Seasonic PRIME 850W Gold PSU Review

1. Introduction2. Bundle & Cabling3. External4. Internal5. Testing and Methodology6. Closing Thoughts7. View All Pages

The Seasonic box artwork is shiny and hard to photograph! The box highlights the 80 Plus GOLD standard along with a 7+3 warranty term. This 10 year warranty is actually now 12 years however (HERE), so Seasonic could do with updating their box artwork.

The bundle is extensive. You get a modular cable bag, resealable plastic wallet, regional specific power connector, two kinds of cable ties, a case badge, branded sticker, an installation guide, mounting screws and user manual.

The Seasonic power supply is a pure modular design. The cables are a mixture of sleeved (ATX, CPU and PCIe) and flat ribbon style (peripherals), for ease of routing.

Connectors
– 1 x 20+4-Pin ATX12V/EPS12V
– 2 x 4+4-Pin ATX12V/EPS12V
– 6 x 6+2-Pin-PCIe
– 10 x SATA
– 5 x 4-Pin-Molex
– 1 x Floppy
– Warranty: 12yr

There are a total of six 6+2 Pin PCIe connectors to support very high end Crossfire and SLi systems. Seasonic also supply dual 4+4 Pin ATX12V/EPS12V connectors to deliver power to two high end processors. The 1000W PRIME supply has two extra 6+2 Pin PCIe connectors and 2 extra SATA connectors.

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