Noctua and Seasonic Introduce Ultra-quiet 1600W Power Supply

[Kenrou]

"Noctua and Seasonic today presented the Seasonic PRIME TX-1600 Noctua Edition ATX 3.1 PC power supply. Taking Seasonic's state-of-the-art 1600 W flagship model as a basis, the Noctua Edition utilizes Noctua's award-winning NF-A12x25 fan as well as a custom engineered fan grill for even quieter operation. As such, the Seasonic PRIME TX-1600 Noctua Edition is a premium choice for ultra-quiet workstations or gaming PCs that require uncompromising power delivery."

"Even at 100% load, the Noctua Edition runs whisper quiet at ambient temperatures up to 25°C, producing only ~24dB(A) versus ~34dB(A) for the regular model."

Noctua and Seasonic Introduce Ultra-quiet 1600W Power Supply

Noctua and Seasonic today presented the Seasonic PRIME TX-1600 Noctua Edition ATX 3.1 PC power supply. Taking Seasonic's state-of-the-art 1600 W flagship model as a basis, the Noctua Edition utilizes Noctua's award-winning NF-A12x25 fan as well as a custom engineered fan grill for even quieter...

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[Woomack]

If there is a 10dB difference between fans at ~800-1000 RPM, which is typical for high load in modern PSUs, then something is wrong with fans. Even cheap Yate Loon, popular in high series PSUs, are nearly silent in most 80+ Gold/Platinum series. Titanium is more like 70% time passive and spins the fan at 50%+ load, where it never reaches the max speed.
As much as I like Noctua products, then it's pure marketing.

 

[Nebulous]

Wow, it's ugly as sin. Whoever buys it will hopefully hide it from view. I'm wondering if it comes with ugly brown cables too.

 

[freakdiablo]

Wow, it's ugly as sin. Whoever buys it will hopefully hide it from view. I'm wondering if it comes with ugly brown cables too.

"Individually sleeved black and brown cables".

Ever go to sit on the porcelain throne and realize afterwards you may need more fiber? Yeah that's kinda what I imagine these cables to look like.

 

[Kenrou]

Wow, it's ugly as sin. Whoever buys it will hopefully hide it from view. I'm wondering if it comes with ugly brown cables too.

"Topped off with ATX 3.1 and PCIe 5.1 support as well as fully modular, Noctua-themed cables"

 

[dumpa]

Is this gonna be the minimum for the 5090?

 

[EarthDog]

I'll run that bish on my 850W PSU all day............until it craps out sooner htan later and makes me get a 1KW and be fine for the life of a 5090.

EDIT: People look at me funny when they know I'm running a 850W and 13900K/4090... and I did it, without issue on a 750W... damn right I'll throw a 5090 on here and see if it sticks...and for how long... LOL

 

[freakdiablo]

Hey, think I found a pic of you -

 

[Nebulous]

Hey, think I found a pic of you -

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Hey ED, wallpaper worthy!

 

[freeagent]

Out of that package, I don't mind the cables.. the can is pretty terrible though. More thought could have been put into it imo.

 

[Kenrou]

Out of that package, I don't mind the cables.. the can is pretty terrible though. More thought could have been put into it imo.

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"the can" ?

 

[Nebulous]

Out of that package, I don't mind the cables.. the can is pretty terrible though. More thought could have been put into it imo.

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*Shivers*...... yeah you're right. Would've been really cool if it was the grey and black.

 

[freeagent]

"the can" ?

The protective metal layer surrounding the dangerous internals

 

[EarthDog]

Belongs under a PSU shroud, but otherwise........

 

[freeagent]

Still an awesome PSU though. If I had the need I would buy it.. but this guy is more midrange than anything

 

[freakdiablo]

Still an awesome PSU though. If I had the need I would buy it.. but this guy is more midrange than anything

What site am I on? Didn't realize I was on mediocrity forum. Overkill is bestkill!

 

[freeagent]

What site am I on? Didn't realize I was on mediocrity forum. Overkill is bestkill!

Lol you got me there..

In that case my system used to be high end, now its not

 

[yoadknux]

I'll run that bish on my 850W PSU all day............until it craps out sooner htan later and makes me get a 1KW and be fine for the life of a 5090.

EDIT: People look at me funny when they know I'm running a 850W and 13900K/4090... and I did it, without issue on a 750W... damn right I'll throw a 5090 on here and see if it sticks...and for how long... LOL

I literally saw 0 difference when I tested Corsair RM850x and Corsair HX1200 with my 14900k/4090 setup
No shutdowns or anything, even with 600W stress tests.
Typical gaming power consumption is ~350W-400W for the GPU and ~100-150W for the CPU. Yes they spike for more, but not at the same time. So a quality 850W unit is well enough. Would I keep 24/7 Furmark and Cinebench running simultaneously... no. But there's no reason to select a PSU based on unrealistic load.