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Thread ID: 118835	2011-06-23 01:37:00	Trying to choose a PSU	wratterus (105)	Press F1

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1211360	2011-06-23 01:37:00	Help! :p I want to upgrade my PSU, but am having a difficult time deciding which one to get... At the moment I've got a really nice SilverStone 750w, but it's not modular. The only real stipulation is that the PSU is 100% modular. 750w is good. I would like to individually sleeve a lot of the cables later on, for a bit of an experimental project so i partly want a fully modular PSU for that, and partly cause it looks mint and is soooo much easier for cable management. At the moment I've narrowed it down to three - The Corsair AX750 (www.computerlounge.co.nz), the Seasonic X-760 (www.computerlounge.co.nz) and the SilverStone Strider Gold 750w (www.computerlounge.co.nz) All three meet my requirements, and are roughly the same price. I like the black cables on the Corsair, but was wondering if that might make things difficult later on for figuring out which cable goes where with the sleeving. Does anyone own one of these? Can you make any comment on any of them? Thanks. :) PS - See the attached pic for the type of Sleeving I'm hoping to go for down the track, from here (en.mdpc-x.com). Even choosing colour combos is difficult, but that's for another day. :punk	wratterus (105)
1211361	2011-06-23 02:02:00	Possibly all made by the same company (??) have a looksee here www.tomshardware.com	1101 (13337)
1211362	2011-06-23 02:08:00	You got a Window in your case?	gary67 (56)
1211363	2011-06-23 02:25:00	Possibly all made by the same company (??) have a looksee here www.tomshardware.com Thanks - I knew Seasonic made the Corsair AX series, I think Channel Well make most of the HX and TX series? No doubt the info is on that page. Looks like a company called Enhance made the SilverStone, never heard of them. I thought the SilverStone had a 5 year warranty for some reason, not too sure where I saw that though. I prefer the Seasonic or Corsair anyway. You got a Window in your case? Very much so. Sorry about the awful quality pics...:p	wratterus (105)
1211364	2011-06-23 02:57:00	Personally I'd get the Corsair. Longest warranty :P	inphinity (7274)
1211365	2011-06-23 03:34:00	That is a massive case Wratt...Antec 12 hundred?? I have a few Antec 900 two's here, real nice for cooling I always thought the modular PSUs had their own sleeved cables, or are do you want to modd them to your taste?	Gobe1 (6290)
1211366	2011-06-23 03:59:00	The only real stipulation is that the PSU is 100% modular. Just curious, why the stipulation to be modular? They appear to be less efficient and more unreliable from what I have read about them. Cheers	Iantech (16386)
1211367	2011-06-23 04:18:00	Just curious, why the stipulation to be modular? They appear to be less efficient and more unreliable from what I have read about them. Cheers With junky quality, sure, but with quality gear the difference is so negligible as to be irrelevant.	inphinity (7274)
1211368	2011-06-23 04:43:00	I have used Corsair for a while now, both fixed and modular. There is NO difference as far as I can see. The reliability has always been 100% with all Corsair PSU's that I have brought. Corsair will always be my first choice for PSU and it would take a lot to change that.	DeSade (984)
1211369	2011-06-23 04:48:00	With junky quality, sure, but with quality gear the difference is so negligible as to be irrelevant. Valid point, so if the difference is so negligible, why stipulate on having one? Food for thought from Toms Hardware Enermax, Seasonic, and Corsair all told us that if you're looking to maximize efficiency, go for a non-modular PSU. Are the differences great? No one gave us any hard numbers, but they did indicate that the numbers are measurable. PC Power & Cooling, now part of OCZ, says the same thing: Due to their look, convenience, and cost savings for manufacturers, modular plugs have become a popular power supply feature. Unfortunately, there has been little or no discussion of the impact of this feature on overall performance and reliability. The fact is, modular plugs limit power by adding to electrical resistance. The voltage drop can be as much as would occur in 2 feet of standard wire. Worse yet, modular plugs utilize delicate pins that can easily loosen, corrode, and burn, creating the potential for a major system failure. That's why professional system builders specify uninterrupted wire! So in the end, you have to choose: do you go with a modular PSU for cable management and appearance, or do you spring for a hard-wired PSU?	Iantech (16386)
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