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Enhance ENP-5150GH vs Corsair HX520W

RallyMaster

RallyMaster

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Which one should I go with? Buy.com has the Corsair for 79.99 AR (and after $10 Google Checkout credit) with free shipping. The Enhance is $67 (using Froogle) + 12.29 shipping. Both are 80%+ efficiency with the Corsair unit built by Seasonic....so which one should I go with?
 
Haha. I followed the suggestions here and jumped on the Buy.com with Google Checkout deal. Hope this thing works for a long while (especially considering my 24/7 F@H).
 
i have the enhace and love it, but i still voted for the corair because of the hot deal and free shipping. if there's no hot deal, it'd be a tougher call. i'd say go with the enhance to save money. however, definitely the corair if you have a window case or into cable management stuff.
 
oh gowd whatever you do, dont get a OP1000.

Im having nightmare issues with all the extra cables and lack of space to tuck them away. :T

But yeah the 620W version was even tested on DFI street to handle FX-60 with quad SLI. So i dont see a reason why it couldnt handle anything ud throw at it rally.

Heh SPLURG! go hit the BUY button 😛

And then regret it as your system oc's higher hahaha.. j/p
 
Enhance will cost $80 to reach your doorstep. So will the Corsair (AR that is).

Hmm...universally acclaimed with ~Five-Star ratings on every review site, modular & sleeved cables, built by Seasonic, 5 year warranty...I see no reason why anyone is voting against the Corsair.

You did good by ordering it.
 
Originally posted by: t3h l337 n3wb
Wow wtf Doug your Antec broke in less than a year?
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When full loading my CPU for a couple months straight and then using 3 HDDs, 4 USB devices, and almost daily usage on video card (which requires 220W at full load according to AT article back in November of 05), yes, the Antec has proven to be lacking in terms of reliability. The Antec people have already determined I need an RMA, so I'm going to fax them my RMA form and the receipt copy from Fry's as soon as my Corsair gets installed and gets loaded for the first time. The Antec isn't technically "broken" but I'm pretty sure the Fuhjyyu caps are screwing up somewhere in there.
 
The enhance is a little quiter and is as good as the corsair. I see no reason to favor one over the other...
 
The corsair one could be considered the best in terms of quality (efficency) AND noise. Reviewed by silentPC, and its on their reccomended list. Its the best PSU you could get.
 
Originally posted by: you2
The enhance is a little quiter and is as good as the corsair. I see no reason to favor one over the other...
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Price favors the Enhance. It has a one year warrenty and uses Chinese Teapo capacitors.

Silverstone Element 500W is basicly the 5150GH with fully sleeved cabling.
It has a 3 year warrenty and costs about $20 more than the 5150.
It can be had with short cabling.

The Corsair HX-520 is semi-modular, has a 5 year warrenty, costs $30+ more than the 5150
and uses Nipponese capacitors on it's newer Seasonic S-12 platform.

Given the exact same service life the Corsair should live longer than the Enhance unit.
Run in properly ventilated cases, both should exceed 5 years in service.

Note: Look foreward to the new Silverstone OP-650 in review. 😉
 
The GH has better efficiency but the two are pretty close. The G has slighty worse efficiency. How does the Nipponese capactors compare to the Teapo? At the same price I guess the Corsair is the better buy if the warrany puts you at ease.
 
Originally posted by: you2 How does the Nipponese capactors compare to the Teapo?
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Things DO change but this is the skinny as of last year.

The aluminum foil used inside Nipponese caps is VERY pure. The foil used in Taiwanese / Chinese caps has a small percentage of copper. This copper reacts with the electrolyte at ellivated temps, producing hydrogen gas. It IS this gas that causes the cap to bulge, tilt, vent. Once the cap is dry enough it will be in an open state. No harm is done because it acts as a circuit breaker. Caps rarely fail in a shorted state.
There are additives added to electrolyte that stabilize this reaction to the foil but often thier quantities are reduced because of co$t.

Bottom line? The Nipponese caps will survive a poorly ventilated case much better than Chinese jobs.
With proper ventilation and a for real PSU fan there will be little issue with Teapo in PSUs. The PCP&C TurboCooled use Teapo. Teapo deserves the bad-rap when used on motherboards because the go bad w/o external signs of failure.


 
I just came home from college for the weekend and right after dinner, I started taking my computer apart (I ripped the Antec out and told it to die in a fire). After cleaning out some heatsinks, moving some fans around, I started planning out how I would arrange the cables in my computer.

And here began the installation of a new Corsair CMPSU-520HX...

I opened up the package and found the manual (which I disregarded). I removed the top of the foam padding to reveal a black, but not mirror coated power supply in a plastic bag for further paint protection with a huge 120mm fan. Of course, the norm for most power supplies is 120mm and now even 140mm. Having used two power supplies equipped with 120mm, this was no surprise to me. I started opening up the modular cable bag and ripped out a variety of cords. Of course, I had no use for the second PCI-e cable (no SLi here) and numerous other cables (I'm using 4 of 5 modular ports and one of the PCI-e ports) that had absolutely no use. The package included around 10 zip ties, a cool "Powered by Corsair" sticker, a packet of four power supply screws painted black (nice touch) and of course, the power cable.

I started plugging in the cables into the power supply and realized that these things are just like the ones in the X-Connect power supplies made by Ultra (black and not silver). They are difficult to bend but definitely add a sleek look to the insides of your case. Overall, a good wiring job took me around two hours to get right because of the nearly unbendable main +12V cable leading to the motherboard and the ribbon style cables that don't seem to cooperate. I tied a lot of the cables to my case with the provided zip ties (Corsair, you're spoiling me) and it looks stunning. Pics will come soon (and having just installed this power supply and with no real testing devices, I'm just going to say that this PSU is quiet and very much worth the 90 USD that I spent on it).
 
Die Antec!!!!
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They certainly do.

Another corsair lover here after buying my first a couple months ago and since buying 15-20 more for all my friends I build for. Silent, high power, 5 years warranty, looks like a million bucks... what else can you ask for without appearing crude?
 
Originally posted by: Zebo
Die Antec!!!!
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They certainly do.
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I used to go around these forums saying "well I don't think Antec is all that bad, Between me and my brother we've had 6 or 7 and never one went bad. His is 4 years old and working fine!" Well my tune has changed, I think the older models were better - my 9 month old antec died on me last night 🙁 PC was running fine, rebooted windows and was welcomed by a black screen. Looked through the fan vent and one of the stupid fujhyyu caps was venting. Voltages were still right on target but there was no amperage left apparently, not even enough to start up my HD when the case fans were plugged in (let alone my X1900XT and OC'd opty 165).

I am going to RMA this PSU, and sell it when I get the replacement. I just ordered the Corsair HX620W a few hours ago.
 
LOL. Join the club. I know of someone else who lost his TruePower II 550W after 8 months. Good thing I'm sending in the RMA form for my SmartPower 2.0 on Monday.
 
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