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Looking at a new PSU for my main rig

Looking at a new PSU for my main rig
« on: November 15, 2010, 01:12:04 pm »
Newegg has the Seasonic X650 on sale for $109.99 with free shipping. I'm using a OCZ 700GXSSLI at this point. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341002 This PSU is made by FSP Group (Fortron Source). It had decent reviews and has worked fine for me for 3 years but I have always wanted a Seasonic built supply and at 3 years old I think I'm pushing my luck. I was hoping to score a modular 750 watt or larger supply for a decent price. It seems like its not in the cards. Newegg also has a Corsair 750HX on sale for $119.99 after rebate but its not built by Seasonic, it's a CWT unit.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139010
I just can't make up my mind!

edit corrected info on the Corsair PSU.

Bill
« Last Edit: November 15, 2010, 02:17:28 pm by Wonderwrench »
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Re: Looking at a new PSU for my main rig
« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2010, 01:55:21 pm »
Hi Bill
The Corsair HX750 is a modular PSU. If you check your link you will see it is even advertised as such. ;)
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Re: Looking at a new PSU for my main rig
« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2010, 02:09:59 pm »
Hi Bill
The Corsair HX750 is a modular PSU. If you check your link you will see it is even advertised as such. ;)

Your right, I must have been sleeping at the wheel. Its not a Seasonic built PSU though :-\  it's built by CWT. Still a good PSU but not a Seasonic.

Bill
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Re: Looking at a new PSU for my main rig
« Reply #3 on: November 16, 2010, 03:47:13 pm »
I ended up pulling the trigger on a Corsair AX750. Final cost after rebate of $146.97 US shipped . I was not even looking at the AX series because they were out of my price range. The prices have come down considerably. I would guess an updated version is in the wings and Corsair/Newegg want to clear stock on the existing units. Reason being Seasonic has updated their X series supplies so it makes sense the Corsair AX series will get the updates.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139016

Bill
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Re: Looking at a new PSU for my main rig
« Reply #4 on: November 16, 2010, 03:57:18 pm »
Hi Bill
I expect you're right. What with that and the time of year they want to shift the old stock and make way for the new stuff. Good price though especially for the AX version. Wouldn't mind one of them myself 8)
« Last Edit: November 16, 2010, 04:04:13 pm by Dark Mantis »
Gigabyte X58A-UD7
i7 920
Dominators 1600 x6 12GB
6970 2GB
HX850
256GB SSD, Sam 1TB, WDB320GB
Blu-Ray
HAF 932

Gigabyte Z68X-UD5-B3
i7 3770K
Vengeance 1600 16GB
6950 2GB
HCP1200W
Revo Drive x2, 1.5TB WDB RAID0
16x DLRW
StrikeX S7
Full water cooling
3 x 27" Iiy

Re: Looking at a new PSU for my main rig
« Reply #5 on: December 02, 2010, 02:29:17 am »
Hi Bill
The Corsair HX750 is a modular PSU. If you check your link you will see it is even advertised as such. ;)


Such a very amazing link! Thanks you for the post

Re: Looking at a new PSU for my main rig
« Reply #6 on: January 03, 2011, 08:06:47 pm »
Nice to see you are trying choose between different great quality psu's.  Don't ever be tempted to buy something cheap or you could find it crapping out soon or even worse crapping and frying all your other components.
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Re: Looking at a new PSU for my main rig
« Reply #7 on: January 03, 2011, 08:16:56 pm »
There are still very many people who do exactly that on the forum. They often can't undersatnd why some cheap and nasty PSU won't power their expensive hardware safely. ::)
Gigabyte X58A-UD7
i7 920
Dominators 1600 x6 12GB
6970 2GB
HX850
256GB SSD, Sam 1TB, WDB320GB
Blu-Ray
HAF 932

Gigabyte Z68X-UD5-B3
i7 3770K
Vengeance 1600 16GB
6950 2GB
HCP1200W
Revo Drive x2, 1.5TB WDB RAID0
16x DLRW
StrikeX S7
Full water cooling
3 x 27" Iiy