[M3thodAngel]

I know There is alot of buyers for this product.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139011

But im horrified at what the bad reviews say on egg, Im building a really nice computer. Sure 88% for 5/5 is really good. But just scary

 

[Deathspawner]

I'm not a PSU expert - in fact, far from it - but I have trusted Corsair's PSUs for benching and personal rigs for a while. I have 3 x HX1000 kicking around here, and love them, and even have the HX850 you linked to, though I haven't had enough usage with that particular model to out-right recommend it. The HX1000 I can stand by, though.

 

[M3thodAngel]

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Originally Posted by Deathspawner I'm not a PSU expert - in fact, far from it - but I have trusted Corsair's PSUs for benching and personal rigs for a while. I have 3 x HX1000 kicking around here, and love them, and even have the HX850 you linked to, though I haven't had enough usage with that particular model to out-right recommend it. The HX1000 I can stand by, though.

Well my fear is, I'm getting a really really good computer. And dont want drive's and other stuff to fry!

 

[GameBoy]

Newegg PSU reviews mean nothing. The HX850 is very good.

And FYI, DOA's and faults can happen with any company, be it Diablotek or Seasonic.

 

[allikat]

GameBoy is spot on, the HX850 is a darn fine PSU, and Corsair's support is second to none. And I've never heard of an HX series killing a machine, without help from the user.

 

[p4p3r]

Indeed, don't worry about the reviews on Newegg.

It's an awesome PSU. You'll be good.

 

[M3thodAngel]

Thanks guys. I'm just paranoid

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...scrollFullInfo

I also found this product. it's 80gold instead of the 80silver worth the extra $20?

 

[That Guy]

If you have it long enough, the savings on electricity would be better with the 80 gold

 

[Chuckclc]

There was only about 5 reviews out of what over 300 that actually had anything bad to say about this PSU. You have to skip past the DOA ones as these idiots give 1 egg for a doa product when they cant even review it. Even then there were only about 9 bad reviews out of 300, so thats about as good as it gets for any product on New Egg, except for maybe CPU's where they almost always get 4 and 5 eggs.

 

[allikat]

I'd say go for the AX850 if you can afford it. If you use your rig a lot at higher power use (IE gaming etc) then you'll make the extra cost back inside 18 months on your power bills. The AX is under $20 more than the HX, the quality is brilliant. Well worth it.

 

[GameBoy]

You'll save a couple of cents a month with the AX850... The performance of the HX850 and AX850 is pretty identical so unless you like the looks of the AX better or want a slightly quieter fan, it isn't worth it.

 

[M3thodAngel]

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Originally Posted by allikat I'd say go for the AX850 if you can afford it. If you use your rig a lot at higher power use (IE gaming etc) then you'll make the extra cost back inside 18 months on your power bills. The AX is under $20 more than the HX, the quality is brilliant. Well worth it.

Thank you! And to all of you big help

. All deserve rep, Fast replies less stress Now that is 80plus gold >.>

 

[M3thodAngel]

Quote:

Originally Posted by GameBoy You'll save a couple of cents a month with the AX850... The performance of the HX850 and AX850 is pretty identical so unless you like the looks of the AX better or want a slightly quieter fan, it isn't worth it.

AX850 has a quieter fan?

 

[GameBoy]

Quote:

Originally Posted by allikat I'd say go for the AX850 if you can afford it. If you use your rig a lot at higher power use (IE gaming etc) then you'll make the extra cost back inside 18 months on your power bills. The AX is under $20 more than the HX, the quality is brilliant. Well worth it.

The HX is at $145 AR so it's closer to a $40 difference.

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Originally Posted by M3thodAngel AX850 has a quieter fan?

The fan stays off until a certain amount of load/temp threshold is exceeded.

 

[Dr216]

Firstly a few doa reviews is nothing to be alarmed by all the corsair psu's I've had are solid.

As for the 850 what kind of rig are you planning to run on it? 850 is really a pretty damn big psu. unless you are looking at 3 way gpu's I would suggest dropping to a 650-750w and put the extra money into quality or some other parts.

 

[kcuestag]

I would honestly choose the HX850 over the AX850, I've seen a lot more AX PSU's to have squealing noise on the capacitors, which can get pretty annoying sometimes when you put heavy load on your computer.

Both are great PSU's, and AX850 has a quieter fan, but then again I've seen more squealing AX850's than HX850's, I'd go for the HX850, unless you really like the design of the AX850.

 

[obsidian86]

Hx 850 is also gold

 

[kcuestag]

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Originally Posted by obsidian86 Hx 850 is also gold

No, the Corsair HX850, while it is as good as the AX850, it is +80 Silver rated since it was a bit on the limit for being +80 Gold rated, but can still be considered a +80 Gold PSU, so you're kinda right after all

 

[GameBoy]

The efficiency of both units are very close. The AX850 barely scrapes the Gold surface, while the HX850 almost touches Gold.

 

[Dr216]

gold or silver makes small odds especially if he is running a psu that's double the power he needs.