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XFX ProSeries XXX 850W 80+ Bronze or XFX Black Edition 850W 80+ Gold

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June 22, 2014 9:14:25 AM

Hello,

Between those two, should I go with cheaper one since it's XFX anyway or pay some more and go with black edition gold cert?

Thanks in advance!

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June 22, 2014 9:16:58 AM

XFX Black Edition 850W 80+ < Full modular great for cable management.

If you don't care about the cable management , both are outstanding choices.



Or the BEST 850W on the market.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $109.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Performance (40% of the final score) - we're down to scoring time again. And, as with all other recent units from EVGA and Super Flower, this one will be a breeze to score. Pass for Gold, both cold and hot, means no points removed from a perfect score. Amazing ripple suppression the likes of which has only been seen a handful of times on this site means no points removed there. And finally, yes, this unit did manage to hold onto an average of 1.2% regulation in the hot box so no points come off there, either. This guy's getting a 10.

Functionality (20% of the final score) - full modularity. Lots of cables. Good cable lengths. Plenty of connectors. Switchable semi-fanless mode. Lots of goodies in the box. Nice size 16 gauge line cord. I really can't think of anything to complain about here, either. 10.

Value (20% of the final score) - $144.99 is the asking price of these at Newegg right about now. It shares this price with the Silverstone ST85F-GS. Now, about the only thing that unit has on this one is its much shallower depth. Other competition? What other competition? Coolmax? More money, if you can believe that. Corsair HX850? More money. Corsair RM850? More money. Themaltake Toughpower Grand? More money. Seasonic X-850 KM3? Way more money. EVGA has this category locked right down. 10.

Build Quality (20% of the final score) - I'm going to remove a point for the fan control wiring and be done with it on this one. Soldering is good enough to pass with no deductions, the AC line filter is pretty much all there in the end, the component selections are fantastic, and the capacitors are wall to wall Japanese. 9.5.

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June 22, 2014 9:42:01 AM

They are both Seasonic OEM under the XFX branding. But i would personally go with the XFX Black, as it's based on the excellent Seasonic-X series that uses the KM3 platform. Other than quality, it has a nice feature where you can select the fan to stay off until the unit reaches a load of 30%, which is a cool feature as it will be silent up to reaching that point.
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