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Re: Which Psu to choose?
2014/09/17 11:52:09
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Pick the Corsair unit - any day of the week over XFX
Even if the quality of the units were the same - I'd go Corsair for their ease of support system , in case any problems come up....
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Re: Which Psu to choose?
2014/09/17 12:13:39
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Re: Which Psu to choose?
2014/09/17 13:18:34
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The Corsair RM750 is made by Chicony who also makes a lot of units for Dell and HP (I read this as on the cheap side)..The reviews on it are mixed..It's a mediocre PSU..They say it's relatively quiet.
The XFX PRO750W XXX Edition is made by Seasonic who has a reputation for quality and reliability..The reviews on it are good..It's a good quality unit, although most say the fan somewhat loud under load.
Just between those two, personally, I would go with the less expensive and better quality XFX unit.
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Re: Which Psu to choose?
2014/09/17 22:01:49
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Better invest little more for Gold power supply. Ask them to order 750G2 and will be compatible with sleeve cables. Everyone should try, when whole cable set is nice fabric sleeve. I say that because I see 1000P2, 1000G2 and 1300G2. 750/850 G2 models should be available because more people need them and their quality is same and compatibility with sleeve set same, warranty is same and they had Eco Switch as Platinum units. If forgot to tell everybody who want sleeve set should pay attention and choose only between G2 and P2 models.
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Re: Which Psu to choose?
2014/09/18 20:45:19
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I would look for an EVGA G2 PSU on the Leadex platform. If you must choose 1 of the 2, go with XFX. I have dealt with XFX on RMA with a video card and it was very smooth. Just make sure you register the PSU within the first 30 days when you get it. Corsair at the lower end is just coasting on its reputation nowadays. I won't touch any of the RM PSUs. Friend has one I think RM850 that just have a terrible coil whine.
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Re: Which Psu to choose?
2014/09/20 11:38:05
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Pick the Corsair unit - any day of the week over XFX
Even if the quality of the units were the same - I'd go Corsair for their ease of support system , in case any problems come up....
Sorry but i dont understand:) What you mean ? "any day of the week over XFX" You mean, it can be broken faster than Corsair?
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Re: Which Psu to choose?
2014/09/20 17:05:05
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Corsair tends to use better OEM's than most PSU brands. But Steve is saying their customer service is really good and you get a good warranty with Corsair.
EVGA has pretty good PSU's as well. Most of the unit's i've seen from EVGA use the OEM superflower, which is one of the top OEM's out. Corsair mainly uses CWT, Seasonic, and sometimes Flextronics for their OEM. The majority of their products are very good.
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Re: Which Psu to choose?
2014/09/21 13:56:03
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EVGA is my choice for larger PSU, anything under 800... i look at Corsair
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Re: Which Psu to choose?
2014/09/21 20:30:50
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There is more to a power supply than the brand on the box. Firstly, you don't need 750W for a single GTX 780. Second, the GTX 970 is cheaper and better than the 780. Don't simply trust Corsair. The XFX unit is higher quality than the RM750, though the RM750 is definitely quieter. Corsair has better ("legendary") customer service than XFX as far as I know. There is more to a power supply than the 80Plus rating also. A Gold certified unit is not necessarily better than a Silver certified unit. By "any day of the week" he means he would choose the Corsair RM750 over the XFX unit. Corsair doesn't tend to use better OEMs than other companies. If anything, they've been moving away from the better OEMs. They replaced Seasonic with Flextronics at the high level, and replaced Seasonic with CWT, Chicony and Great Wall for the lower end units. They even chose CWT over Seasonic/Flextronics for the HXi Series. Superflower is not one of the best OEMs out there, even in the consumer market. They are an exciting entry due to their excellent and competitively-priced Leadex Series', but Seasonic still runs laps around them, and the industrial OEM's still run laps around Seasonic. Also, Only the B2, G2, P2 and T2 (notice a trend?) units are made by Superflower. The B1/G1's and NEX's are made by FSP and one by Etasis, and the <650W units are from HEC.
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Re: Which Psu to choose?
2014/09/21 21:53:29
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There is more to a power supply than the brand on the box.
Firstly, you don't need 750W for a single GTX 780. Second, the GTX 970 is cheaper and better than the 780.
Don't simply trust Corsair. The XFX unit is higher quality than the RM750, though the RM750 is definitely quieter. Corsair has better ("legendary") customer service than XFX as far as I know.
There is more to a power supply than the 80Plus rating also. A Gold certified unit is not necessarily better than a Silver certified unit.
By "any day of the week" he means he would choose the Corsair RM750 over the XFX unit.
Corsair doesn't tend to use better OEMs than other companies. If anything, they've been moving away from the better OEMs. They replaced Seasonic with Flextronics at the high level, and replaced Seasonic with CWT, Chicony and Great Wall for the lower end units. They even chose CWT over Seasonic/Flextronics for the HXi Series. Superflower is not one of the best OEMs out there, even in the consumer market. They are an exciting entry due to their excellent and competitively-priced Leadex Series', but Seasonic still runs laps around them, and the industrial OEM's still run laps around Seasonic. Also, Only the B2, G2, P2 and T2 (notice a trend?) units are made by Superflower. The B1/G1's and NEX's are made by FSP and one by Etasis, and the <650W units are from HEC.
This thread came out before the release of the GTX 980/970 that was a surprise. Corsair's HX series (CWT) against the original AX series (Seasonic) the HX actually regulates slightly better when comparing a AX850 to HX850. The only reason you would go for a seasonic unit was for the aesthetics with nice sleeved cables. Sources: HX850 - http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=299AX850 - http://www.jonnyguru.com/...;op=Story&reid=197 As for directly comparing Corsair's RM750 to the XFX 750 PRO, you are wrong... The RM750 is about 2% more efficient under the same power loads with ripple levels pretty much being about the same on each rail. Sources: XFX 750 - http://www.hardwaresecret...r-Supply-Review/1182/1RM750 - http://hexus.net/tech/rev...-corsair-rm750/?page=2 As for superflower not being one of the top OEM's. You are mistaken. They are in direct competition. Sources: EVGA 1200 P2 (Superflower): http://www.jonnyguru.com/...op=Story4&reid=389Seasonic 1200 Platinum: http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story6&reid=385 As mentioned in that EVGA review... they are not sure which one will win the race to Titanium Efficiency.
post edited by RainStryke - 2014/09/21 22:31:25
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Re: Which Psu to choose?
2014/09/27 06:08:09
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Re: Which Psu to choose?
2014/10/13 23:05:41
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Get the EVGA 750G2.
Second this. JonnyGuru has a great article about it, and cant say enough good things about it.
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Re: Which Psu to choose?
2014/10/14 05:09:05
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Go for XFX , they are the best .
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Re: Which Psu to choose?
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