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i was looking at the corsair 1200i and the XFX ProSeries 1000W 80+ platinum, but im not sure which one to get. the wattage amount doesnt matter, and i would like to custom sleeve all the cables, but that seems like it would be a little hard with the all black cable with the corsair 1200i...so...which one?

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fallen17754 said:
do you need that many watts? are you running high end gpus in sli or something? and corsair is a trustworthy brand and they make quality psus.


Corsair has other manufacturers like CWT and Seasonic make their PS. XFX has Seasonic.

Dave

How does wattage amount not matter ... that is the entire reason you buy a PSU. You only need a 1000w if you are doing quad crossfire or the equivalent.

What kind of system are you putting it in?
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radmanhs said:
i plan on making a gaming/overclocking system. i just want to keep some headroom for upgrades in the future.


Ok, thats fair - just keep in mind what the ranges are here. A good quality 550-600w is plenty for crossfire. 700w is usually enough for three high end cards. Given increases in component efficiency, its actually pretty difficult to put together a new system that actually NEEDS 1000w. That said, people tend to buy a lot more than they need in the PSU space. That's certainly fine as long as you have a high enough quality unit that it doesn't waste power you aren't using.

You indicated you were looking at platinum models above -- I encourage you to focus on the platinum/gold -- quality is really more important than wattage, particularly if you are planning for the future/long term.

Comment: I have a strong personal bias for Seasonic and Seasonic manufactured units (they make a lot of the highest end PSUs for other companies).
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