Seasonic rebrand 750w or ?

[JohnDC]

Hi I am in the market for a new psu.I am not totally set on the build yet,but would like a psu that can comfortably handle an sli or crossfire setup with a few hard drives,and is modular or semi modular.

750w seems to be a nice range with some headroom.Looking at reviews and reccomendations,it seems everyone is saying you cant go wrong with seasonic or a rebrand.

Currently looking at:

XFX PRO750W XXX Edition Semi-Modular 80Plus Silver
P1-750B-NLG9
Seasonic M12D platform
semi modular

XFX PRO 750W Black Edition Single Rail Power Supply with Full Modular Cables
P1-750B-BEFX
seasonic km3 platform
full modular
80Plus gold

corsair AX760
seasonic km3 platform
full modular
80Plus platinum

These seem to have very good reviews and are reasonably priced.
Are any other supplies Seasonic modular or semi modular rebrands?
Any other recommendations for 750w modular or semi modular supplys?

Thanks.

 

[Nec_V20]

I have two Corsair AX860 PSUs in my systems and I would suggest that you get the AX760.

 

[lehtv]

Out of those, I'd get the XFX Pro 750W Gold.

AX760 is not even close to being worth it over the XFX unit. Platinum efficiency pretty much never is.

Also... there's a nice deal on a Rosewill Hive 750W, only $60 AR AP . It's semi-modular, 80+ bronze and capable of continuous 750w @ 40C. A Gold rated unit would not pay itself back in any reasonable amount of time.

 

[JohnDC]

Thanks for the suggestions.

Nec_V20, I am happy to see you are having a good experience with your two Corsair AX860.It looks to be made on the same platform as the AX760.


lehtv, Thanks for the suggestions.I did some research on the hive line and it seems they are made by the oem Sirfa.Their products seem to be all over the place in quality.The older ones get fair to bad reviews and the newer units seem to be ok.I found an indepth review with a teardown of the hive 650w model and it had Taiwanese Teapo electrolytic capacitors rated at 85c and the cooling fan was a sleeve bearing unit.While it may be a good bang for the buck supply the caps and the fan may last less than 2 years.

Also considering the xfx and corsair come with ball bearing fans and 105c rated Japanese caps and have been seen for +20 or 30 dollars on sale at times they do offer good value.That is kind of why I chose them in my list.

The XFX PRO 750W Black Edition Single Rail Power Supply with Full Modular Cables is currently$79.99 USD after $20.00 rebate at ncix usa.

I see your running a Seasonic x-660 in your setup.How do you like it so far?

 

[lehtv]

Correct, Sirtec isn't top notch and there's no doubt XFX or Corsair are better, of course. But I think fears of it lasting only two years have absolutely no basis. I would not be worried about longevity as it is covered by 5 year warranty.

Nice find from NCIX :thumbsup:

The X-660 is running great, no problems at all.