XFX 850W Black Edition VS. Corsair Professional Series AX 760

[COMPILE]

Both are the same price, not sure which to get. :/

XFX: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00B88Z0LM
Corsair: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00A74X9SO

My build will be a 4790k and a GTX780 in a Mini-ITX case. (+H100i)

I also have the EVGA supernova 750W as an option, which is much cheaper, however I'm not sure if its worth spending more on the XFX or Corsair: http://www.ebuyer.com/630112-evga-supernova-750w-fully-modular-80-gold-power-supply-220-g2-0750-xr

 

[Adroid]

Both the xfx and corsair are made by seasonic, top notch PSUs. They also both run the hybrid "fanless" mode at lower power draw.

Are you considering sli at a later date? You really only need a good 650W PSU like this one for that system:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/XFX-Edition-Bronze-Semi-Modular-Supply/dp/B008O50WKG/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1405944382&sr=1-1&keywords=xfx+650w

Though if the fanless option is appealing to you, you might go with one of your first choices.

Keep in mind that most power supplies run optimally at around 80% load. So if you went with the 750w/850W PSU, it might run quiet and without the fan most of the time, but it also might not run quite as optimally because the PSU is a bit oversized.

Either way you really can't go wrong buying a good PSU. If you are going to sli later, get the 850, otherwise a good quality 650W or bigger is plenty.

 

[COMPILE]

I see thanks for the insight, any comment on the EVGA supernova G2 750W? Are EVGA reputable for their power supplies?

 

[Adroid]

From my reading, people that know more about PSUs than I do claim some of the EVGA Supernova series are very high quality. To be clear, some are high quality, some are not as high quality. This is typical from companies that do not actually manufacture PSUs (such as Corsair), but rather rel-label someone else's product.

Per this review, I would say that is a high quality PSU:

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story6&reid=380

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Both are great supplies you can't lose pick one.

Tier 1 Brands - The Most Powerful And Stable Components On The Market.

Antec Signature
Antec High Current Pro -1200w
Antec HCP Platinum 1kW
Cooler Master V series 700, 850, 1kW
Corsair AX
Enermax Galaxy
Enermax Revolution
EVGA SuperNova G2 1000W and 1300W
Kingwin Lazer Platinum
PCP&C TurboCool
PCP&C Silencer Greater than 610 watt
Sapphire Pure
Seasonic X-Series
Seasonic S12D/M12D
Silverstone ZF (Etasis 85/75/56)
Seventeam ST Greater than 600w (SSI, V2.91)
Silverstone OP/DA Greater than 700 watt
Silverstone ZM
Ultra X3 Greater than 1000 watt
XFX Black Edition
XFX XXX Edition
Zippy/Emacs SSL
Zippy/Emacs GSM
Zippy/Emacs PSL
Zippy/Emacs HG2
Zippy/Emacs HP2

Back to tier explanation.

 

[COMPILE]

Excellent. Also the fact the XFX is 850W and the Corsair is 760W, both are the same price is there any reason to pick on over the other? also I see the EVGA SuperNova G2 1000W on the tier 1 list, but not the 750W, so I assume they are not in the same ballpark?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

The EVGA 750w G2 is better than both listed above , ALL 3 ARE AWESOME.

 

[COMPILE]

The EVGA 750w G2 is better than both listed above , ALL 3 ARE AWESOME.

With the EVGA G2 being £30 cheaper I'm more inclined towards it, you think it will still be reliable in comparison?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Hell yeah it's better than those 2.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Make sure it's G2.

 

[COMPILE]

Thanks for your suggestion, yea its the G2 : http://www.ebuyer.com/630112-evga-supernova-750w-fully-modular-80-gold-power-supply-220-g2-0750-xr

Also why would you say its better than the other 2?

 

[vagrancyx]

I've got the evga 850 g2 and its awesome. EVGA has quality products and most of them were rated 9.8-9.9/10 on Johnnyguru.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story6&reid=380

Read here , then purchase ^

 

[COMPILE]

Awesome. Thank you for your suggestions guys gonna go for the G2. ^^

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Glad to help.

 

[vagrancyx]

my only complaint about the G2 series is the cables..they feel kinda cheap and I wasn't about to spend $90 on their sleeved cable set..but overall its a kick ass powersupply and the 10 year warranty gives you piece of mind. EVGA support is top notch too.