Recent ATX3.1 model from a respected manufacturer, nice price if you need the watts. No reviews of this model, but Cybenetics testing of the 1050w model looks good.
A touch cheaper than last time, but lower wattage models are not on sale. Free shipping.
Surcharge: 0% with in-store payment, Klarna & zipMoney, 0.8% with card & PayPal payment.
Pretty sure they used to make PSUs for EVGA, which probably had the best rep of any PSU before they stopped selling them a couple years back. Doesn't automatically mean these are a good PSU but it is a respected manufacturer with a long history.
they used to make PSUs for EVGA, which probably had the best rep of any PSU
Best PSUs came from the likes of Seasonic and Corsair.
Seasonic, Silverstone and FSP were the premium brands back in the day.
When Corsair first started making PSUs their main selling point was the cheap price.
before they stopped selling them a couple years back.
I'm not sure what you mean by back in the days. But I have a 12 years old Corsair PSU still working fine in my PC. Guy I replied to was talking about couple of years back and my reply is relevant in that context. Besides, EVGA were always considered mid-tier which was my point.
Corsair never made any PSUs. Corsair, much like EVGA, just rebadge PSUs from manufacturers including CWT, FSP, Seasonic, etc. They (Corsair, EVGA, etc) claim they "design" them by specifying minor modifications to existing manufacturer platforms (i.e. Corsair may specify Seasonic to use a particular fan on the Focus platform and call it a Corsair designed PSU, for example).
Superflower is an actual manufacturer with a good track record that rivals Seasonic and Enermax, although if I'm not mistaken, the Zillion line is their lower tier line.
@jkim: Most Corsair PSUs especially their RMx series are designed by Corsair and made by Seasonic, which is one of the best OEM, if not the best.
My comment was not about Superflower but about EVGA. Superflower like other manufacturers does have top tier, mid tier and low tier models. Top tier models usually have Japanese capacitors and come with 10 year warranty. This specific model is their mid-tier.
Yes, many/if not most of their AX/RMx/HX/TX were/are
That's what I said, and RMx is their most popular series, which is responsible for lion's share of their sales.
That's what I said
Nope. You claimed that SS make most of their PSUs, which is untrue.
and RMx is their most popular series
According to who? Do you have any sales data to back this up?
@jkim: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/search/node/Corsair%20PSU
Let me know how many deals you have seen here for RM, RMe, CX, CV etc compared to RMx. I personally never seen anyone I know buy any of those. But have lot of friends who got RMx.
Let us know if you have the manufacturer for each of their PSU line, since you know everything.
Let me know how many deals you have seen here
LOL… thinking that represents sales data/manufacturing figures? You're hilarious.
CX/CS/VS budget lines are the lion's share of the sales… just as in any industry, the "premium" stuff represents a very small fraction of overall numbers.
@jkim: Then Let us know if you have the manufacturer for each of their PSU line, since you know everything. For all I know, Seasonic could be the manufacturer behind CX,CS,RMe etc too.
You're a rebel without a cause, arguing and picking fights over trivial issues.
You're a rebel without a cause, arguing and picking fights over trivial issues.
Nope. You're just being a Corsair fanboy.
For all I know, Seasonic could be the manufacturer behind CX,CS,RMe etc too.
So you don't even know anything about Corsair and claimed they made the best?
@jkim: Yawn…been waiting for you to let us know the oem manufacturer for each of their PSU series.
You're good at doing the classic…hey, look over there!. But you got no fkn idea, do you?
Corsair fanboy? I would rather get Seasonic, if the equivalent was available for the same price or even upto $20 more.
Corsair fanboy?
Yes, you are.
been waiting for you to let us know the oem manufacturer for each of their PSU series.
The one who claims has the burden of proof.
1. You claimed Corsair are the best. You need to prove this.
2. You claimed Corsair OEM are "mostly" SS. You need to prove it. But people who know, know you're full of it. Just taking a couple as an example… RMe is HEC, not even CWT or FSP. Some RMx are CWT if I remember correctly.
3. You claimed RMx is their representative unit in sales volume by saying most of their units are SS units. You need to prove this.
4. Corsair are historically known to use multiple OEM/parts for the SAME model, so it's impossible to predict quality. No, I'm not saying they're the only ones to do so… it's quite common for sticker slappers to do this. Doesn't mean it's justifieid.
You've made multiple claims that are impossible to prove, given they're simply untrue, and still say you're not Corsair fanboying?
@jkim: So all that crap you wrote to prove that I'm Corsair fanboy? Lol… you're a rare sample and must be fun at parties.
Lol… you're a rare sample and must be fun at parties.
You've nothing except adhominem? It's not helping your claims at all, you know?
@jkim: I got no claims dude. You hijacked the thread to just prove that I'm a Corsair fanboy. But if that makes you happy, you can believe whatever you want. Take care.
I got no claims dude.
Can you tell me who said the following?
Best PSUs came from the likes of Seasonic and Corsair.
You claim here that Corsair are the best.
Most Corsair PSUs especially their RMx series are designed by Corsair and made by Seasonic
You claim here that "most" corsair PSUs are made by Seasonic.
Besides, EVGA were always considered mid-tier which was my point.
You claim in this post that Corsair are "better" than EVGA, which is 100% untrue. They're both sticker slappers, and they both have good and bad units.
nd RMx is their most popular series, which is responsible for lion's share of their sales.
You claim here that RMx make the most sales of Corsair PSUs.
And you say you made no claims?
Most, if not all, being false?
EVGA never had the "best rep". Ignoring their bronze line which were always trash, they were a mixed bag due to constantly changing suppliers. EVGA G1/NEX, an FSP Aurum, was one of the worst rated. G2/P2/T2, a rebadged Superflower Leadex, was one of the best rated. G3/P3 was either FSP or CWT… can't remember, but was decent but nowhere as highly rated as the G2. G5 was some trash unit from Anderson or HEC if I'm not mistaken… perhaps a last-minute cash grab to monetize the consumer confidence generated by the G2, and to a lesser extent - the G3, before shutting down their PSU division?
SF Leadex and derivative products (such as the EVGA G2) have pretty consistently been rated as top tier, but I'm unsure about this Zillion line, which is of a lower tier in the SF stable of PSUs.
I remember going to the local computer market/fair and seeing Superflower for the first time. I was taken aback by how large their PSU fans were compared to Antec's offerings at the time. 140mm-150mm was HUGE compared to the standard 80mm.
Super Flower is a great PSU manufacturer, going back over 18 years ago. They manufactured for EVGA and also rank higher than many of the brands we know (Corsair, Seasonic etc). Having said that, I prefer the Super Flower Leadex over the Zillion.
I purchased a Great Wall (generic branded GW) 650w power supply for $45 20 years ago. Its still working well today :) These manufactures that make PSU's for brands like Corsair and ASUS really are under-rated and unappreciated and their brand name is unknown most of the time.
FSP, Seasonic & Channel Well are some others.. I think Great Wall is one of my favorites because they make the best SFX PSU's
yeah Corsair is the only brand i would trust with any power supply there warranty is rock solid.
They used to be amazing budget PSU's, I still have a super flower PSU running an old file server that would probably be 20 years old. Refuses to die.
Wtf how is it possible to be so cheap???
I think this is their "budget" PSU. You will have to look at VIIG or VIIP for the premium ones.
Not Japanese capacitors, still plenty good though
They an ODM, as in they make Power Supplies for the big name brands. They're like Thermalright where they deduct their margin and just sell it for almost cost price.
I spent $349 for a 1200x Corsair in May 2024. Absolutely night mare to have it returned. Need to send it to China!! That would cost me $100. What a joke. Moral of the story, dont think brands mean excellent performance or warranty. I only bought it because my 850CS corsair died in the ass running a 1080ti.. so yeah.. im buying something like this next
Regardless of warranty, you should be able to get a remedy via consumer law for an issue like that. And I thought corsair had 5+ year warranty on most of their psus anyway?
You return faulty items to the retailer who sold them to you in Australia. They are bound by law to have to help you, regardless if they try and offload responsibility to the manufacturer.
If you want a replacement sent to you before you send back the broken item, Corsair does offer this option. I had a faulty stick, so they express shipped a replacement set to me from Taiwan which took 3 days. They take a deposit of the retail price in USD until the original is returned to them. 10/10 service, would recommend if it's something you bought online and can't go in-store to resolve locally.
Note I'm not certain if they'd cover postage costs for something like a PSU, but it was a pre-paid DHL label for my RAM.
Thanks for you and everyones replies. They ended up sending me a prepaid label. They tried it on! Im a bit older so im used to paying $80 for a psu. When i spent 349 i assumed it would be excellent. Lets see if the second one holds up.
One reason why I switched to Seasonic when my Corsair hit 13 years. I did have a GPU-related issue with the Seasonic PSU, but the warranty process was easy. I received an updated version, new PSU that worked fine with my 3080.
I don’t doubt your experience, but I had the opposite experience with my busted AX1200i from PCCG. I opened an RMA, they offered me replacement or refund, I dropped it off at their Mulgrave store and put the full refund towards the newly released AX1600i at the time, picked up same time. I still have the 1600w platinum PSU to this day, hasn’t missed a beat (unlike the 1200i which got the red light of death)
Hmm just bought a Corsair RM1000x during Prime day sale. Should I return it for this?
Why would you return it for this??
Higher wattage. But I guess Corsair RMx series is premium and this isn't. Nevermind
I purchased a RM850x for 168. Should I return for this?
Does anyone know if this'll go in a HP proliant ML150 Gen9 ? I need it to power a dual 3090 setup I am about to pick up.
From a quick search it looks like that model does not use a standard atx psu
ahh bugger i got to figure something else out then. Thanks for googling for me.
Depending on how comfortable you are with jank, using 8pin splitters and applying a power limit to the 3090s is an option. They're rated for 150w including a ~2x safety margin. So pulling 200-250W through a single 8 pin is… not gonna be officially recommended but in practice probably ok
Doesn't seem to be on any of the PSU tier lists? A bit sceptical…
I came here to say this exactly.
It's a tentative B- on the SPL PSU tier list (limited confidence ratings).
Superflower make a lot PSUs for other brands and are also big in the server and OEM space. Can't say if this one specifically is good but they've been around for a long time.
I purchased one of their PSU back in Nov 2023. it’s been going great, no issues: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/815468
leadex vii is the top tier and zillion osbthe entry level.
For anyone wondering, this one is rated at "B-" in the tier list, probably suitable for your mid range build. I would wait for Super Flower Leadex III or VII though
Great Scott! 1.25kW! What would utilise such power?
14900K and 5090 combined.
If you have money for a $5k+ GPU, why would you cheap out on the lower tier PSU to feed it, instead of spending a bit more for something like a SF Leadex VII, Seasonic Prime, etc?
I answered what would use that much power… Not that this is what to get if you have a 5090…
brought this a week ago good so far super clean install
Haven't heard of this brand for 20 years!