Which PSU brand?

2008-04-16 05:35:32

#1

Bell: Frosties > Cornflakes; +362|6820|UK

I managed to widle down my choices on power supply to these two:

720W Enermax
700W Seasonic

And basically, I cant really desicde between the two, I am going with a silverstone TJ09 case, and, depending which site I buy from, the Enermax is £95 from the cheaper site, and, the seasonic is £98 on the other site (price of the case is almost exactly the same on both websites).

To illustrate price

http://www.xcase.co.uk

https://img182.imageshack.us/img182/6294/xcasemc2.png

http://www.afterhours.co.uk

https://img167.imageshack.us/img167/6294/afterwg0.png

So it is really just which site I buy from, has anyone ever used these websites before? Any help would be appreciated since, less there is some horror stories to be had it's simply a case of who would you go with, the cost is almost exactly the same which ever I go with overall.

Edit: There is an error on the first site, it is the 720W enermax

Martyn

Last edited by Bell (2008-04-16 05:41:30)

2008-04-16 05:56:33

#2

Mitch92uK: aka [DBS]Mitch92uK; +192|6506|United Kingdom

I heard Seasonic were best in the field of PSU's ...

2008-04-16 06:07:29

#3

TheEternalPessimist: Wibble; +412|6891|Mhz

Enermax are generally better, build quality is the best I've come across, especially their Galaxy range, that's miles ahead of anything on the market, their customer support is good too, if your PSU fails for whatever reason they usually send you a better one to replace it.

2008-04-16 07:13:06

#4

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6725|The Twilight Zone

I can recommend Enermax Infiniti 720W since i have. It has all the safety requirements, is 80+ certified and the greatest part is that it runs couple seconds after you shut down your system so all the fans are still running and thus cooling the system. If you can imagine that with ordinary PSU when you shut down your PC all the fans stop as well and nothing cools down the still very hot components. In the manual it also says if you need any additional cables you simply contact Enermax and they will send you them for free. They really have on of the best tech supports. Btw the unit is extremely quiet.

https://www.shrani.si/f/3H/7h/45GTw71U/untitled-1.png

2008-04-16 07:31:01

#5

Sydney: 2λчиэλ; +783|7114|Reykjavík, Iceland.

Both great PSUs, no idea which one is better though.

2008-04-16 07:44:29

#6

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|6920

Seasonic.

2008-04-16 08:35:48

#7

r'Eeee: That's how I roll, BITCH!; +311|6719

I would go with Corsair.

2008-04-16 08:38:13

#8

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6685|Finland

r'Eeee wrote:
I would go with Corsair.

Corsair PSUs are Seasonics... doh....

but Corsairs look better tho...

Last edited by GC_PaNzerFIN (2008-04-16 08:41:38)

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2008-04-16 08:41:21

#9

r'Eeee: That's how I roll, BITCH!; +311|6719

GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
r'Eeee wrote:
I would go with Corsair.
Corsair PSUs are Seasonics... doh....

Yes, but I mean those:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productli … subid=1084
And, I am pretty damn sure you know what I meant.

2008-04-16 10:43:42

#10

TheEternalPessimist: Wibble; +412|6891|Mhz

r'Eeee wrote:
GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
r'Eeee wrote:
I would go with Corsair.
Corsair PSUs are Seasonics... doh....
Yes, but I mean those:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productli … subid=1084
And, I am pretty damn sure you know what I meant.

All of those PSUs are manufactured by Seasonic, Corsair just put a sticker on.

And Enermax is still better

2008-04-16 16:29:00

#11

Bell: Frosties > Cornflakes; +362|6820|UK

Update:

I have one concern btw, one that just came into my head.

In that case, the power supply only has about (well it is hard to tell from pictures and varying PSU sizes) an inch (or two) clearance from where the video cards would be situated. Does anyone think the heat generated by the PSU considering there is no sectioning off the area's, is going to dramatically increase the heat built up inside the case (specifically being so close to the video cards). TJ07 seems to solve that problem by being split into compartments, but, I cant find that dam case (in silver) for less than £200 which I am strugling to justify :\

Martyn

Last edited by Bell (2008-04-16 16:30:13)

2008-04-17 12:35:05

#12

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|6853|SE London

TheEternalPessimist wrote:
r'Eeee wrote:
GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:

Corsair PSUs are Seasonics... doh....
Yes, but I mean those:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productli … subid=1084
And, I am pretty damn sure you know what I meant.
All of those PSUs are manufactured by Seasonic, Corsair just put a sticker on.

And Enermax is still better

Only the Galaxy series.

The lower end ones aren't as good as many of the Seasonic or Corsair ones.

2008-04-17 12:39:45

#13

r'Eeee: That's how I roll, BITCH!; +311|6719

TheEternalPessimist wrote:
r'Eeee wrote:
GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:

Corsair PSUs are Seasonics... doh....
Yes, but I mean those:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productli … subid=1084
And, I am pretty damn sure you know what I meant.
All of those PSUs are manufactured by Seasonic, Corsair just put a sticker on.

And Enermax is still better

Yes, but you can save few quids and get a slightly bigger PSU's. The corsair is generally cheaper.

2008-04-17 13:31:47

#14

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6685|Finland

Bertster7 wrote:
TheEternalPessimist wrote:
r'Eeee wrote:
Yes, but I mean those:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productli … subid=1084
And, I am pretty damn sure you know what I meant.
All of those PSUs are manufactured by Seasonic, Corsair just put a sticker on.

And Enermax is still better
Only the Galaxy series.

The lower end ones aren't as good as many of the Seasonic or Corsair ones.

That is true. the Galaxy is awsome PSU but the cheaper ones aren't that good really. You can't go wrong with something like 750w Corsair.

Last edited by GC_PaNzerFIN (2008-04-17 13:32:31)

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2008-04-17 13:34:14

#15

']['error: Banned; +630|6915|The Netherlands

Both are very good PSU's. I'd say go for the one with the best customer service, just incase something breaks (not like that's the case with these A-brand PSU's )

Seasonic M12 Modular 700W Power Supply	50%	50% - 12
Enermax Infiniti 720W Power Supply	25%	25% - 6
Other? (please specify)	25%	25% - 6
Total: 24

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