Rosewill Capstone 450 vs Seasonic S12II-430

[Michael Sandstrom]

I am down to deciding between these two units. All I care about is the noise level at power output levels less than 170 watts. Which unit would produce the less noise?

[CA_Steve]

Suprised you can still find the Seasonic S12II for sale as they came out with the S12G (basically a non-modular G series). The S12II isn't Haswell compliant (if you want to make use of the new low power C states with Win8) and is Bronze efficiency. Noisewise, it's a toss up. Good fan on the S12II, but audible if nothing else drowns it out. The Rosewell (aka Suplerflower Golden Green I think) has noticable ball bearing noise at lower power.

[Michael Sandstrom]

Newegg offers the SeaSonic S12II 430B 430W for about $60. I don't care at all about Haswell compliance or the difference between Bronze and Gold or whether or not cables are modular.

I might end up going with Seasonic but the Newegg customer reviews for the Rosewill are extremely high.

[CA_Steve]

I have a 5 (6?..7?) year old Corsair HX520 which is a rebranded Seasonic M12 (the modular cable version of the S12). Fan replacement is pretty easy - if you care to go that route.

[silentmitx]

I have a Corsair HX520W, also, and it's still going strong. I think it's a bit over 5 yrs (warranty).

I'm also looking for a cheap, but decent PSU. Is this a good pair to contemplate?

SeaSonic S12II 430B 430W - $55
CORSAIR CX series CX430 430W - $47 ($55 – M-ver.)

The Rosewill CAPSTONE-450 sounds good but it's a bit more than the others. I'm looking for someone else - for me, I'm building a SFF system so I'll be looking at SFX power supplies.

I like modular but there's a bit extra to be paid for that?

[CA_Steve]

I like modular but there's a bit extra to be paid for that?

Yes.

I wouldn't get the CX Corsair. Best cheap but decent is the Seasonic SSR-360GP.