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Corsair AX850 or OCZ ZX850 (considering price difference)?

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Neon001

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I'm a big corsair fan for PSU's (who isn't?), and I like the warm fuzzy that a quality name brand brings me, even if it's not a real substantial gain in performance or reliability. That said, both of those units scored very highly in various reviews:

Corsair:

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Corsair/AX850/8.html

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story5&reid=197

OCZ:

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/3979/ocz_zx_850_series_850_watt_power_supply_review/index5.html

But the price difference is huge. The OCZ is going for $120 (after rebate card) from Newegg and the best price from an authorized retailer for the Corsair I could find was about $190 from Amazon.

$70 would get me about a third of the way to a damn good UPS (which I also plan on buying), so with all that in mind, what do you think?
 
BoomerD said:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817207017

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139011
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I appreciate the response, but I think I'd sooner go with the OCZ than either of those. It's more efficient, fully modular (this is key), and cheaper than either of them. Plus I don't know that XFX is any more reputable than OCZ anyway.

Cost isn't _that_ important to me, so if I'm gonna pay just to get something that's not the OCZ, I'd rather just spend the extra $30-40 and get the AX850. Only reason I'd really consider the OCZ is because it's SO much cheaper and basically offers everything the AX850 does.
 
OK, it's your computer. I've been skeptical at best when considering OCZ PSU's.
The Corsair and XFX units are solid Seasonic-built units. The OCZ seems to either be Sparkle or Sirtec. JG says Great Wall/Sparkle, a couple other places say Sirtec. I tend to believe JG. (not that that makes them BAD units...but IMO, just not as good.)
 
Neon001 said:
I appreciate the response, but I think I'd sooner go with the OCZ than either of those. It's more efficient, fully modular (this is key), and cheaper than either of them. Plus I don't know that XFX is any more reputable than OCZ anyway.

Cost isn't _that_ important to me, so if I'm gonna pay just to get something that's not the OCZ, I'd rather just spend the extra $30-40 and get the AX850. Only reason I'd really consider the OCZ is because it's SO much cheaper and basically offers everything the AX850 does.
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The Corsair HX750/850 are Gold certified by 80Plus, although Corsair chose to label as Silver. OCZ has made enough mediocre PSUs that until they prove otherwise, I will avoid them. The XFX PSUs have all gotten solid reviews.
 
I'm a big Corsair fan. Owned the HX's since they first came out. On a HX850 now, quiet, so far reliable, and the modular cables are the greatest invention since sliced bread.
 
theAnimal said:
The Corsair HX750/850 are Gold certified by 80Plus, although Corsair chose to label as Silver. OCZ has made enough mediocre PSUs that until they prove otherwise, I will avoid them. The XFX PSUs have all gotten solid reviews.
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I'm pretty sure you mean the AX750/850 is gold certified no?

And to the OP I would take the corsair over anything OCZ has just on brand name also not to mention the 7 year warranty on the AX series.
 
I like the higher efficiency and fully modular nature of the AX850 corsair, but the lower cost and better transient mechanics of the HX850 are tough to ignore. I may end up going with that.
 
Makaveli said:
I'm pretty sure you mean the AX750/850 is gold certified no?

And to the OP I would take the corsair over anything OCZ has just on brand name also not to mention the 7 year warranty on the AX series.
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Nope, he's right. Corsair is very conservative with its ratings.
 
I've been having a very similar debate in a thread I posted over in the Hot Deals forum. I really don't see many reasons why the Corsair would be preferable if the OCZ is significantly cheaper.

On paper it may perform slightly (and I do mean slightly) better, but I don't see any real world difference that is tangible enough to make a difference. The only exception being the 5-year vs 7-year warranty, but this alone is not enough to make it worth it for me.

I'd personally buy the OCZ and in fact, I did...
 
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