JG's review of Corsair AX1500i: 10/10 across the board

[lehtv]

This unit. I am impressed, to say the least... that's one good unit. And it's 80 Plus Titanium.

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story6&reid=378

It's only $450 too! A bargain! :awe:

 

[VirtualLarry]

It's only $450 too! A bargain! :awe:

If you're going to drop $2000-3000 on a pair of Titan Black / Z / Whatchamacallit cards, I guess $450 would be nearly nothing to power them.

 

[UaVaj]

beast!

 

[lehtv]

If you're going to drop $2000-3000 on a pair of Titan Black / Z / Whatchamacallit cards, I guess $450 would be nearly nothing to power them.

True, but you can get an equally powerful unit for $150 less, while also losing a fair bit of quality, hence the 10/10 score in Value (there is no competition for it).

 

[DigDog]

note the efficiency at 800W.
not that i would suggest buying a $450 psu to power a 800w rig, but it does speak for keeping your psu well above what you actually use.
OP: you beat me to it.

 

[JEDIYoda]

not that i would suggest buying a $450 psu to power a 800w rig, but it does speak for keeping your psu well above what you actually use.
OP: you beat me to it.

as opposed to a $39.95 special Newegg discounted PSU???

 

[DigDog]

^^ i only suggested using a discount PSU for a couple months at the most (in a long gone thread about a cheap build); i usually advocate going over spec with PSUs for the increased efficiency, the lower load (extending the lifetime of the components), and the ability to cope with potential unforeseen upgrades; all this with maybe another $50 over a standard decent quality PSU.

(my rig has a 1Kw EVGA for a 4670k and a 770, so its basically sleeping most of the time, and i'm totally ok with that - and it only cost $130 rather than $80 which i would have spent on a good quality PSU for 650~700W max)

for a standard 750~800W crossfire rig, you could easily work it with a AX1200 for (nearly) half the price and not have to worry about the PSU exploding.

 

[TheThirdMan]

I'm always up for spending lots on a PSU. PSUs have the longest life for components- you might replace a CPU and a graphics card every 2 years, but a good PSU can last several generations of upgrades. A titan Z will be considered slow in 3 years. This PSU will be considered excellent in 6 years.

 

[AznAnarchy99]

I'm always up for spending lots on a PSU. PSUs have the longest life for components- you might replace a CPU and a graphics card every 2 years, but a good PSU can last several generations of upgrades. A titan Z will be considered slow in 3 years. This PSU will be considered excellent in 6 years.

Thanks for the rec. Im going to get an AX1500i now.

 

[TheThirdMan]

Thanks for the rec. Im going to get an AX1500i now.

Great.

 

[Torn Mind]

It does fill an area of the market for guys that have computers that requires pulling up that much wattage or half of it. But $450 for a unit; this is clearly a rich guy or enviro-altruist's part. Those with less wattage requirements can purchase superior insurance by purchasing (and testing within the return period) two or more units(i.e any 80 Plus Gold Seasonic), as redundancy reduces the probability of failure to a greater degree that a "better" piece of silicon or capcitor.

Without knowing the failure probability of the parts that are not capacitors, it will be difficult to determine whether this baby really has more durable resistors, capacitors, protection circuits, etc over other PSUs, including the cheaper entries of the AXi series.

Yes, it is nice to have DC current because well filtered and regulated, but at some point, the user is not going to experience a difference.

 

[BFG10K]

I can't wait for Titanium to filter down to smaller units. They should be able to get some powerful passive units with that efficiency.