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Which PSU should I go with?

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JoshOohAh

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I'm going to be waiting a couple weeks (for a price drop) and be picking up 2 6870s for my machine but I can't decide which power supply to go with. I've been reading a lot and I think I got the just of it down.

Thankfully I did this reading before I bought the graphics card otherwise I would have screwed up something using the 6-pin to molex adapters. I mean my power supply is alright for the current setup I have. However there is no way this thing can handle Crossfire

Anyways I was browsing the web trying to price it out and it seems to me that I am going to be spending around $150-200 Canadian.

Right now I am looking at:

Antec Truepower Quattro 850W
http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=24765&vpn=TPQ-850&manufacture=Antec&promoid=1264

Seasonic MD12D 850W *Sale says I save $110 which might be the final decision*
http://ncix.com/products/index.php?...manufacture=Seasonic Electronics&promoid=1264

Corsair HX850W
http://ncix.com/products/?sku=38650&vpn=CMPSU-850HX&manufacture=Corsair

(not sure if NCIX is the cheapest but they do have price match)

I'm almost certain that any of these will be able to handle my Crossfire configuration but which one would be better to me in the long run? Say 2-3 years down the road? Or does it come down to warranty?

OR

Should I be looking at something different? I'm not attached to any company in particular just open to anything really. As long as I know it will work well.

Appreciate the help
 
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Seasonic or Corsair should be fine, try in newegg I think there is more cheaper

Alright thanks! I think I'll get the Seasonic one its 80+ Silver and save $110 which saves me a crap ton of money.
 
Yeah, it's a great power supply. It's literally identical to the Superflower Golden Green series its based on, the only difference are the stickers. Probably the best value line of power supplies out there right now if you want 80+ Gold efficiency levels.

The NZXT Hale90 series is the same internally however the external details are altogether different. Very happy with my current PSU.
 
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