corsair 450VX vs. Antec Trio Power 650

White_Pawn · 12-08-07, 12:25 PM

i'm not very good with powersupplies, i recommend based on what i've seen people argue about. However, i've never seen this dilema before, and i see them for roughly the same price. 5 dollars cheaper for the corsair 450VX. I think it is $60//$65. So in terms of quality, which one is better?

The rig:
e2180
giga P35-DS3L
2 x 1 OCZ platnium 4-4-4-12 pc6400
xfx 7900gs xt (tried to convince him to get the 3850 for $190, but the 7900gs was only $90)
160gig seagate 7200.10
cooler... i'm trying to convince him to get a better one, but otherwise it may be the arctic cooler 7? (i think)
prolly a few 120mm fans.

I've convinced him to overclock, so we are looking to try to get that cpu to atleast 2.8ghz, aiming for 3.2ghz.

so. I'm pretty sure the corsair 450VX will run the rig, but he does have plans to upgrade this PC, so i was thinking the antec trio power 650 may be the better pick? Will eventually upgrade cpu to the Q9450 and eventually the videocard down the road.

superducky · 12-08-07, 01:46 PM

I never had any problems having my Trio 650 running the rig in my sig. It has never given me any trouble and runs an 805 folding rig now.

ps2cho · 12-08-07, 04:46 PM

The 450VX is a better choice without a doubt. Considering his budget is pretty limited, he won't get near 450w...even in the future.

Super Nade · 12-08-07, 06:43 PM

650W is way overkill for your rig. If you are looking at a future GPU or CPU upgrade, the 550W unit from Corsair should be right up your alley.

White_Pawn · 12-09-07, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by ps2cho

The 450VX is a better choice without a doubt. Considering his budget is pretty limited, he won't get near 450w...even in the future.

that's the thing. For only a 5 dollar difference, it'll be ok. I'm just wondering which one is the better choice. The corsair 550VX is abnormally expensive, so its pretty much down to these two psus.

12-08-07, 12:25 PM	Thread Starter #1
White_Pawn Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Vancouver, Canada	corsair 450VX vs. Antec Trio Power 650 i'm not very good with powersupplies, i recommend based on what i've seen people argue about. However, i've never seen this dilema before, and i see them for roughly the same price. 5 dollars cheaper for the corsair 450VX. I think it is $60//$65. So in terms of quality, which one is better? The rig: e2180 giga P35-DS3L 2 x 1 OCZ platnium 4-4-4-12 pc6400 xfx 7900gs xt (tried to convince him to get the 3850 for $190, but the 7900gs was only $90) 160gig seagate 7200.10 cooler... i'm trying to convince him to get a better one, but otherwise it may be the arctic cooler 7? (i think) prolly a few 120mm fans. I've convinced him to overclock, so we are looking to try to get that cpu to atleast 2.8ghz, aiming for 3.2ghz. so. I'm pretty sure the corsair 450VX will run the rig, but he does have plans to upgrade this PC, so i was thinking the antec trio power 650 may be the better pick? Will eventually upgrade cpu to the Q9450 and eventually the videocard down the road. __________________ - - M a i n R i g - - E2140 @ 375 x 8 = 3ghz w/ 1.3375v ^Tuniq Tower 120^ Gigabyte P35-S3L powercolor HD4890 @ 850/975 OCZ System 1337s 2x1 5-5-5-15 2T @ 450mhz. 2TB 7200.12+ Seagate Silverstone Decathalon 650W Modular
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12-08-07, 01:46 PM	#2
superducky Team 32 Folding Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: North Georgia	I never had any problems having my Trio 650 running the rig in my sig. It has never given me any trouble and runs an 805 folding rig now. __________________ ZeDuckbox: Antec 900\|Core2 6320 @ 2.84 on Ultra 120 Extreme Abit QuadGT\|4x1GB Mushkin DDR2-800 5-5-5-15 x1950Pro 512\|Seasonic S12 600\|80GB RAID 0\|2x500GB 7200.10 ~5GHz Folding for Team 32!
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12-08-07, 04:46 PM	#3
ps2cho Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Socal, no hella here	The 450VX is a better choice without a doubt. Considering his budget is pretty limited, he won't get near 450w...even in the future. __________________ Q6600 @ 3.6GHz:.:GA-P35-DS3L:.:4GB DDR2 RAM:.:BFG GTX 260:.:Ultra 120 eXtreme:.:Corsair 520HX X2 3600+ @ 3.1GHz:.:GA-MA78GPM-DS2H:.:1GB DDR2 RAM:.:eVGA 7900GS 256MB:.:Corsair 400CX HTPC: X4 620 0.9v:.:DFI LP JR 790GX:.:2GB DDR2 RAM:.:Asus HD4550 512MB:.:Corsair 450VX:.:32" Vizio 1080p HDTV Laptop: Sony Vaio CW27FX:.:Intel Core i5 @ 2.4GHz:.:GT 330M 512MB:.:4GB DDR3 RAM:.:14" LED AMD CPU List:.:How to HLDS:.:Heatware "The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear."-Jiddu Krishnamurti
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12-08-07, 06:43 PM	#4
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