CORSAIR Professional Series AX850 850W

[kamui4697]

what do you think of this psu?i want to replace most of my components with high quality parts so i wont have to replace them for a few years

 

[rolli59]

It is a very good PSU. There are though other cheaper quality alternatives.

 

[kamui4697]

what else do you recommend

 

[rolli59]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007657%20600014024%20600014100&IsNodeId=1&page=2&bop=And&CompareItemList=58|17-151-100^17-151-100-TS%2C17-139-009^17-139-009-S01%2C17-139-011^17-139-011-TS%2C17-207-001^17-207-001-TS%2C17-371-009^17-371-009-S01

 

[kamui4697]

thanks those are pretty good choices im still partial to corsair

 

[rolli59]

I think I would lean towards the HX850, then again the price is great on the TX.

 

[kamui4697]

kool thanks

 

[obsidian86]

The ax isn't worth it over the hx since the ax isn't much of an improvement over the hx to justify the price premium.but have a look at the xfx 850 as well its just as good as the hx850

 

[kamui4697]

do you think these cables would be long enough for a full tower case such as haf x or cosmos s

 

[Emperus]

Are you sure you need that much of power.?

 

[Randomacts]

Are you sure you need that much of power.?

Its call future proof. If he wants to upgrade later down the line he will have enough power.

 

[Emperus]

Its call future proof. If he wants to upgrade later down the line he will have enough power.

Yes i understand that.. I was just curious to know OP's current system specs.. Guess i should have asked it directly.. Meanwhile, future proofing needs to be more smart than senseless.. Otherwise, OP can just get the AX 1200 and be relaxed forever perhaps..

 

[kamui4697]

intel q6600,asrock pe43de,coolermaster storm scout case,rosewill 600 watt psu,rosewill media card reader,lg dvdrw,kingston 4gb ram ddr2 667,hitachi 250 gb sata 1 hdd,ecs 8800gts 320 mb.
i will be upgrading to either lga 1366 or lga 2011 sometime next year with 6 gb ddr3 ram,gtx 460 or 470 1 gb video card,lg blu ray burner.
i dont mind over building so i have more than enough power for current and future components

 

[Emperus]

The picture is a lot clearer now.. Ok, your current system won't need much more than a good 450W PSU.. Your future upgrade plans, while staying at a single video card scenario, suggest that a good 650W PSU will be enough.. On that note, and with a seeming desire for a fully modular unit, you can opt for the Seasonic X-650 or X-750.. My recommendation however would be the XFX Black Edition 750W.. Brilliant PSU which is highly efficient and can adequately handle two of those 470's along with an overclocked i7 comfortably..

Note - Mentioning the GTX 470 is just for reference purposes here.. By the time you decide on a video card upgrade, there will probably be more powerful video cards with better efficiency..

 

[dEAne]

Well next year I'm sure you will be tempted with the new CPU, new hard disk.

 

[kamui4697]

thank you a new cpu and hdd is a definite.most of the components i have are 2-3 years old now they still work flawless just love to upgrade im a tech junkie lol