rm850x or Seasonic Focus GX-850,

PandaH05 · Aug 6, 2020

hey guys i was wondering wich one because my friend wants to by a new psu i personally have the rm850x but hes saying the seasonic is a better buy he just wants to make sure before the purchase

Bill_Bright · Aug 6, 2020

I would rather have the Seasonic than the Corsair. But note 850W is huge and most likely way more than needed. If his specs are anything like yours, he could easily get by with 550W - 600W.

PandaH05 · Aug 6, 2020

Yes but his current psu went to and he wants to future proof his for like a long while and note he’s planning on buying the 3080 when it comes out

went to crap**

Mr.Scott · Aug 6, 2020

Seasonic

dirtyferret · Aug 7, 2020

PandaH05 said:
Yes but his current psu went to and he wants to future proof his for like a long while and note he’s planning on buying the 3080 when it comes out

went to crap**

Get the cheaper of the two, both are excellent

oxrufiioxo · Aug 7, 2020

Seasonic... it has way better stock cables than the RMx.

PandaH05 · Aug 7, 2020

dirtyferret said:
Get the cheaper of the two, both are excellent

Currently the seasonic is 20 bucks cheaper

iuliug · Aug 7, 2020

I have the GX-550 W one. No complaints.

Cidious · Aug 7, 2020

I got a RM650x and a RM850x just because availability and pricing for these units is better where I currently am (China). But I can confirm that the stock 24pin cable is very thick and rigid. It's not a very comfortable cable kit to work it. I think the Seasonic does better there. Other than that the RMx series is rock solid! I've had the 650 for over a year and the 850 for a few months. No issues at all at whatever load. And quiet. Can't hear them at all.

Both are decent enough. I'd get the cheapest...

Bill_Bright · Aug 7, 2020

PandaH05 said:
Yes but his current psu went to and he wants to future proof his for like a long while and note he’s planning on buying the 3080 when it comes out

It is always wise to plan ahead, but when it comes to PSUs, future proofing is not just about power capacity. That said, one of the exciting news about the new 3080 line is that it promises to be much more efficient too. So IMO, future proofing in this case can easily be achieved with a quality 650W.

That said, you go with what the market provides. It does not hurt anything but your budget to go way bigger - assuming top quality too.

iuliug · Aug 7, 2020

Speaking of Nvidia 3000 series there is a rumor that will require different power connector. Probably it is not true.

PandaH05 · Aug 7, 2020

iuliug said:
Speaking of Nvidia 3000 series there is a rumor that will require different power connector. Probably it is not true.

Yes but if that happens for sure they will either have a adapter or a cord you can buy to plug in the psu instead of the standard pcie Right?

Hotobu · Aug 9, 2020

PandaH05 said:
Yes but if that happens for sure they will either have a adapter or a cord you can buy to plug in the psu instead of the standard pcie Right?

100% There's no way Nvidia/board partners wouldn't include an adapter. It would be absolute suicide for them not to.

PandaH05 · Aug 10, 2020

Ok thx

PandaH05 · Aug 12, 2020

hey guys so i come to order my psu today an the gx-850 went up in price now its 150 and the corsair is $144 should i spend the extra 6 bucks and just grab the seasonic

also the gx850 is out of stock till the 22nd and the rm850x is in stock and i can get it as soon as tmrw

but since the gx850 is slightly better because it has better stock cables then the rm850x and im not in a rush imma just wait

oxrufiioxo · Aug 12, 2020

I'd get the seasonic even if it was $20-30 more personally. I have the Rmx and Focus series in some of my systems and like the the seasonic that much better

Vya Domus · Aug 12, 2020

I have no idea what your friend's system is but I bet these PSUs are grossly overkill for whatever he may have. Buy something more sensible if you care about the price difference, highest end systems barely break the ~350W mark on the 12V rail.

Cidious · Aug 19, 2020

The benefit of the Seasonic is that it's 2cm shorter. Which helps in confined spaces. I went with the RM850x and RM650x for my systems. Wished I put the Seasonic in one of them for more space in the bottom for Watercooling.

System Name	Brightworks Systems BWS-6 E-IV
Processor	Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.9GHz
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 Rev 1.0
Cooling	Quality Fractal Design Define R4 case, 2 x FD 140mm fans, CM Hyper 212 EVO HSF
Memory	32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4 3000 Corsair Vengeance
Video Card(s)	EVGA GEForce GTX 1050Ti 4Gb GDDR5
Storage	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB SSD, Samsung 860 Evo 500GB SSD
Display(s)	Samsung S24E650BW LED x 2
Case	Fractal Design Define R4
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova 550W G2 Gold
Mouse	Logitech M190
Keyboard	Microsoft Wireless Comfort 5050
Software	W10 Pro 64-bit

System Name	Master
Processor	Pair of Xeon X5675's @ 4.3
Motherboard	SR-2 Classified
Memory	12 GB of Corsair Dominator GT's @ 2000 7-7-7-21
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX680
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova 750

Processor	faster at instructions than yours
Motherboard	more nurturing than yours
Cooling	frostier than yours
Memory	superior scheduling & haphazardly entry than yours
Video Card(s)	better rasterization than yours
Storage	more ample than yours
Display(s)	increased pixels than yours
Case	fancier than yours
Audio Device(s)	further audible than yours
Power Supply	additional amps x volts than yours
Mouse	without as much gnawing as yours
Keyboard	less clicky than yours
VR HMD	not as odd looking as yours
Software	extra mushier than yours
Benchmark Scores	up yours

System Name	His & Hers
Processor	R7 5800X/ R9 7950X3D Stock
Motherboard	X670E Aorus Pro X/ROG Crosshair VIII Hero
Cooling	Corsair h150 elite/ Corsair h115i Platinum
Memory	Trident Z5 Neo 6000/ 32 GB 3200 CL14 @3800 CL16 Team T Force Nighthawk
Video Card(s)	Evga FTW 3 Ultra 3080ti/ Gigabyte Gaming OC 4090
Storage	lots of SSD.
Display(s)	A whole bunch OLED, VA, IPS.....
Case	011 Dynamic XL/ Phanteks Evolv X
Audio Device(s)	Arctis Pro + gaming Dac/ Corsair sp 2500/ Logitech G560/Samsung Q990B
Power Supply	Seasonic Ultra Prime Titanium 1000w/850w
Mouse	Logitech G502 Lightspeed/ Logitech G Pro Hero.
Keyboard	Logitech - G915 LIGHTSPEED / Logitech G Pro

System Name	My PC
Processor	AMD 2700 x @ 4.1Ghz
Motherboard	Gigabyte X470 Aorus Gaming
Cooling	Zalman CNPS20X
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX Black 32GB DDR4
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Radeon RX 570 PULSE
Storage	Adata Ultimate SU800
Case	Phanteks Eclipse P500A
Audio Device(s)	Logitech G51
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus GX, 80+ Gold, 550W
Keyboard	Roccat Vulcan 121

System Name	---
Processor	Ryzen 1600
Motherboard	ASRock Taichi X370
Cooling	Noctua D15
Memory	G.Skill 3200 DDR4 2x8GB
Video Card(s)	EVGA 1080 TI SC
Storage	500GB Samsung Evo 970 NVMe + 860 Evo 2TB SSD + 5x 2TB HDDs
Display(s)	LG CX 65"
Case	Phanteks P600S (white)
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x (white)

System Name	Good enough
Processor	AMD Ryzen R9 7900 - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora Edge
Motherboard	ASRock B650 Pro RS
Cooling	2x 360mm NexXxoS ST30 X-Flow, 1x 360mm NexXxoS ST30, 1x 240mm NexXxoS ST30
Memory	32GB - FURY Beast RGB 5600 Mhz
Video Card(s)	Sapphire RX 7900 XT - Alphacool Eisblock Aurora
Storage	1x Kingston KC3000 1TB 1x Kingston A2000 1TB, 1x Samsung 850 EVO 250GB , 1x Samsung 860 EVO 500GB
Display(s)	LG UltraGear 32GN650-B + 4K Samsung TV
Case	Phanteks NV7
Power Supply	GPS-750C