Chances of getting a dead PSU.

[Assassin]

I'm going in for a new build and i should have everything by August 15. The psu I want is AX860i and right now it's on a good discount. Should I buy it right now? What are the chances of getting a dead one? Will I be able to return it to corsair if it is dead on arrival?

[SSOB]

Zero it won't be dead the AX860i is one of the best psu's on the market right now . If it's dead ( which it isn't ) just send it to corsair they will take care of it.

[sonarctica]

I've heard good things about Corsair customer service. They usually give 7 year warranties on their PSU's as well.

[delet my acc pls]

I've heard good things about Corsair customer service. They usually give 7 year warranties on their PSU's as well.

Yeah because they do not give 7 year warranties on stuff that will break right out of the box

[sabot]

Corsair is really good. A lot of their stuff comes with life time warranties. It is definitely worth getting. I got the 760i for 50% off and I still have not done the build with it!

[Samdb]

Corsair is excellent, I don't doubt their customer service at all.

[LegendKillerRG]

As long as your house isn't above 100* then your good for a decade, If I were you, i'd go for a PSU(not cheap ones either) that has 5Years+ warranty and also is that PSU really necessary? nowadays with a single GPU it's like 500w top...

[Deleon.David]

very very (think of me typing very 1001283410297341209781 times) little

[craig92]

do u ask this when buying food at the super market ? i dont think any company would reject a refund if it was dead from the box

[mgsstar]

The chances that you will get one will be very minimal and you could return it if it is DOA. With its seven year warranty and unlimited access to customer service and technical support you should be fine.

[fishymamba]

My K90 was defective twice right out of the box. Sent it back to Corsair and they gave me a K95 instead! Their customer service is awesome, they respond very quickly. 

[Forza-x73]

Corsair is really nice at PSU's, don't worry. They DO make quality products

[Fetzie]

Corsair is really nice at PSU's, don't worry. They DO make quality products

* Seasonic and Flextronic make the quality products, Corsair adds another 2 years to the warranty and puts a nicer sticker on the case

 

Well, OK, they might change a couple of things, but their OEM suppliers do most, if not all, of the heavy lifting.

[MegaDave91]

Buy from a reputable manufacture and your chances will be very low.There's still a chance you can get one that's DOA though, as that's the nature of it; there's gonna be lemons that slip past.

I shouldn't even say there's lemons that slip past (although that's a possibility too), but it could become damaged on the way to the retailer or on the way to you.

[Forza-x73]

* Seasonic and Flextronic make the quality products, Corsair adds another 2 years to the warranty and puts a nicer sticker on the case

 

Well, OK, they might change a couple of things, but their OEM suppliers do most, if not all, of the heavy lifting.

True, my corsair TX750 is a rebranded XFX750 pro

[MegaDave91]

True, my corsair TX750 is a rebranded XFX750 pro

So it's rebranded from a PSU that's rebranded from Seasonic.

[Forza-x73]

So it's rebranded from a PSU that's rebranded from Seasonic.

Pretty much, I guess

[KneesWeak]

I'm going in for a new build and i should have everything by August 15. The psu I want is AX860i and right now it's on a good discount. Should I buy it right now? What are the chances of getting a dead one? Will I be able to return it to corsair if it is dead on arrival?

slim. More than half the time people claim an item is DOA its user error or they just dont know how to flip a switch honestly. Corsair is pretty reliable with things working on arrival and lasting, the real only likely reason that you would get a doa psu is if someone played soccer with it during shipping. Dont worry about DOA's. The most important thing is that you know what youre doing.  Take reviews lightly, stupid people dump money on a part they don't know how to use correctly or they abuse the review system for whatever reason and make customers reluctant to buy it. For example look at this 7850 on newegg. 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125419

http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-mini-Displayport-PCI-Express-Graphic-GV-R785OC-2GD/dp/B007PJTNYS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1374377781&sr=8-1&keywords=gigabyte+7850

quite possibly someone with a negative experience on newegg leaving multiple reviews (because you can do that on newegg without proof of purchase)

take reviews lightly and dont worry.

 

 

[KneesWeak]

True, my corsair TX750 is a rebranded XFX750 pro

no cuz xfx doesnt make their own psu's 

[Ignite]

I bought a HX850 about two months ago, it died, I RMA'd it. Then when I received it, it was DoA. Guess it's all about luck.

[xByakko]

well my personal experience with corsair is rather poor since the 1st psu i bought myself is hx650 and it was doa, since i couldnt afford to wait, i swapped it out with a seasonic. bit sad, but its a luck of a draw thing, so we dont really know.

[Trimak]

Bought an XFX PRO 1250W and it was DOA.

 

Sent it back and they sent me another one, was also DOA... Not even sure I want a third one... Half-tempted to do it, just to test the probability.

 

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