rpm666

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817159072

Ok guys, I'm looking at this power supply which I found for dirt cheap and with a $40 mail in rebate. Is it worth taking a chance with OR just wait for the HX1000W for $200.

950W for $75 after MIR or Corsair "King of power supplies" HX1000W for $200 after MIR?

Does anyone even have this coolmax psu?

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nbrider88

It's showing for me on the link you provided:
Original Price: $219.99
You Save: $50.00
$169.99
($149.99 after $20.00 Mail-In
Rebate
So after instant savings and $20 MIR, $149.
Am I missing something? If thats the case I would spend the $50 and go for the Corsair HX1000W...

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rpm666

Yeah I wouldn't be buying it from newegg, the link was for product details.

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nbrider88

Ohh...I see

Well, I just read a couple a reviews from different sites.
It came back pretty conclusive. It's seems rather good for being a relatively new brand.
I would say go for it, especially for $75...you can't go wrong

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onexero

Why not something like this?

Zalman 850w-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...Ltd-_-17379007

You can crossfire two 4870's; its a great PSU. Never go cheap when it comes to a PSU, or you may have dire consequences.

Zalman HP850 Reviews:
http://www.thinkcomputers.org/index....reviews&id=756
http://www.anandtech.com/casecooling...oc.aspx?i=3343

Corsair HX1000 reviews:
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php...=Story&reid=89
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum...ly-review.html

DuckieHo

CoolMax isn't a new brand... it been a low-end generic brand for years. It is most likely crap. Buyer beware.

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rpm666

I suppose I'll just stick with the HX1000.

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nbrider88

From the reviews, it seems rather decent and has performed great. I have not had any personal experience from it, but read for yourself.

http://www.pro-clockers.com/reviews/?id=38

http://www.cpu3d.com/content/view/5293/55/

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DuckieHo

Both those reviews are useless:
No proper load testing.
No simultaneous rail testing.
No oscilloscope.
No internal analysis.

Putting a 600w load on PSU and saying it works means close to nothing. Where the ripple information? Can it actually do 950w? What's the efficency?

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shinji2k

It's hard to say how good the 950 is, I can't find any reviews for it. Normally I would write off Coolmax but their 1350W unit from Sirtec is a beast. But, it seems to be on the same platform as the 700W version which isn't all that great. At this point I would probably avoid it since it is an unknown, but it is a lot of PSU for $75 even though performance probably isn't all that great. On the other hand, that Corsair is a very nice PSU and worth every bit of the $200. Depending on the system it will run, you could just go with the Corsair tx750 for ~$95 and would be a better purchase than the Coolmax.

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