Seasonic X-400 or Silent Pro M2 420W

SavellM · 25 Apr 2012 at 16:37

Hi guys,

Im building a high quality, high performance HTPC.
I have built everything so far.
Although it wont require a lot of power, I want the modular choice as its going in a small HTPC case, so that would help keep things tidy.

I saw the fanless option of the Seasonic X-400, which looks nice.
But im a little worried about it getting too hot, or heating up the rest of the case.
As it will be in a HTPC case, in a shelf without that much airflow.
I know I wont be anywhere close to the full 400w.

So what do you guys think?! Im after something that is as quiet as possible.
So the Cooler Master Silent Pro M2 420w
Or the Fanless Seasonic X-400

I think im leaning towards the Cooler Master, as its newer, and has a fan that can kick in when it needs it.

Unicorn · 25 Apr 2012 at 16:38

I have the coolermaster 600 model, Wouldnt look back. Cannot hear it over rest of my system at all. Ive even unplugged all my fans to try hear it and nothing.

Power output wise it gets some great reviews!
Highly recommend you to it

beejjacobs · 25 Apr 2012 at 16:43

As above I have the M600, really like it. Get's a good review.

Not sure how much you can get the 420W for, but the 600W is on offer this week which makes it a good price for a modular PSU:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-166-CM&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1103

SavellM · 25 Apr 2012 at 16:45

Another thing, the Seasonic is 80Plus Gold
While the Cooler Master is 80Plus Bronze.

If that makes any difference to decisions.

T345 · 25 Apr 2012 at 16:46

Seasonic for most efficiency and quality
Thanks
Bakht

beejjacobs · 25 Apr 2012 at 16:47

SavellM said:
Another thing, the Seasonic is 80Plus Gold
While the Cooler Master is 80Plus Bronze.

If that makes any difference to decisions.

Depends on prices really - neither would be a bad choice

Unicorn · 25 Apr 2012 at 16:53

beejjacobs said:
As above I have the M600, really like it. Get's a good review.

Not sure how much you can get the 420W for, but the 600W is on offer this week which makes it a good price for a modular PSU:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=NW-026-TP&groupid=46&catid=1600&subcat=2034

Uve linked a TP-Link wireless adapter

beejjacobs · 25 Apr 2012 at 16:56

GrimsbyLAD said:
Uve linked a TP-Link wireless adapter

Ha! well spotted thanks, changed it

SavellM · 25 Apr 2012 at 16:56

Ye I noticed haha...
There is about £35 difference between the 2.
And the M2 is hard to find as its still really new.

beejjacobs · 25 Apr 2012 at 16:57

SavellM said:
Ye I noticed haha...
There is about £35 difference between the 2.
And the M2 is hard to find as its still really new.

Sorry if its obvious, but which is cheaper?

SavellM · 25 Apr 2012 at 16:58

The Cooler Master is cheaper.
The Seasonic is more expensive.

And with that deal on, the difference is greater.

Unicorn · 25 Apr 2012 at 17:02

I would choose the Cooler Master like i did before, It was between an XFX Or CM and CM hasnt let me down

beejjacobs · 25 Apr 2012 at 17:02

SavellM said:
The Cooler Master is cheaper.
The Seasonic is more expensive.

And with that deal on, the difference is greater.

As it's cheaper and you're worried about heat, I'd get the CM. The fan is unlikely to come on much with such a low power system, and the difference in efficiency isn't worth the extra cost

SavellM · 26 Apr 2012 at 09:55

Im not that worried about heat. It was just a thought.
The Bronze loses more power so will need to be cooled more.
As the Seasonic is Gold it doesnt lose that much, so passive heating is fine.

Sasahara · 26 Apr 2012 at 10:25

How much is the Seasonic X-400 costing you?

If it's around £110, you should consider the Corsair AX650 at low loads it's fanless to 20% & up to 50% 300 W the fan runs at 500rpm so not above ambient room noise.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=ca-051-cs&

http://www.silentpcreview.com/article986-page5.html (X-650 is in all practical terms the same PSU as the AX650)

SavellM · 26 Apr 2012 at 10:36

Aww damn you

I have the AX850 in my desktop and its lush!
The fan often doesn't come on, unless im playing something.

Thats a good call.
It will just be A LOT of wasted power

beejjacobs · 26 Apr 2012 at 10:48

What are the specs of the HTPC? Spending £100 on a PSU seems a little excessive!

Unicorn · 26 Apr 2012 at 10:49

Very excessive. Unless ur running some massive GFX card or 2

SavellM · 26 Apr 2012 at 10:54

Lol specs are:

Motherboard
Asus ROG Maximus V GENE
Ram
Kingston LoVo HyperX 1.35v KHX1600C9D3LK2/4GX
Blu-Ray
LG CH10LS28
Case
Moneual 312
CPU
Intel 2.6GHz 35w i3-2120T
SSD
OCZ Nocti mSATA NOC-MSATA-30G
GPU
EVGA GT430
CPU Cooler
Scythe Shuriken Rev.B SCSK-1100

SavellM · 26 Apr 2012 at 10:55

I would rather spend £100 and get something awesome, and that would suit me well.
Than £60 and it make a noise or irritate me.