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Originally Posted by
Phaedrus2129 
Of course it's cheaper, and of course the HCG is superior.
SeaSonic OEM series are designed for use by system builders and the like. Before SeaSonic's increased retail popularity these OEM units actually made up the bulk of their direct sales (obviously not counting ODM business with Corsair, PC P&C, etc.). However, Teapo / OST caps, 18 AWG wires, and short cables do not a bad power supply make.
They're not terrible, just not something I would want to put in a gaming\folding rig. If I have to work to a budget to assemble a desktop PC for typical everyday use, then the ET series make sense (though the cabling can still be annoying).
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Originally Posted by
Phaedrus2129
If you're buying retail there are usually better options (like this HCG unit) but the OEM units are still well-designed and well-built. Just not as good as the units they sell to Corsair/Antec/XFX/etc. or the ones sold under S12/M12 or X monickers.
Yup, but I'm not Hewlett Packard so I don't get the bulk discount on them. The ones I do get are often used examples that I put into very low budget systems (~100 bucks or less).
