ooh sexy, I like the looks of it.

 

ouch 169.99 not sure if it is worth it honestly

at least not at that price

 

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Originally Posted by Gnomepatrol ouch 169.99 not sure if it is worth it honestly at least not at that price

Considering what you get? I would say it's a hard bargin but close to worth it.
You have to remember that MSRP values are almost never followed on sites like Newegg.

I would expect to see this unit sell fro around $140-150. Which is in-line with what you would pay for an HX520 a few years back.

More so, this unit is MORE THAN enough for most rigs on OCN.

 

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Originally Posted by Tator Tot You have to remember that MSRP values are almost never followed on sites like Newegg.

Indeed - I would have given it a 5 for value if I thought the MSRP would ever be seen in real life.

 

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Originally Posted by Oklahoma Wolf Indeed - I would have given it a 5 for value if I thought the MSRP would ever be seen in real life.

That would definitely be the big elephant in the room.

Though I have a feeling that this will be like the OCZ Z Series units, initial price at launch is gonna look high. But once more Platinum contenders make it to the market; things will settle for them.

 

Can be overclocked to 650w!

 

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Originally Posted by Acoma_Andy Can be overclocked to 650w!

Don't worry, I lawled too.

I wish Kingwin would have provided a 650w load table.

 

well wolf just pulls out hit after hit bronze,silver
,gold and now platinum

good job wolf

 

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Originally Posted by Gnomepatrol ouch 169.99 not sure if it is worth it honestly at least not at that price

170, is what my X650 was at the time of JG writing his review of it. I picked it up for 107 a couple of months ago

 

Ouch.... $169 MSRP... Bleh... I'd rather go for an Antec 750w. >.<

 

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Originally Posted by Imglidinhere Ouch.... $169 MSRP... Bleh... I'd rather go for an Antec 750w. >.<

Remember 2 things:
It's brand new (so prices will fall)
MSRP is never followed by Newegg.

 

The first Gold units were expensive, too.

 

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Originally Posted by Oklahoma Wolf The first Gold units were expensive, too.

Yep, both OCZ's Z Series Gold and Seasonic's X-Series were expensive at launch.

750w was $200 MSRP for the X-750.

 

Overclocked...

That killed my inner child by discharging the capacitors directly into his chest.

 

It may be an 80+ Platinum unit that performs well but I can't see why anyone would choose this over say a SeaSonic X650 or X560(both cheaper).

Sorry for bump but I always have to post when I see something like this. I can't stand that people buy into efficiency. Even when the price drops(it's dropped to $160 since this thread was made) it still won't be worth it IMO.

 

I enjoy reading Oklahoma's reviews immensely. He has a great way of making it both entertaining and informative.

On-topic - Looks like a solid unit, price withstanding.
What ever happened to the airplane style modular connectors?

 

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Originally Posted by Confessed;12784669
It may be an 80+ Platinum unit that performs well but I can't see why anyone would choose this over say a SeaSonic X650 or X560(both cheaper).

Sorry for bump but I always have to post when I see something like this. I can't stand that people buy into efficiency. Even when the price drops(it's dropped to $160 since this thread was made) it still won't be worth it IMO.

This unit performs better than those two, and is even more quiet.

 

Kingwin is a cheap company. I hate them,their case fans stink.

 

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Originally Posted by JuStIn871;12785256
Kingwin is a cheap company. I hate them,their case fans stink.

 

Kingwin isn't all bad, their like Rosewell, they have hits and misses. This is a bullseye. I'd stick this in a 24/7 server anyday

Or an HTPC, or even my current rig. 550w is enough to run most systems, I'd trust this with an i7 and two 6870's for example...it's pretty too!

 

the reason i assumed was this:
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0325743
it shortrd out my old pc so i built me a new one...

 

I've never used Kingwin fans...for some reason, I think Rosewill makes some of the most reliable fans that ever existed imo

Sucks about a single fan shorting out an entire system though

 

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Originally Posted by Tator Tot;12785109
This unit performs better than those two, and is even more quiet.

More quiet? The Seasonic X are fanless below 20% and then almost inaudible till around 60-70% load.

I'd say its a lot to pay for a 550w PSU and almost definitely not worth it.

 

Oklahoma Wolf & Jonny

my 2 fav reviewers

nice work on this article little expensive for my blood but a very good unit

 

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Originally Posted by JuStIn871;12786038
the reason i assumed was this:
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0325743
it shortrd out my old pc so i built me a new one...

A fan would not short out your entire rig and cause damage unless you were running a crappy PSU and connected something wrong.

Not to sound rude, but this error is 100% PEBKAC.
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Originally Posted by NrGx;12786100
More quiet? The Seasonic X are fanless below 20% and then almost inaudible till around 60-70% load.

I'd say its a lot to pay for a 550w PSU and almost definitely not worth it.

This thing can be fanless up to 70% load or potentially higher. It also has tighter voltage regulation on the 3.3v, 5vsb, -12v, & 5v rail. The Sesaonic X-Series platform lets that slide.

Even at full load; it's a good 5dB(A) less than the Seasonic's 70% load state.

To top it off, it can output 650w reliably and be as efficient as the X-660 & X-650.