*Source: Anandtech (
http://anandtech.com/casecoolingpsus....aspx?i=3146)*
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While we've reviewed many higher-end (and higher-cost) power supplies, we've neglected the lower power segment. We hope to address that omission with today's roundup of four units ranging from 400W to 450W. Not many manufacturers these days make units rated at less than 500W - especially if we're talking about high-quality power supplies. Seasonic - both on their own and as an OEM manufacturer - is one of the few companies (
http://anandtech.com/casecoolingpsus...c.aspx?i=3146#) that continue to supply this market segment. We recently tested Seasonic's 330W and 500W models (
http://www.anandtech.com/casecooling...oc.aspx?i=3096) and found they were more than capable of powering most decent systems. There are far more midrange and lower systems on the market than high-end systems, so we thought it prudent to look at several competing models from other companies.
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