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dahyippur
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Looking for fully modular, fairly quiet 550+ psu around $90. These 2 seem to be my best options. I've had too many psu with fans that give out or rattle over the years. Any reason to believe one is superior or will last longer?

 

 

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What is "GX-550"?  The Cougar GX 550?  The Cooler Master GX 550?

 

 

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The SeaSonic Focus 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (FOCUS-GX-550)

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26 minutes ago, dahyippur said:

The SeaSonic Focus 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (FOCUS-GX-550)

Gotta link?  I thought the Focus 550W were FX (SSR-550FX) and not "GX".  There's an SFX version of 550W that's called GX, but that's an SFX-L PSU.  Kind of comparing apples with bananas.  AATX vs. SFX-L.  What is it you actually need?

 

 

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10 minutes ago, jonnyGURU said:

Gotta link?  I thought the Focus 550W were FX (SSR-550FX) and not "GX".  There's an SFX version of 550W that's called GX, but that's an SFX-L PSU.  Kind of comparing apples with bananas.  AATX vs. SFX-L.  What is it you actually need?

It changed when Seasonic changed naming schemes. Now all of Seasonic's fully modular 80+ Gold power supplies are "GX"
 

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did anyone answer the question?  SeaSonic  GX-550 vs Corsair RM550x PSU?

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1 minute ago, robbiefowler said:

did anyone answer the question?  SeaSonic  GX-550 vs Corsair RM550x PSU?

Nobody knows about the GX-550 because nobody's reviewed one.

 

If we look at the "old" Focus 550W on Cybenetics, we can see that it got an "A" noise rating.  The RM550x got an A++ noise rating.

 

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The RMx is quieter, has better transient response performance, and has better fans. Newer Seasonic GX series is just FX with minor tweaks and OCP fixes.

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45 minutes ago, robbiefowler said:

there are over 10k reviews on amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Seasonic-GX-550-Full-Modular-Application-SSR-550FX/dp/B07WQYM74W

 

& a general overview -  https://linustechtips.com/topic/1124982-seasonic-focus-gx-an-overviewreview/

 

This is the unit he was referring to.  But the question was compared to the RM550x 

 

 

 

Not professional testing and tear downs.

 

Amazon and other of those so called opinions are not relevant. 

 

An overview is just that..

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5 minutes ago, Ankerson said:

 

 

Not professional testing and tear downs.

 

Amazon and other of those so called opinions are not relevant. 

 

An overview is just that..

yes but if 10k people on amazon have irrelevant opinions is there not 1 on this forum that has a relevant opinion ?   I dont get the idea - "Nobody knows about the GX-550"

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5 minutes ago, robbiefowler said:

yes but if 10k people on amazon have irrelevant opinions is there not 1 on this forum that has a relevant opinion ?   I dont get the idea - "Nobody knows about the GX-550"

As we said, there are no info about it. We only know that it works according to Amazon Reviews. Amazon reviews do not tell anything useful really.

 

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12 minutes ago, robbiefowler said:

yes but if 10k people on amazon have irrelevant opinions is there not 1 on this forum that has a relevant opinion ?   I dont get the idea - "Nobody knows about the GX-550"

 

All PSUs are suspect until the professional tear down/testing reviews are done.

 

 

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12 minutes ago, SavageNeo said:

As we said, there are no info about it. We only know that it works according to Amazon Reviews. Amazon reviews do not tell anything useful really.

 

We need proper tea rdowns, pics from the inside and reviews. Thats how we do our tier list. It is what it is

Actually, if you look at our spreadsheet, there is a Chinese review that tests the PSU in great details (like Aris).

 

https://www.fcpowerup.com/seasonic-focus-gx-850/

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