware Busters

Hardware Busters - Seasonic Prime Noctua TX-1600 ATX v3.1 PSU Review - PSUs

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