Company Profile:
Since the incorporation of Sea Sonic Electronics Co., Ltd. in 1975, we have maintained our focus on research and development and the production of quality power conversion products.
For the past decades, supported by cutting edge technology based upon a strong research and development team, Sea Sonic Electronics has provided timely and professional solutions to meet many of the IT industry's requirements.
In the year 2000, Sea Sonic Electronics successfully entered the telecommunication and networking power conversion market. At the same time, we expanded our manufacturing facility to provide JIT global logistics service in order to meet our increased business demand.
For the future, we will continue our philosophy of dedication, innovation, professionalism and 4G's (Great Technology, Great Quality, Great Service & Great Price) in order to maintain our goal of continued long-term business partnerships and create "win-win" situations for our customers.

Company Vision:
We believe optimal power solutions will better the quality of life.

Company Mission:
Sea Sonic Electronics Co., Ltd. is dedicated to:
Products: Design the edge cutting products to lead the market.
Marketing: Provide finest level of customized services
Services: Maximum flexibility to meet our customers' needs
Finance: company with a strong balance sheet.

Company Culture:
Sea Sonic Electronics Co., Ltd. operates under the belief of practicality and honesty.



Overview of Seasonic S12-E 650W

The whole new S12E-650Bronze complies with Intel’s latest ATX12V design guide delivering up to 650 watts of power with superb performance. Equipped with 2 sets of 8 pin and 4 sets of PCI-E connectors, the S12E-650Bronze is geared up to support high-end servers and graphic cards.


The S12E-650Bronze achieves the 80 PLUS® Bronze standard and surpasses 82% efficiency across 20%, 50% and 100% operating loads. Combined with Active Power Factor (Active PFC), it reduces energy waste and boosts up power efficiency for an overall elevation of operating performance.

Special Features of Seasonic S12-E 650W

# Dual Magnetic Amplifiers [Mag-Amp]
Cross regulation tolerance on +12V lines are improved from standard 5% to 3% for optimized stability.

# Double Forward Converter Design
Advanced topology for the highest efficiency.

# Multiple +12V Outputs
Enhanced +12V current capability broadens utilization possibilities.

# High Reliable Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors
Top quality components increase product life & reliability.

# Super High Efficiency [up to 88%]
Optimal solution for low energy consumption, noise & heat.

# Active Power Factor Correction [99% PF]
Reduces line loss & power distortion.

# Smart and Silent Fan Control [S2FC]
Smart thermal control to balance noise and cooling.

# 12cm Double Ball Bearing Cooling Fan
Increase airflow and lifetime, reduce rotation speed and noise.

# Soft-Mounting Rubber Cushions
Reduces fan rotation & vibration noise.

# Ultra Ventilation [Honey Comb Structure]
Doubles the airflow & lifespan with half the RPM & noise.

#All in One DC Cabling Design
Supports PC, IPC, workstation, server, & dual CPU systems.

# Universal Video Card Support
Supports all multiple PCI-E video cards technologies.

# Patented Easy Swap Connector
Unplug the connectors easily & quickly.

# Universal AC Input [Full Range]
Plug & run safely anywhere in the world.

#5 Year Warranty
Our Commitments to superior quality.


The S12E-650Bronze provides consumers with the best stability by utilizing the application of double forward converter design. Moreover, it regulates the voltage variation within the range of ±3% rate so that consumers are assured that their systems will demonstrate more stable voltage states while die-hard gamers are satisfied with the maximum performance.


In terms of silence, the S12E-650Bronze applies the S2FC design along with a 12cm Ball Bearing Cooling Fan, Soft-Mounting Rubber Cushions, and low wind-resistance structure to achieve a perfect balance between noise and cooling. All of these benefits make the S12E-650Bronze a stable, silent and efficient power supply solution for computer users.

The Seasonic S12E-650Bronze models fulfill European Union regulations for RoHS, WEEE and most major worldwide safety requirements. The power supply represent the ultimate in efficiency, stability, silence and green innovation and redefine the term “high-end” PC power supply.

Seasonic S12-E 650W Product Informations:

1. AC input & DC output voltages ( 100~240V, 50/60Hz )


2. Wire Configuration


3. Total Protection
Over Voltage / Over Power / Short Circuit Protection
Total protection for your power supply, your system and yourself.

4. Operating Environment
Operating temperature: 0 to 50°C. Relative Humidity: 20% to 80%.
(The rated power will reduce from 100% to 80% from 40°C to 50°C)
Shipping / Storage temperature: -40°C to 85°C
Relative Humidity: 10% to 95%.

5. MTBF
Typically over 100,000 hours at 25°C under full load, excluding the DC fan.

This post has been edited by AceCombat: Apr 5 2010, 09:42 PM

Seasonic S12-E 650W box, it's not as great as the previous Gold series.


The box label, stated 650W and dual 8pin ATX for server board.


The power supply features, Seasonic calculated that how much wattage you can save.


The features continue at the back...


There's the user manual on top the babe when you open the box.


Power cord, external floppy cable, screw, and sticker are inside the box.


Unleashing the beast


The non-modular cables are a bit messy


The Seasonic located on top of the fan grill in blue color.


This post has been edited by AceCombat: Apr 5 2010, 04:45 PM

One post cannot more than 10 images


Honeycomb designed exhaust system of the PSU, to minimize the air exhaust resistance.


An on/off switch with power connector.


It comes with a 120MM ADDA fan for the cooling solution, by referring to the model number, I found the specification for the fan.
http://www.adda.com.tw/eng/download.php?name=AD12025&id=2

Fan type: DC-Fan
Frame size: 120x120x25
Model number: AD1212HB-A71GL
Voltage: 12
Current: 0.29
Power: 3.48
Speed: 2200
Flow: 87.870
Pressure: 0.134
Noise: 39.1
Weight: 156.000
Price: 13.66USD

Internal Build Quality

Rotating


Rotating


Rotating


By taking off the top fan cover, the internal part is finally exposed.
Two ordinary heatsink are installed.


Nippon Chemi-con cappy rated 470uF 105c as primary cappy.


Made in Japan 105C rated electrolytic caps for the power filter (larger, brown wrapping).


This post has been edited by AceCombat: Apr 5 2010, 04:45 PM

Other components:









This is where all the cables are terminated, the finishing is much better than the previous Seasonic S12 600W.


The other side of the terminated cables.


Almost perfect Computerized robot arm soldering.



This post has been edited by AceCombat: Apr 5 2010, 04:46 PM

Cables and length:


24 pin ATX power cable with weird length, 22inch.


8 pin ATX power cables, both measured 22 inch too.


PCIE cables with 60CM long.


Longest reading for Molex connectors


Longest reading for SATA connectors

Well, I don't have some hardcore equipment to fully test the PSU but I do have two semi-hardcores rig to test the PSU.
Intel Core 2 Quad QX9650 Extreme Edition @ 4GHz
Corsair H50 Hydro Custom Mod
DFI LanParty X48 UT T2R w/ Thermalright Flame Freezer & Thermalright HR-05 IFX
Patriot Viper Extreme 2x2GB 1066MHz w/ thermalright HR-07
Asus GeForce GTX285 1024MHz
Creative X-Fi Titan Professional Audio Edition
3 units WD 640GB AAKS RAID 0
1 unit Samsung 1500GB Spinpoint F2
1 LG DVD-Writer SATA
Cooler Master HAF932

Softwares:
OCCT
ITE Smart Guardian
3DMark06
Furmark
Prime 95

Result:


Seasonic S12-E user manual
http://www.seasonicusa.com/images/Brochure.../UserManual.pdf

Seasonic S12-E warranty card
http://www.seasonicusa.com/images/Brochure...arrantycard.jpg

Seasonic S12-E brochure
http://www.seasonicusa.com/images/Brochure...ze_brochure.pdf

Seasonic S12-E Technical drawing
http://www.seasonic.com/pdf/mechanical/01PC/ATX/FB-T3&F3.pdf

This post has been edited by AceCombat: Apr 15 2010, 04:22 PM

Nope, just normal Bronze series

Sorry for this review, image hosting is killing me and it has limitation is per post and per thread, so have to cut down a lot of images

Maybe you can remove those length measurement picture, and just put the measurement in numbers. Since there's nothing much to see there anyway.

Can use those length picture "credit" for other picture

Thanks for the review anyway. Seasonic makes some of the best PSU around

using this PSU, the only regret is the 8pin power connector is short, have to to trough the front.

Yes, the cables are really headache for those who using full tower, and it's not fully sleeved.

Any review on fan noise ?

I dont ahve the device to test for the fan noise but the noise is barely audible