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Albyno

07-02-08, 10:00 AM

SAnusha

07-02-08, 04:14 PM

corsair 520w

RollingThunder

07-02-08, 04:23 PM

ok so I have a choice from what I can see and find localy and they are linked below.

http://corsairmicro.com/products/vx.aspx - 450w version
http://www.corsairmicro.com/products/hx.aspx - 520w version
http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/power_management/ocz_600w_stealthxstream_power_supply

can anyone tell me plain and simple which one is the best as they all claim a fwe very different things.

Thanks Tim

Tim,

Reviews here should answer your questions. I'm partial to the HX520, my first modular and I like them.

http://jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Review_Cat&recatnum=13

Do a "Search" > Reviews > Corsair

WonderingSoul

07-02-08, 04:39 PM

I agree with RT. The HX520 is a tough, reliable unit. And modular to boot.

SAnusha

07-02-08, 04:42 PM

yeh modular aswell

Albyno

07-02-08, 07:08 PM

modular does not faze me. all i want is the strongest most reliable psu.

Albyno

07-02-08, 07:37 PM

hmm i dont know how much i can trust those reveiws as he appears to be sponsored by corsair. + he doesnt have the OCZ PSU reveiw at all.

anyone else have some input?

Thanks

Albyno

07-02-08, 07:43 PM

also which voltage looks after the CPU? 3 / 5 / 12?

ScottinIndy

07-02-08, 08:40 PM

hmm i dont know how much i can trust those reveiws as he appears to be sponsored by corsair. + he doesnt have the OCZ PSU reveiw at all.

anyone else have some input?

Thanks

You can trust those reviews, The gentleman that runs the website actually works for BFG, So he has no vested interest in Corsair, In fact Corsair is actually competition. Oklahoma Wolf is a longtime member here and is very well respected, He also is not shilling for Corsair, They just run the units through the tests and give us the results, I trust them completely.

Albyno

07-02-08, 09:14 PM

If that is the case i have no problem with his results or reviews.

The thing that lead me to that conclusion was that his banner was a corsair only one....

G3F0RC3<>R4D30N

07-02-08, 10:15 PM

I agree with RT. The HX520 is a tough, reliable unit. And modular to boot.

I have one of those... Man that thing is sweet and it's pretty solid... I have never had a problem with it..

petteyg359

07-03-08, 02:26 AM

If that is the case i have no problem with his results or reviews.

The thing that lead me to that conclusion was that his banner was a corsair only one....

Count the number of sigs on this forum with Corsair PSUs and it'll tell you just how good they are :)

grumpy_dog666

07-03-08, 04:40 AM

lol - yet he still got the OCZ.....

jonnyGURU

07-10-08, 02:35 PM

hmm i dont know how much i can trust those reveiws as he appears to be sponsored by corsair. + he doesnt have the OCZ PSU reveiw at all.

Gotta pay the bills somehow. There used to be a SevenTeam banner on the left but their contract ended. :D

FYI: The Corsair reviews came first... THEN the advertisement.

petteyg359

07-10-08, 03:16 PM

While on the subject of your site, and on a PSU topic, seen any X3 1000w since your review? Have they cleaned up the soldering on the modular PCB?

ratbuddy

07-10-08, 03:24 PM

Count the number of sigs on this forum with Corsair PSUs and it'll tell you just how good they are :)

The same could have been said about Ballistix 6 months ago ;)

Oklahoma Wolf

07-10-08, 04:03 PM

hmm i dont know how much i can trust those reveiws as he appears to be sponsored by corsair.

We were sponsored by Seventeam too. Didn't stop me from raking their 1200W units over the coals, though. My integrity has never been for sale... as soon as I make that mistake, there goes my credibility too.

If you look at my sig, I'm running one of the Silverstones I was also a bit hard on. It's not there because it's a good unit... it's there so I can keep an eye on it long term.