I am confused: Corsair or CoolerMaster 600W PSU?

qubit · Dec 5, 2011

+1 for Seasonic. I've got one and it's been quiet and efficient. They have a well deserved great reputation.

BarbaricSoul · Dec 5, 2011

arent several Corsair PSUs just rebadged Seasonics?

Oh, I vote for the Corsair.

JrRacinFan · Dec 5, 2011

BarbaricSoul said:
arent several Corsair PSUs just rebadged Seasonics?

Oh, I vote for the Corsair.

Older ones are, the newer ones are 99% CWT. My wife's Antec is SeaSonic built!

Water Drop · Dec 6, 2011

Just got a Seasonic to replace an OCZ (which was about the same price) that died after only 3 years. Happy with it so far. Hoping it lasts a lot longer then the OCZ.

stefanels · Dec 6, 2011

So... 80% say CORSAIR and 20% say SEASONIC And the winner is.... ?

Water Drop · Dec 6, 2011

stefanels said:
So... 80% say CORSAIR and 20% say SEASONIC And the winner is.... ?

Seasonic because all of the best Corsairs are built by Seasonic.

TheoneandonlyMrK · Dec 6, 2011

wise man but i say 850, sounds mental but itll run quiter and be more future proof if ocin

white phantom · Dec 6, 2011

i'd go corsair personally, got the tx 650 and its not let me down think it must be a couple of year old now and still going strong, well built and well... just get one lol..... :laugh:

TC-man · Dec 6, 2011

Hi,

To me it's more of a matter a choice between an outdated Acbel Polytech OEM (the Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 600W) versus a decent CWT OEM (Corsair GS600 600W). Then the choice is easy: Corsair GS600. But personally, I would buy the better Corsair PSU models such as the TX or HX series, and if you have bigger budget the AX series.

Cooler Master does have good PSUs, but you will have to know how to find them, the ones with Enhance, FSP and higher-end Acbel OEMs are the good ones to buy; avoid those cheapish Seventeam OEMs and lower-end Acbel Polytech OEMs (e.g. eXtreme Power/eXtreme Power Plus series).

brandonwh64 · Dec 6, 2011

Corsair is a reputable brand! I have personally never used coolermaster PSUs though.

IlluminAce · Dec 6, 2011

Corsair.

HardwareSecrets (.com) does the best PSU reviews I've seen on the net - well worth looking at some PSU reviews there to get the idea what each manufacturer's range is based on.

Of course, TPU reviews are good too

JrRacinFan · Dec 6, 2011

brandonwh64 said:
Corsair is a reputable brand! I have personally never used coolermaster PSUs though.

Remember that 450W Dynex I had B? I knew it was the same OEM but cant remember which model it matched.

trustworthy2011 · Dec 7, 2011

Jstn7477 said:
Go for the Corsair, and PLEASE get either a matching stick of RAM OR a Dual Channel 1600MHz DDR3 kit because you are killing your CPU/memory performance with just one stick of RAM.

I want to go for another stick DDR3 RAM for my spec.....that is Corsair XMS3 4GB DDR3 1600MHz RAM. Will it be compatible for my existing Zion 4GB DDR3 1333MHz RAM on that same Intel DH67BL motherboard??? Plz help with ur suggestions. :confused:

n-ster · Dec 7, 2011

trustworthy2011 said:
I want to go for another stick DDR3 RAM for my spec.....that is Corsair XMS3 4GB DDR3 1600MHz RAM. Will it be compatible for my existing Zion 4GB DDR3 1333MHz RAM on that same DH67BL motherboard??? Plz help with ur suggestions.

It SHOULD be ok. I would take the risk

MN12BIRD · Dec 7, 2011

Do NOT buy the Cooler Master!

It's less efficient, doesn't have Active PFC and has less amps on the +12V rail!

Cooler Master eXtreme Power series are eXtreme crap. Why they call their shitty, overpriced, dirty-ass, low end POS line "eXtreme" anything is beyond me. Just fess up and call em what they are Cooler Master. Entry Level power at best! Saying these are eXtreme anything without a derogatory adjective next to it is deceiving! I feel sorry for any poor smuck who buys these things thinking they're getting a good PSU!

GAWD I HATE 'EM!

/Rant.

BTW as many have pointed out CM (like most brand names) doesn't actually make their own PSU and they use several manufactures to actually make them for Cooler Master. So not all Cooler Master PSUs are junk. Some are shit, others are great. But most Corsairs are good and in this case the Corsair is much better.

stefanels · Dec 7, 2011

Just buy the CORSAIR already !!! :respect:

micropage7 · Dec 7, 2011

which one that close to you locally, both of them is nice but if you have them locally is better

kyussgr · Dec 7, 2011

MN12BIRD said:
Do NOT buy the Cooler Master!

It's less efficient, doesn't have Active PFC and has less amps on the +12V rail!

Cooler Master eXtreme Power series are eXtreme crap. Why they call their shitty, overpriced, dirty-ass, low end POS line "eXtreme" anything is beyond me. Just fess up and call em what they are Cooler Master. Entry Level power at best! Saying these are eXtreme anything without a derogatory adjective next to it is deceiving! I feel sorry for any poor smuck who buys these things thinking they're getting a good PSU!

GAWD I HATE 'EM!

/Rant.

BTW as many have pointed out CM (like most brand names) doesn't actually make their own PSU and they use several manufactures to actually make them for Cooler Master. So not all Cooler Master PSUs are junk. Some are shit, others are great. But most Corsairs are good and in this case the Corsair is much better.

I know I shouldn't be laughing.... but I could help myself roflin' when I read your post this morning :roll:

I am sure that you have your reasons for being so angry. Thanks for the heads up :toast:

LagunaX · Dec 7, 2011

Get a Corsair tx750 - that should last u for a while - a 600 might not be enough for a future, more powerful card - I had a Zalman 600w that had trouble booting up a 5870 with and overclocked 2600k - while the Corsair 750w didn't even blink. However, I had a Corsair 500w that couldn't handle it either but it never had the watts to do so anyways...

trustworthy2011 · Dec 7, 2011

n-ster said:
It SHOULD be ok. I would take the risk

Thanks

...

One more thing...I want to upgrade my system in future for Crossfire with two Sapphire Radeon HD 6850s...so tell me whether my CORSAIR Gaming Series GS600 PSU is Crossfire-ready or not.

This question is for all of you in this TPU forum. :respect:

n-ster · Dec 7, 2011

trustworthy2011 said:
Thanks...

One more thing...I want to upgrade my system in future for Crossfire with two Sapphire Radeon HD 6850s...so tell me whether my CORSAIR Gaming Series GS600 PSU is Crossfire-ready or not.

This question is for all of you in this TPU forum.

It should be enough as a 6850 is a very low consumption card... just make make each of your 6850s need only 1x6pin

It's funny but a 4890/GTX280 has about the same power consumption of 6850 CFX

Your Motherboard only has 1 PCI-E slot though so you shouldn't be able to properly do Crossfire

de.das.dude · Dec 7, 2011

NB: the GS600 isnt modular. it comes with un-detachable cables.

and indeed it is crossfire certified by AMD.
http://support.amd.com/us/certified/power-supplies/Pages/details.aspx?item=490

trustworthy2011 · Dec 7, 2011

n-ster said:
It should be enough as a 6850 is a very low consumption card... just make sure each of your 6850s need only 1x6pin

It's funny but a 4890/GTX280 has about the same power consumption of 6850 CFX

Your Motherboard only has 1 PCI-E slot though so you shouldn't be able to properly do Crossfire

I know that my existing motherboard is not compatible for doing crossfire,but i will upgrade that one too for a crossfire motherboard...

So according to you,i m good to go for HD 6850 Crossfire with Corsair GS 600...right??

de.das.dude · Dec 7, 2011

hey, you are from india right?

_ALB_R3D X · Dec 7, 2011

trustworthy2011 said:
I know that my existing motherboard is not compatible for doing crossfire,but i will upgrade that one too for a crossfire motherboard...

So according to you,i m good to go for HD 6850 Crossfire with Corsair GS 600...right??

If you want an opinion about CoolerMaster check my sig!I've used this system for the last 6 months with no problems and I know that the PSU is the heart of the system!Mine is not eXtreme though is Silent Pro M600 and I'm very happy with it...don't know about Corsair...never used one

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I am confused: Corsair or CoolerMaster 600W PSU?

qubit

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BarbaricSoul

JrRacinFan

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Water Drop

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Water Drop

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