Seasonic M12 700W

Performance:

For testing we had loaded the Seasonic M12 700W into a power-hungry Pentium D system. Due to the non-existent CrossFire support under Linux, and the extremely poor quality of NVIDIA Linux SLI, we had used a single graphics card during testing.

Setting up the modular power supply was extremely easy and we had run into no problems during the installation process nor were any of the power connectors flimsy. As to the noise level during operation, the Seasonic M12 power supply was among the quietest of power supplies that we have heard. Once again, we used our standard testing practice of recording the idle voltages after thirty minutes of idling, and the load was recorded after running CPU Burn-In and Doom 3 for the same amount of time. All power management features were disabled during this process and the voltages were measured using a calibrated digital multimeter.

Conclusion:

The voltages were dead on to their theoretical values, and the fluctuation was minimal between idle and load. Ideally we would have liked to see the +5.00V rail slightly elevated, but the +12V lines were great. The noise level was also minimal for this environment. From what we have seen with the Seasonic M12 700W, we were delighted by its performance and features. The main disadvantage with this 700W model is its price; at the time of writing the M12 SS-700HM is selling for $210 USD. If price is no limit for you, the Seasonic M12 series should definitely be worth trying out.