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give a beware for the TR2 series

Thats that. If you need to get in touch chances are you can find someone that knows me that can get in touch.

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Here im a silverstone expert, i can tell you about their PSU's

Strider gold evolution- great

Strider gold S- great

Strider plus- the silver ones are fine, the bronze ones are not great, but not terrible

Strider essential- wont blow up, but no.

Gemini- doesn't matter, not consumer grade

Nightjar- Amazing fanless PSU's

SFX- all good

Zeus- Great, top of the line

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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@STRMfrmXMN: What exactly is the difference between Corsair's RM-series and the new RMi-series?

One has a clusterfuck of OEMs and stuff gone wrong with it. RM is either made by Chicony or CWT, depending on the time you've bought yours and what wattage and model and all that. RMi is a super solid PSU though still carries a Corsair price tag.

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One has a clusterfuck of OEMs and stuff gone wrong with it. RM is either made by Chicony or CWT, depending on the time you've bought yours and what wattage and model and all that. RMi is a super solid PSU though still carries a Corsair price tag.

 

I see. Thanks!

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Here im a silverstone expert, i can tell you about their PSU's

Strider gold evolution- great

Strider gold S- great

Strider plus- the silver ones are fine, the bronze ones are not great, but not terrible

Strider essential- wont blow up, but no.

Gemini- doesn't matter, not consumer grade

Nightjar- Amazing fanless PSU's

SFX- all good

Zeus- Great, top of the line

Will add, thanks :)

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Will add, thanks :)

 

Yeah see I kinda have most Silverstone products memorized, when I'm bored I browse their website.

Deffiniton of Silverstone fan boy (that and my pic is a Silverstone fan)

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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Wait a minute @STRMfrmXMN... you're doing PSU's now too? I thought you were the mech. keyboard guy :P

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Wait a minute @STRMfrmXMN... you're doing PSU's now too? I thought you were the mech. keyboard guy :P

PSUs are a thing I do as well :P

Just getting a bit tired of everybody recommending a Corsair K70 RGB for every person on earth....

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PSUs are a thing I do as well :P

Just getting a bit tired of everybody recommending a Corsair K70 RGB for every person on earth....

Soon you're going to be doing all computer parts :D

 

... still waiting for the RGB Shine 5.....

 

edit: Sorry for derailment. Anyways, cool list. You should make a blacklist as well, so people know what they should stay away from. I know you did a few, but an entire list would be cool

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Soon you're going to be doing all computer parts :D

 

... still waiting for the RGB Shine 5.....

Probably won't be making a guide to audio or monitors anytime soon but thanks for the consideration :P

 

And Ducky, you must make RGB faster. You must. 

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edit: Sorry for derailment. Anyways, cool list. You should make a blacklist as well, so people know what they should stay away from. I know you did a few, but an entire list would be cool

The Blacklist one would be much, much longer. It's a huge time saver to just have people ask unfortunately. I'd have to do an explanation for every PSU that I would put on that list... 

It's a good idea but not for me. People are always welcome to ask :)

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The CX400 from Corsair is good because it's a Seasonic inside. And a good one at that.

I'm using a one for the last close to 6 years and only the fan failed on me (works, but loud and greasing it does not help, so I replaced it).

The newer CX are CWT and can pass for ~regular~ PC-s but only if v2 or newer (the ones with the 80+ certificate, better parts and quality).

 

Most XFX PSU-s have loud fans, even when not under heavy load. And most XFX PSU-s are Seasonic inside.

 

I have a new Fractal Design Edison M 550W unit waiting to be installed, will do it maybe tomorrow.

It should be great since if I understood it's a Seasonic platform with a few capacitors replaced (Japanese too, but from a different manufacturer), a lot like the Seasonic 550G BUT with a lot better FAN.

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You forgot to mention that every single XFX PSU is a seasonic OEM, so they be a amazing option.

I pointed out that XFX everything is good.

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The CX line has been so good to me. :( I guess I just have good luck... and I'm just one person.

 

A majority of people I have talked to have not had problems with the CX series.

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These are brand models - not OEM units (talking about the FSP stuff there). I haven't heard of the first 4 things you mentioned so it's probably good to leave them out :P

 

FSP is an OEM...

 

I forgot which brand they made stuff for... but I think it was EVGA...

 

The others are very anemic PSUs that I had the misfortune of using...

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A majority of people I have talked to have not had problems with the CX series.

The problems with CX series are less than evident most of the time. Ambient temp tolerance of 30C will often have it shutting itself off (I have seen this on the forum before) and it is not an overclocking PSU. Also has some issues with ripple which slowly kills HDDs.

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*sigh* fuck my VS650 and CX850M (and yes I've had both of them shut down even with a light load and low temps).

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FSP is an OEM...

 

I forgot which brand they made stuff for... but I think it was EVGA...

 

The others are very anemic PSUs that I had the misfortune of using...

FSP is an OEM, yes. I am not including OEM units themselves. Sorry, I'm tired and a bit nauseous and can't quite explain myself... 

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FSP is Fortron.

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  • Peripherals: LG 32GK650F - Dell P2319h - Logitech G Pro X Superlight with Tiger Ice - HyperX Alloy Origins Core (TKL) - EndGame Gear MPC890 - Genius HF 1250B - Akliam PD4 - Sennheiser HD 560s - Simgot EM6L - Truthear Zero - QKZ x HBB - 7Hz Salnotes Zero - Logitech C270 - Behringer PS400 - BM700  - Colormunki Smile - Speedlink Torid - Jysk Stenderup - LG 24x External DVD writer - Konig smart card reader
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  • TV and gadgets: TCL 50EP680 50" 4K LED + Sharp HT-SB100 75W RMS soundbar - Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.1" - OnePlus 9 256GB - Olymous Cameda C-160 - GameBoy Color 
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Been using an RM1000 for the last year and a half and everything seems to be okay, I have never had any issues with it at least. If I was buying now though I would 1000% go with either the RMi series or something from Super Flower.

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I believe they use that name in Europe, yes.

I was not trying to say that. They are not just OEM, they make and sell their own units. Just like Seasonic does.

They were Fortron, but they expanded (some other manufacturers, low end ones) joined their grupation and that's how the FSP group came to be.

There are FSP / Fortron PSU-s out there, at least in Europe but I think they're available in the USA and other markets too.

So, not just OEM like Channel Well Technologies (CWT).

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  • Main PC: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D - EK AIO 360 D-RGB - Arctic Cooling MX-4 - Asus Prime X570-P - 4x8GB DDR4 3200 HyperX Fury CL16 - Sapphire AMD Radeon 6950XT Nitro+ - 1TB Kingston Fury Renegade - 2TB Kingston Fury Renegade - 512GB ADATA SU800 - 960GB Kingston A400 - Seasonic PX-850 850W  - custom black ATX and EPS cables - Fractal Design Define R5 Blackout - Windows 11 x64 23H2 - 3 Arctic Cooling P14 PWM PST - 5 Arctic Cooling P12 PWM PST
  • Peripherals: LG 32GK650F - Dell P2319h - Logitech G Pro X Superlight with Tiger Ice - HyperX Alloy Origins Core (TKL) - EndGame Gear MPC890 - Genius HF 1250B - Akliam PD4 - Sennheiser HD 560s - Simgot EM6L - Truthear Zero - QKZ x HBB - 7Hz Salnotes Zero - Logitech C270 - Behringer PS400 - BM700  - Colormunki Smile - Speedlink Torid - Jysk Stenderup - LG 24x External DVD writer - Konig smart card reader
  • Laptop: Acer E5–575G-386R 15.6" 1080p (i3 6100U + 12GB DDR4 (4GB+8GB) + GeForce 940MX + 256GB nVME) Win 10 Pro x64 22H2 - Logitech G305 + AAA Lithium battery
  • Networking: Asus TUF Gaming AX6000 - Arcadyan ISP router - 35/5 Mbps vDSL
  • TV and gadgets: TCL 50EP680 50" 4K LED + Sharp HT-SB100 75W RMS soundbar - Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.1" - OnePlus 9 256GB - Olymous Cameda C-160 - GameBoy Color 
  • Streaming/Server/Storage PC: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - LC-Power LC-CC-120 - MSI B450 Tomahawk Max - 2x4GB ADATA 2666 DDR4 - 120GB Kingston V300 - Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB - Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB - 2x WD Green 2TB - Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon R9 380X - 550W EVGA G3 SuperNova - Chieftec Giga DF-01B - White Shark Spartan X keyboard - Roccat Kone Pure Military Desert strike - Logitech S-220 - Philips 226L
  • Livingroom PC (dad uses): AMD FX 8300 - Arctic Freezer 64 - Asus M5A97 R2.0 Evo - 2x4GB DDR3 1833 Kingston - MSI Radeon HD 7770 1GB OC - 120GB Adata SSD - 500W Fractal Design Essence - DVD-RW - Samsung SM 2253BW - Logitech G710+ - wireless vertical mouse - MS 2.0 speakers
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