Seasonic Vertex SAKURA – Limited Edition 1000W Review

The Seasonic ‘Sakura' is quite an attractive looking power supply – personally I have always loved the romance of Asian culture so this immediately appealed to me when I saw it. The finishing of the logos and overall quality of the build is top drawer. We can imagine the pinks and whites might alienate a certain percentage of the European market however.

The power supply measures 160 mm x 150 mm x 86 mm (LxWxH). It's fairly compact and will fit into a wide range of chassis designs across the board.

At the top of the unit, we see a large fan, behind a grille. We will take a closer look at the fan when we open the PSU shortly – but we know it is a fluid dynamic bearing model.

One side of the PSU is home to the power connector and switch along with the hybrid fan control button. This has been around now for many years, but for those new to the technology – this is a system which basically keeps the fan silent and inactive until the internal unit reaches a specific heat point. Then it will automatically enable. You can ignore this and just leave the fan spinning all the time, if you wish.

The modular bay is on the other side, split across three rows. The sections are all nicely separated with more of the cherry blossom leaves and labelled for ease of install.

The unit can deliver 25A to the +3.3V and +5V rails. The +12V rail is rated to 83A at full load.

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