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10/28/12 at 11:33pm
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I'm yet again in the market for another power supply. I gave the other one to a friend in dire need of a power supply. tongue.gif

HX650 or AX650? $110 vs $150. Respectively. Which one?

System is in my sig rig. The difference is that I have an H100 right now and I was planning on upgrading to 2x 660Ti.
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10/28/12 at 11:42pm
None of the above. The 650w Rosewill Capstone-M comes in cheaper than both and is a fantastic unit based on Super Flower's Golden Green platform, the same used by the NZXT Hale90, Kingwin Lazer Gold, and Rosewill Lightning. You could even pick up a 750w Rosewill Capstone-M for less than either or the 750w NZXT Hale90 or 850w Antec High Current Pro for less than the AX650. The Corsair PSUs are nice, but not worth the massive premium over other options, especially when you're not really getting a better PSU, just one that's as good as the other options.
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10/29/12 at 12:49am
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Main reason why I chose a Corsair PSU vs anything else is the top-notch RMA and CS and it looked amazing. tongue.gif
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10/29/12 at 12:57am
I'd still go with the Rosewill unit. I haven't heard anything bad about their RMA service and you get a better PSU than the HX650 for less. If you're buying it for the RMA service, get the NZXT Hale90 which comes with NZXT's Less Than Three warranty service. And, to be honest, it sounds like Corsair's service is slipping. I've seen more and more threads where Corsair George had to get involved to make anything happen.
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