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The Seasonic G Series 360W Power Supply ships in a very dramatically designed box. No image of the power supply on the front, although there is a 80 Plus Gold logo bottom right. You don't often see that on a sub £50 unit.
Seasonic bundle a case sticker, mounting screws, user manual, regional specific power cable and cable ties. There is no need for a storage pouch for the cables as they are all hardwired.
Above is a diagram of the full G-Series range. We can see that the G-360W unit has only a single PCI-E cable, however at this power capacity we would not really expect to see any more. This is not a power supply designed for a high powered gaming system, more for a general workhorse. It is worth pointing out that the cables are sleeved to a high standard, which is reassuring.
The main motherboard cable is measured to around 51cm, the six pin connector for the graphics card is measured to 57cm. The ATX12V cable extends to 55 cm.
I do have to say, this is a good design, but I cant see any enthusiast opting for a 360W power supply. it is a common misconception that we need 750W or higher. I bought a 20 quid power meter and my system takes 150W at the wall under load. ive a 550W in mine, its running at a very low efficiency load. with this power supply it would be almost 50% load, so peak.
Its food for thought.
Really interesting to see Seasonic aiming at this market. id like to see a review of the 550W or 650W too. coming?
this is an ideal choice for my media center build. thanks.
do you sell these in Australia or much will the cost to be sent over they look awsome
This is perfect for a typical system with a 2500k/3570k + 7850 or 650 ti. Would actually be better than using a higher wattage psu as it would peak at around 50 percent load when gaming.