Wanted: Internal pictures & capacitor list in Seasonic S12+ 650W PSU

[japlytic]

I am considering buying a Seasonic S12+ 650W power supply. But since I have heard some Seasonic units may have OST brand capacitors, I want to be certain about the brands of capacitors used in this particular unit.

[Mustang]

Re: Wanted: Internal pictures & capacitor list in Seasonic S12+ 650W PSU

I have an SS-500HT (purchased about 6 weeks ago) which I would be glad to open up and check. Nothing larger than that though. From past experience, the 300 watt unit had OST's. The 380 and 430 watt units have United Chemicon KZE's.

[RoadKill]

Re: Wanted: Internal pictures & capacitor list in Seasonic S12+ 650W PSU

Don't buy it, buy the Corsair HX620 instead.

It's pretty much the same price as far as I've seen, and it's really a Seasonic S12, but with the following perks:

5 year warranty instead of 3 year
modular cabling

the caps are as follows:

hitachi primary
nippon chemi-con secondaries

it's rated at 620w @ 50c constant

For the detailed internals: - http://hardwaresecrets.com/article/371

Hope this helps

[Howard]

Re: Wanted: Internal pictures & capacitor list in Seasonic S12+ 650W PSU

http://www.silentpcreview.com/article656-page2.html

[japlytic]

Re: Wanted: Internal pictures & capacitor list in Seasonic S12+ 650W PSU

http://www.silentpcreview.com/article656-page2.html

Thank you. The internals look rather decent.

I have bought one brand new off eBay last night.

[japlytic]

Re: Wanted: Internal pictures & capacitor list in Seasonic S12+ 650W PSU

The build notes are as below:

Hitachi HP3 470uF 400V with the rest being Nippon Chemi-Con KY Series units, except as noted:
1000uF 16V before -12V output inductor with 220uF 16V after it.
2200uF 6.3V before and after +3.3V output inductor.
4700uF 10V before +5V output inductor and
2700uF 16V KZE unit before +5VSB regulator with 1000uF 10V after it.
2200uF 16V x2 KZE on +12V rail.
STPS6045 (2 in parallel) rectifiers for +12V rail ("L" meaning low-loss).
STPS60L30 rectifier for +5V rail.
The +3.3V rectifier is a bit obscured, but is used within ratings.
12CM ADDA fan (ball-bearing) with very decent-sized inductors elsewhere.

The PFC/PWM controller is a TI UC2850x series.

MOSFETs used are 24N60C3 x2 (in parallel) for the PFC, with FQP18N50 x2 for the double forward converter. The PFC rectifier diodes are STTH8S06D x2 (in parallel).

[gonzo0815]

Re: Wanted: Internal pictures & capacitor list in Seasonic S12+ 650W PSU

Modular cables are I probably will never ever buy one.

[Fizzycapola]

Re: Wanted: Internal pictures & capacitor list in Seasonic S12+ 650W PSU

Huh CorsairHX, the modular cables are all black sheathed wires ribbon cable.

I would have prefered twisted and rounded double screening (maybe shiney ofc copper outer in a tobacco friendly transparent sheathing) with noise supressors built on each end and 24k gold plating normal connectors (not these strange ones with lips that push against devices they're slotted in to I wasn't happy inserting these).

As someone who worries, I do worry about all the stray cabling in high end luxury PSU's, I only want them for whats inside not the plethora of connectors and quad graphic ratings, not really to use lots of devices like is their intention.

Having to "stuff" 4/5/6+ unwanted cables in random spaces in the sharp edged casing can leave me with my fingers crossed. Especially considering how frequently one has to poke around in PC's for crucial tweaking (probably last minute to ensure rival gamers cannot have prior knowledge of their competitor - via information exchange or hacking) before a big gaming session, sometimes whilst drunk, sleepy or over hyped up on jungle coffee.