Seasonic Snow Silent Series 1050W @ TechPowerUp

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Seasonic recently released a Snow Silent version of their Platinum PSU offering with 1050 W capacity. It not only looks nice, but promises significantly lower noise output at higher loads because of its new FDB fan. So far, all Seasonic PSUs we have tested did extremely well in terms of performance; however, they were pretty noisy, especially under tough conditions. The main culprits here are Seasonic's aggressive fan profile for all their high capacity units and the 120 mm fan as opposed to the larger 140 mm fan the competition uses. Seasonic argues that a 120 mm fan focuses air in one particular direction more effectively than a larger diameter fan, but we know for a fact that the latter can provide more airflow at lower speeds, which results in less noise output. Such highly efficient PSUs also don't need airflow to be as tightly focused for their secondary side where most hot parts are located, so we believe Seasonic should also try using a 140 mm fan. While it might increase cost, it would definitely make their units more attractive to those looking for a quiet PSU.

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Seasonic Snow Silent Series 1050W @ TechPowerUp