Tuesday, November 23rd 2010

Corsair Voted Best PSU and Best Memory Manufacturer 2010

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Corsair, a worldwide designer and supplier of high-performance components to the PC gaming hardware market, today announced that it was once again selected as 2010's Best PSU and Best Memory Manufacturer by the readers of Custom PC magazine and bit-tech.net, two of the most respected technology publications in the United Kingdom.

The awards were voted for by Custom PC and bit-tech's audience of performance PC enthusiasts, overclockers and gamers. Choosing the companies they judged to have excelled in 2010, Corsair emerged as the clear victor in both the power supply and memory categories.
"We are extremely proud to have been voted Best PSU Manufacturer for the fourth year in a row by the knowledgeable readers of Custom PC and bit-tech," said Jim Carlton, VP of Marketing at Corsair. "This award emphasizes Corsair's position as the leading manufacturer of quality PSUs, and we'd like to thank our loyal customers for continuing to choose Corsair."

Corsair was also chosen Best Memory Manufacturer for the second year running, for its famous XMS, Dominator, and Dominator GT memory modules. "Memory has always been one of Corsair's core strengths. And while we are expanding into new markets, including audio with the Corsair Gaming Audio Series HS1 USB Headset, we have not stopped investing in technology to develop the world's fastest and best memory modules." added Carlton.

The winners of all 13 Custom PC and bit-tech.net awards are published in issue 89 of Custom PC magazine, on sale 16 December 2010, and can also be found online at www.bit-tech.net.

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51 Comments on Corsair Voted Best PSU and Best Memory Manufacturer 2010

#26
mdsx1950
Corsair FTW!

Love their RAM though i have never used any of their PSUs.
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#27
WarEagleAU
Bird of Prey
Congrats, I love their PSUs and Memory.
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#28
bim27142
mechtechYes, which is why I would not call them a "manufacturer" of power supplies, maybe a reseller, but not a manufacturer.

www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/How-to-Discover-Your-Power-Supply-Real-Manufacturer/370

Corsair GS 800 - manufactured by CWT
Corsair TX 950 - manufactured by CWT
Corsair AX1200 - manufactured by Flextronics
Corsair AX850 - manufactured by Seasonic

All I am saying is credit should be given where its do.
Yes, exactly! They don't manufacture their PSU's and I wonder if they even do R&D of their own PSU designs... most likely they just buy the designs from the actual OEM's like CWT, Seasonic, etc...
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#29
mechtech
btarunrGoing by your logic, NVIDIA and AMD are "resellers", and TSMC is a manufacturer of graphics processors. So TSMC always wins as the best GPU "manufacturer". Now that's obviously not the case, you know why.

The reason Corsair, OCZ, or SilverStone are called "manufacturers" is because they design their PSUs, and make foundry partners (such as CWT, Flextronics, or Seasonic) manufacture according to their designs, choice of components, and specifications. This is the reason why Corsair's Seasonic-made PSUs, for example, are qualitatively better than Seasonic PSUs it sells under its own channel brand.

The AX1200W is obviously not designed by Flextronics, it's only manufactured by it, Flextronics is just a foundry partner, just like TSMC is to NVIDIA. Otherwise, Flextronics would make a loot selling such an awesome PSU.
I do agree with you, however in laziness we all say ati's chips are manufactured by TSMC. However we don't say Corsairs AX850 is manufactured by Seasonic. I was just trying to point this out, thats all and all the many and confusing inner workings of the manufacturing world. By my logic ATI(chip/board designer) -> TSMC(chip manufacturer) -> Sapphire/board partners(board manufacturers??/resellers) -> newegg (retailers)??

Also I wasn't aware that Corsair "designed" the PSU's guts. I figured that they came up with specs of what they wanted, then found a suitable manufacturer to "design" it and build it to their specs.

Here in Canada if you want credit of "design" you need proof of Corsairs "in-house" electrical engineer PSU design team with psu's drawings with a Corsair employee engineer stamp on the drawing for it to be legit. Then without a doubt we could say whole heartedly the psu was designed by Corsair, otherwise no dice in this neck of the woods.

Corsair does sell good products though, I do have several memory kits (chips by Elphida - Japan) and a few PSUs also.
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#30
btarunr
Editor & Senior Moderator
mechtechI do agree with you, however in laziness we all say ati's chips are manufactured by TSMC. However we don't say Corsairs AX850 is manufactured by Seasonic. I was just trying to point this out, thats all and all the many and confusing inner workings of the manufacturing world. By my logic ATI(chip/board designer) -> TSMC(chip manufacturer) -> Sapphire/board partners(board manufacturers??/resellers) -> newegg (retailers)??
No, "we" don't say ATI's chips are manufactured by TSMC. No graphics card box, the graphics card, or the GPU itself, will carry TSMC markings. TSMC can't design a GPU for nuts. It takes designs from NVIDIA and AMD, whose designs and technologies are protected by countless patents, and merely builds it for them.

Same with PSUs. You won't find the foundry's markings anywhere on the product or its packaging material, only the odd markings on its PCB. No PSU maker sells its PSUs advertising its foundry.
mechtechAlso I wasn't away that Corsair "designed" the PSU's guts. I figured that they came up with specs of what they wanted, then found a suitable manufacturer to "design" it and build it to their specs.
Corsair is a "fabless" (having no foundry of its own) manufacturer. It designs its own products, and charters foundries to manufacture them. It uses different foundries for different products, and patents all its designs. It's just like Coca-cola awarding a manufacture license to a local bottling company in UK.
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#31
Easy Rhino
Linux Advocate
FourstaffIs there even a serious challenger in the PSU side?
Seasonic.
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#32
mechtech
btarunrNo, "we" don't say ATI's chips are manufactured by TSMC. No graphics card box, the graphics card, or the GPU itself, will carry TSMC markings. TSMC can't design a GPU for nuts. It takes designs from NVIDIA and AMD, whose designs and technologies are protected by countless patents, and merely builds it for them.

Same with PSUs. You won't find the foundry's markings anywhere on the product or its packaging material, only the odd markings on its PCB. No PSU maker sells its PSUs advertising its foundry.


Corsair is a "fabless" (having no foundry of its own) manufacturer. It designs its own products, and charters foundries to manufacture them. It uses different foundries for different products, and patents all its designs. It's just like Coca-cola awarding a manufacture license to a local bottling company in UK.
Your right you say "made" my mistake.
"http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Powercolor/HD_4850/4.html"
"Just like all other ATI GPUs the GPU is made at TSMC in a 55nm process."
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#33
Fourstaff
Easy RhinoSeasonic.
But given that Seasonic makes some Corsairs... its rather like coke in plain packaging is as good as coke in fancy bottle :roll:

Get your point though.
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#34
Easy Rhino
Linux Advocate
FourstaffBut given that Seasonic makes some Corsairs... its rather like coke in plain packaging is as good as coke in fancy bottle :roll:

Get your point though.
exactly. the only manufacturer that comes close is the one that makes a lot of their models :laugh:
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#35
btarunr
Editor & Senior Moderator
mechtechYour right you say "made" my mistake.
"http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Powercolor/HD_4850/4.html"
"Just like all other ATI GPUs the GPU is made at TSMC in a 55nm process."
Again, by "we", I meant consumers. AMD does not communicate to the consumer who actually makes the ATI Radeon GPUs (not on the products, not even on the actual chip), consumers don't care either ways.
FourstaffBut given that Seasonic makes some Corsairs... its rather like coke in plain packaging is as good as coke in fancy bottle :roll:

Get your point though.
Seasonic's own brand PSUs aren't as good as the PSUs it makes for Corsair. Seasonic can't sell PSUs of the same exact design as the Corsair units it's making and sell it under its own brand (because Corsair holds patents to its design, internals, and component choice). For example, you won't find a Seasonic-branded PSU that's an exact clone of HX620W, a PSU model it makes for Corsair.
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#36
fochkoph
I guess I'm the only one who's had a torrid time with Corsair. My memory arrived with one dead stick, my H50 pump buzzed like crazy, and my PSU screeches and whines when under load. :ohwell:
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#37
InnocentCriminal
Resident Grammar Amender
fochkophI guess I'm the only one who's had a torrid time with Corsair. My memory arrived with one dead stick, my H50 pump buzzed like crazy, and my PSU screeches and whines when under load. :ohwell:
That is seriously unlucky. Why not get them on the ol' RMA?
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#38
Sasqui
mechtechYes, which is why I would not call them a "manufacturer" of power supplies, maybe a reseller, but not a manufacturer.

www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/How-to-Discover-Your-Power-Supply-Real-Manufacturer/370

Corsair GS 800 - manufactured by CWT
Corsair TX 950 - manufactured by CWT
Corsair AX1200 - manufactured by Flextronics
Corsair AX850 - manufactured by Seasonic

All I am saying is credit should be given where its do.
Looked up my HX750 and HX650, both MFG by Corsair!

Edit... the AX1200 is supposed ly made by Corsair too, if you follow the Ecos ID # (2088)
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#39
RejZoR
Never had their RAM, but i do have Corsair HX750 PSU and it's awesome.
OEM's are developing for them but all Corsair designs are custom made and they provide higher quality than most of others generic ones that just carry a label of a company. Corsair doesn't do that.
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#40
LAN_deRf_HA
I don't know about in general, but there's a few specific models that compete with corsair. I know xfx has a few. I'd say mushkin is right up there ram wise. Not counting corsairs crazy $300 per stick benching ram.
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#41
[H]@RD5TUFF
No surprise really, though for memory I would also say OCZ, and mushkin are on the same tier of product quality, but their customer service isn't even close.
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#42
qubit
Overclocked quantum bit
Nice. I've got a Corsair. ;)
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#43
Delta6326
Corsair PSU's rock but i dislike their ram, i love Mushkins great price/performance and oc
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#44
Phxprovost
Xtreme Refugee
they can win all the awards they want, and ill keep going to mushkin for every build i do
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#45
SteelSix
Phxprovostthey can win all the awards they want, and ill keep going to mushkin for every build i do
I've used em both, Mushkin is top notch for sure, awesome company.
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#46
moonlord
I've used only Kingston and OCZ memory, maybe Corsair is better, my friend have an A-DATA 3x2Gb @2000Mhz and it's simply impressive, but where are Enermax and others, i think this vote was for the most expensive products on the market.
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#47
Ser-J
Love their ram, love fair PSU, Corsair FTFW!
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#48
MxPhenom 216
ASIC Engineer
brandonwh64LOL wut?
I was going to say the same thing. OCZ psu have been garbage lately along with ram. Their main competitors are Seasonic, Antec(which there new HCP will put a hurt on corsair AX series) and Enermax

I would not say corsair won psu of 2010. their coil whine on their AX series kills it!

Your basically paying for the name when you buy corsair stuff. i do like their H70. i was thinking about ditching my megahalem for one so i can get some faster better memory
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#49
GENTLEMEN
Loves my Corsair ram and their quick rebates. Though, I haven't been able to push it beyond than ddr3-1800. Yet.
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#50
1c3d0g
Delta6326/Phxprovost: why do you feel Mushkin is superior? Not trolling here, I just want an honest opinion why you think Mushkin or some other brands are better than Corsair. Is it due to better stability etc.?
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