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rm850x or Seasonic Focus GX-850,
- Thread starter PandaH05
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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.
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Get the cheaper of the two, both are excellent
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| Power Supply | Seasonic Ultra Prime Titanium 850w x2 |
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Seasonic... it has way better stock cables than the RMx.
Currently the seasonic is 20 bucks cheaper
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| Power Supply | Seasonic Focus GX, 80+ Gold, 550W |
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I have the GX-550 W one. No complaints.
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...
Both are decent enough. I'd get the cheapest...
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| Cooling | Quality case, 2 x Fractal Design 140mm fans, stock CPU HSF |
| Memory | 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 3000 Corsair Vengeance |
| Video Card(s) | EVGA GEForce GTX 1050Ti 4Gb GDDR5 |
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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.
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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?
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100% There's no way Nvidia/board partners wouldn't include an adapter. It would be absolute suicide for them not to.
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
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
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| Motherboard | Asus Maximus XI Code/ROG Crosshair VIII Hero |
| Cooling | Corsair h150i Pro 6x Corsair QL120 + 4x Corsair LL120/ Corsair h115i Platinum |
| Memory | 32 GB 4x8GB 4000CL15 Trident Z Royal/ 32 GB 3200 CL14 @3800 CL16 Team T Force Nighthawk |
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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
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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.