Building a new I7 and am torn between bequiet and seasonic.. Is there anything else i should consider? Looking at around the 7 - 800 w mark...
Building a new I7 and am torn between bequiet and seasonic.. Is there anything else i should consider? Looking at around the 7 - 800 w mark...
Corsair which if I am not mistaken are built by Seasonic anyway. Nexus PSUs are good too.
Enermax or Zippy.
I wouldn't use anything else in a half decent rig.
They are the best quality by a fair margin.
As kalniel said, some are, some aren't. The famous HX series in 520 and 620 are at least based on Seasonic. I seem to remember Corsair saying they'd been modified to their spec, but have no idea exactly what that entailed, or even if it's just my memory playing tricks on me.
Corsair used to be very good value too, but I'm not so sure that's true any more.
Right now, personally, I'd probably look at Corsair, Seasonic and Enermax (probably in reverse order), but you'll get different answers from different people with different experiences .... especially over time. Another, though not as easy to find in the UK, would be PC Power and Cooling. You shouldn't have any real problems with any of those.
Cavalier-X: Biostar TP45-HP ¦ E4600@3.1ghz - Xigmatek Red Scorpion (OCZ Freeze) ¦ OCZ ReaperX 2x2gb (792mhz @ 4-4-4--12) ¦ Xigmatek NRP-MC651 ¦
Palit 8800gt ¦ X-fi Fatal1ty Gamer ¦ Coolermaster Cavalier 3 (Silver/Windowed) ¦
Poseidon Magma: MSI P45 Zilent ¦ E6300@3.0ghz - Coolermaster Hyper 212 (MX-2) ¦ Corsair 2x2gb (880mhz @ 5-5-5-15) ¦ Corsair HX450w ¦
xfx 9600gt Alphadog edition (780/1950/1000) ¦ X-fi Gamer ¦ Gigabyte Poseiden ¦
Enermax would get my vote, currently very pleased with my 425W modular
Best site I've found for info on PSU's is jonny guru's.
I've used antec's, corsairs and enermax ( last one blew taking mobo with it) but currently using a Hiper HPU-4M580 which is rock solid.
Currently very pleased with my Tagan BZ700 but I'll probably get a sleighting for even mentioning it.
Asus P5QL-E : Intel Q9550 : Noctua NH-U12P : DDR2 2 x 2048MB 1066 Corsair : Palit 9800GT 512Mb : Iiyama PLE2200WS-B : RME HDSP9632[a proper musician's card] : 2 x SATA 7200rpm 250GB : 1 x 7200rpm IDE 120GB : 1 x 7200rpm IDE 80GB : Iomega 34290 1TB eSATA storage : Pioneer DVR-216DBK : Antec TX1050 case : TAGAN TG700BZ PSU : MOTU MTPAV MIDI interface/time clock : Behringer BCR2000 : SONAR 7PE : Reason3 : ReFX Nexus : ReFX Vanguard : NI Battery3 : JP-8080 : D-50 : D-10
Xclio are good and also made by CWT, if your on a budget they are probably the best ones to go with. My 700w is great, very stable and has a 3 year warranty while costing a great deal less than an equivilant corsair unit. They also carry at least a bronze 80% rating.
Personal favourite has to be FSP, however as Mithrandir's link shows you really cant go wrong with any of the top 4 (Topower, FSP, CWT, Seasonic).
My Xigmatek is no longer available but it is an absolute bargain when I got it for £48. Modular 650watts and runs so cool and quiet under load.
Cavalier-X: Biostar TP45-HP ¦ E4600@3.1ghz - Xigmatek Red Scorpion (OCZ Freeze) ¦ OCZ ReaperX 2x2gb (792mhz @ 4-4-4--12) ¦ Xigmatek NRP-MC651 ¦
Palit 8800gt ¦ X-fi Fatal1ty Gamer ¦ Coolermaster Cavalier 3 (Silver/Windowed) ¦
Poseidon Magma: MSI P45 Zilent ¦ E6300@3.0ghz - Coolermaster Hyper 212 (MX-2) ¦ Corsair 2x2gb (880mhz @ 5-5-5-15) ¦ Corsair HX450w ¦
xfx 9600gt Alphadog edition (780/1950/1000) ¦ X-fi Gamer ¦ Gigabyte Poseiden ¦
I just bought the Antec 750W as a bundle with the 300 case. It got good reviews. Seems to be a re-brand of Seasonic.
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php...Story&reid=140
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