Seasonic X-Series SS-460FL: 460 Watts of Fanless Power
by Martin Kaffei on October 20, 2010 12:01 AM EST- Posted in
- Cases/Cooling/PSUs
- Seasonic
- PSUs
- X-460
- Fanless
Cables and Connectors
The 4+4 pin ATX12V, the 6-pin, as well as the 6/8-pin-PCIe connector are 65cm long, which is awesome for anyone with a larger computer case. The 24-pin motherboard connector is 60cm, which is also nice. Seasonic believes in their power ratings and they provide two PEG connectors for high-end graphic cards. A Molex-to-2x Floppy adapter (15cm) can optionally be connected to the peripheral cables if needed.
The first peripheral cable offers three SATA connectors from 55cm to 85cm in 15cm steps. Another harness provides two SATA connectors from 35cm. The same lengths are available for the two PATA cables. Unfortunately it is not possible to use the complete assortment of cables simultaneously; fill all the connections on the front of the PSU and you're still left with one harness.
Cable sleeving is also present, of the standard black mesh variety. It works well and provides a cleaner look than bare cables, and for a PSU in this price bracket it's expected. We've seen some better sleeving on competing PSUs, but unless you're really obsessed with internal wiring the sleeves get the job done.
| Cables and Connectors | ||
| Modular | Main | 24-pin 60cm |
| ATX12V/EPS12V | 4+4-pin 65cm | |
| PCIe | 1x 6-pin 65cm / 1x 6/8-pin 65cm | |
| Peripheral | 3x PATA 55-85cm / 2x PATA 35-50cm / 2x Floppy 15cm | |
| 3x SATA 55-85cm / 2x SATA 35-50cm | ||
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Haravikk - Friday, December 27, 2019 - link
Don't know why I never posted a comment sooner, but I got one of these ages ago, and it's still going strong over six years later.It's been used in two different builds now, and currently in use for a small form factor gaming PC, in a Rajinteck Metis case, which mounts the full-sized ATX PSU vertically at the front. While I'm not going fanless, this arrangement actually works really well for this PSU, as my CPU cooler is able to draw air in through the PSU before exhausting it out the back, which is fine, as with the PSU's high efficiency it doesn't generate much heat at all, and I have just a single fan cooling everything currently in my system, making it nice and quiet.
In future I'll be adding discrete graphics (I've gotten a lot of mileage out the Ryzen with Vega's onboard GPU so far), so that'll be a second fan, it will also be pulling air through the PSU and exhausting it at the back, so I don't expect any issues. Plus the PSU easily gives me the headroom for that.
In such a system as PSU with built in fan would either starving the interior of the case of air (by pulling from inside) or pushing air into a tiny case that only really needs a good exhaust fan to guarantee good airflow.
Sure, it was a hefty price tag for minor benefits, but I've been pleased with it, and will buy fanless again if I can get one to the same high standard (or better).