Corsair Stuff

[Mdgtman91]

Anyone else here just love Corsair products?

My rig has become a box of Corsair lol

[Whaler_99]

They do overall make/sell good quality products and they have such a range of products, that, ya, that happens a lot. :) Now, just need a Corsair CPU/Mobo/GPU and the takeover is complete...

[xAlphaStick]

if there is an option for corsair i will take it

[Mdgtman91]

lol what ever i cant get as Corsair I go with Asus

[bradscoolio]

They make good quality stuff but their brand is boring, so I prefer to buy more abstract cooler looking components :) it's fun to fix computers so I don't mind tinkering with it to get it to work.

I'll use corsair in other peoples builds to save them the hassle

[GamerDude]

I love Corsair, have a 650D chassis, 4 sticks of Dom Plat 2133mhz, H100, HX1050, HX620, 2x 120GB Force GT SSD's and a 120GB Force 3 SSD. But they are in 3 separate rigs.....considering a H60 for my 2nd rig...

[mvitkun]

I love Corsair, have a 650D chassis, 4 sticks of Dom Plat 2133mhz, H100, HX1050, HX620, 2x 120GB Force GT SSD's and a 120GB Force 3 SSD. But they are in 3 separate rigs.....considering a H60 for my 2nd rig...

I don't see the point of buying an h60 for $50-$60 when you can buy a cooler master evo for $30 and get the same if not better temps.

or go for a phanteks unit for better looks and performance.

[Tommy]

I have allot of Corsair. K60, M60, H100i, AX750, 600t, SP120 x2, I also have Corsair RAM in my laptop, and a Corsair Survivor Stealth 32GB. May get a Neutron SSD, but Samsung and Plextor are looking good right now too.

[That Norwegian Guy]

I love Corsair, have a 650D chassis, 4 sticks of Dom Plat 2133mhz, H100, HX1050, HX620, 2x 120GB Force GT SSD's and a 120GB Force 3 SSD. But they are in 3 separate rigs.....considering a H60 for my 2nd rig...

What mvitkun said. A good tower air cooler will blow the h60 out of the park any day.

[m0n5t3r]

Yep, Corsair all over.

Corsair Vengeance C70 - Cases may be smaller and cost more. BUT IT'S METAL AND MATT PAINT, NOT GLOSSY :D

Corsair Vengeance RAM

Corsair Vengeance 1300 Analog Headset

Corsair Vengeance K60

Corsair Vengeance M60

Corsair AX1200 Watt PSU

Corsair Air Series SP 120MM Fans

Corsair Vengeance MM200 Wide Gaming Mouse mat

Upcoming H100i along with AX760 Platinum

[That Norwegian Guy]

I think single-brand tunnel vision is uninformed and shortsighted. Corsair makes really crappy fans, for example. They're loud and poor at moving air and not particularly cheap. Their cases are the Toyota Prius of gaming cases as it's what 85% of 12-17 year olds will use. Their power supplies are also very cost effective, even if they aren't super awesome in anything but looks. (But usually fairly good) They have some hard to avoid products though, notably RAM. They're often very cheap. Though their entirely unnecessary RAM "heatsinks" are quite obnoxious, especially now that Mini-ITX are taking over in the enthusiast segment and low-profile is becoming the alpha and omega.

They do have a strong identity in their branding, and like many other widely diversified companies, their products range from utter crap to super awesome. Thus, buying nothing but corsair will net you with a poorer computer and that is a fact.

Though, I probably shouldn't throw rocks in glass houses, as I have a crush on BitFenix and buy everything by BitFenix whenever I can. However, in contrast to Corsair, BitFenix's non-core products are all godly. (Core being cases, which IMO are also top-tier) Like their Spectre fans, the only fans on the market I know of that has fairly high CFM while also having pretty good air pressure, making them the go-to fans for intakes that have to pull through 1-3 mesh layers.

But yeah, I didn't type all this out just to rag on corsair (even if it looks like it) but I'm just saying it can be dangerous to get this kind of tunnel vision. I mean, right now I would buy nothing but Samsung SSDs, but if they suddenly turn crap at making them I would look elsewhere. Keep your eyes open, is all.

[IdeaStormer]

I have always liked Corsair's products but for some odd reason have never clicked buy for any of it :?

[GamerDude]

I love Corsair, have a 650D chassis, 4 sticks of Dom Plat 2133mhz, H100, HX1050, HX620, 2x 120GB Force GT SSD's and a 120GB Force 3 SSD. But they are in 3 separate rigs.....considering a H60 for my 2nd rig...

Well, the thing is, the H60 would cost less than some higher end air coolers, like Noctua NH-C12P which is a few dollars more than the H60.....plus there's still the issue of access to my RAM. BTW, the RAM I have is G Skill RipJawsX 2133mhz, which is great for the FX8350. Still, I have spare RAM....like OCZ Reaper, RipJawsZ, MX ArmorX 2300 RAM which I could not use on the board due to their heatsinks.

BTW, forgot to mention that in addition to the Corsair parts listed above, I'd neglected to mention that I have Corsair SP Performance fans used in all three of my rigs.

[GamerDude]

I think single-brand tunnel vision is uninformed and shortsighted. Corsair makes really crappy fans, for example. They're loud and poor at moving air and not particularly cheap. Their cases are the Toyota Prius of gaming cases as it's what 85% of 12-17 year olds will use. Their power supplies are also very cost effective, even if they aren't super awesome in anything but looks. (But usually fairly good) They have some hard to avoid products though, notably RAM. They're often very cheap. Though their entirely unnecessary RAM "heatsinks" are quite obnoxious, especially now that Mini-ITX are taking over in the enthusiast segment and low-profile is becoming the alpha and omega.

They do have a strong identity in their branding, and like many other widely diversified companies, their products range from utter crap to super awesome. Thus, buying nothing but corsair will net you with a poorer computer and that is a fact.

Though, I probably shouldn't throw rocks in glass houses, as I have a crush on BitFenix and buy everything by BitFenix whenever I can. However, in contrast to Corsair, BitFenix's non-core products are all godly. (Core being cases, which IMO are also top-tier) Like their Spectre fans, the only fans on the market I know of that has fairly high CFM while also having pretty good air pressure, making them the go-to fans for intakes that have to pull through 1-3 mesh layers.

But yeah, I didn't type all this out just to rag on corsair (even if it looks like it) but I'm just saying it can be dangerous to get this kind of tunnel vision. I mean, right now I would buy nothing but Samsung SSDs, but if they suddenly turn crap at making them I would look elsewhere. Keep your eyes open, is all.

Is this based on your opinion, or is there are there professionally done tests to show that Corsair fans are 'really crappy'? I'm asking as I'd like to know one way or another.....I have a 650D, and the fans that comes with it are pretty quiet. I've replaced the stock rear exhaust fan with a Silverstone red LED fan, and even then, it's barely louder than the fans on the GTX670's which can be quite soft at idle.

[kenny]

I love Corsair, have a 650D chassis, 4 sticks of Dom Plat 2133mhz, H100, HX1050, HX620, 2x 120GB Force GT SSD's and a 120GB Force 3 SSD. But they are in 3 separate rigs.....considering a H60 for my 2nd rig...

Though large air coolers are often finicky to install and theres compatibility issues with ram

[kenny]

I think single-brand tunnel vision is uninformed and shortsighted. Corsair makes really crappy fans, for example. They're loud and poor at moving air and not particularly cheap. Their cases are the Toyota Prius of gaming cases as it's what 85% of 12-17 year olds will use. Their power supplies are also very cost effective, even if they aren't super awesome in anything but looks. (But usually fairly good) They have some hard to avoid products though, notably RAM. They're often very cheap. Though their entirely unnecessary RAM "heatsinks" are quite obnoxious, especially now that Mini-ITX are taking over in the enthusiast segment and low-profile is becoming the alpha and omega.

They do have a strong identity in their branding, and like many other widely diversified companies, their products range from utter crap to super awesome. Thus, buying nothing but corsair will net you with a poorer computer and that is a fact.

Though, I probably shouldn't throw rocks in glass houses, as I have a crush on BitFenix and buy everything by BitFenix whenever I can. However, in contrast to Corsair, BitFenix's non-core products are all godly. (Core being cases, which IMO are also top-tier) Like their Spectre fans, the only fans on the market I know of that has fairly high CFM while also having pretty good air pressure, making them the go-to fans for intakes that have to pull through 1-3 mesh layers.

But yeah, I didn't type all this out just to rag on corsair (even if it looks like it) but I'm just saying it can be dangerous to get this kind of tunnel vision. I mean, right now I would buy nothing but Samsung SSDs, but if they suddenly turn crap at making them I would look elsewhere. Keep your eyes open, is all.

I think a few of your points are stretching it though

Cases - People like the look of their cases and buy them, and there are a lot more flashy and worse looking cases available

PSU - Their models are reliable and perform well, of course there are other alternatives, but they're on par or the difference is negligible

Ram - They have their LP Vengenance models if you didnt want the heatsinks or you could simply remove them, and all other companies have high and low profile heatsinks so not sure what the argument here is

I agree that the Corsair AF and SP fans aren't the best noise/performance/price fans available and a lot of people are buying them for the looks/brand, but still you could do worse

So apart from the fans I dont see how filling your computer with Corsair parts will make it that much worse than having parts

[chingyg]

I feel like corsair products are the fail-safe route. I would definitely recommend their products to anyone first stepping into the world of PC building. But as for someone who likes to be unique such as myself, I normally seek out less popular-yet-strong competitor products. I use a LianLi K62 for my case, a brown cherry switch ducky keyboard, cm storm xornet mouse and sennheisers 380 PRO.

[fsx1997]

lol what ever i cant get as Corsair I go with Asus

What about cpu

[GTX590]

Corsair makes quality products for the dollar most of the time. Clearly their power supplies and cases may not be able to touch silverstone, but they cost FAR less. I think they offer pretty good price/performance products.

[That Norwegian Guy]

I think single-brand tunnel vision is uninformed and shortsighted. Corsair makes really crappy fans, for example. They're loud and poor at moving air and not particularly cheap. Their cases are the Toyota Prius of gaming cases as it's what 85% of 12-17 year olds will use. Their power supplies are also very cost effective, even if they aren't super awesome in anything but looks. (But usually fairly good) They have some hard to avoid products though, notably RAM. They're often very cheap. Though their entirely unnecessary RAM "heatsinks" are quite obnoxious, especially now that Mini-ITX are taking over in the enthusiast segment and low-profile is becoming the alpha and omega.

They do have a strong identity in their branding, and like many other widely diversified companies, their products range from utter crap to super awesome. Thus, buying nothing but corsair will net you with a poorer computer and that is a fact.

Though, I probably shouldn't throw rocks in glass houses, as I have a crush on BitFenix and buy everything by BitFenix whenever I can. However, in contrast to Corsair, BitFenix's non-core products are all godly. (Core being cases, which IMO are also top-tier) Like their Spectre fans, the only fans on the market I know of that has fairly high CFM while also having pretty good air pressure, making them the go-to fans for intakes that have to pull through 1-3 mesh layers.

But yeah, I didn't type all this out just to rag on corsair (even if it looks like it) but I'm just saying it can be dangerous to get this kind of tunnel vision. I mean, right now I would buy nothing but Samsung SSDs, but if they suddenly turn crap at making them I would look elsewhere. Keep your eyes open, is all.

The "argument" about the RAM heatsinks is that it's impossiblie to find low profile RAM over 2133mhz. They don't NEED heatsinks. However, I attribute this fault to stupid end users rather than the companies.

[joelthezombie15]

they have pretty much monopolized the market

[Hans Christian | Teri]

I think single-brand tunnel vision is uninformed and shortsighted. Corsair makes really crappy fans, for example. They're loud and poor at moving air and not particularly cheap. Their cases are the Toyota Prius of gaming cases as it's what 85% of 12-17 year olds will use. Their power supplies are also very cost effective, even if they aren't super awesome in anything but looks. (But usually fairly good) They have some hard to avoid products though, notably RAM. They're often very cheap. Though their entirely unnecessary RAM "heatsinks" are quite obnoxious, especially now that Mini-ITX are taking over in the enthusiast segment and low-profile is becoming the alpha and omega.

They do have a strong identity in their branding, and like many other widely diversified companies, their products range from utter crap to super awesome. Thus, buying nothing but corsair will net you with a poorer computer and that is a fact.

Though, I probably shouldn't throw rocks in glass houses, as I have a crush on BitFenix and buy everything by BitFenix whenever I can. However, in contrast to Corsair, BitFenix's non-core products are all godly. (Core being cases, which IMO are also top-tier) Like their Spectre fans, the only fans on the market I know of that has fairly high CFM while also having pretty good air pressure, making them the go-to fans for intakes that have to pull through 1-3 mesh layers.

But yeah, I didn't type all this out just to rag on corsair (even if it looks like it) but I'm just saying it can be dangerous to get this kind of tunnel vision. I mean, right now I would buy nothing but Samsung SSDs, but if they suddenly turn crap at making them I would look elsewhere. Keep your eyes open, is all.

Why do you need 2133 MHz RAM in a mini-ITX system? :S

[kenny]

I think single-brand tunnel vision is uninformed and shortsighted. Corsair makes really crappy fans, for example. They're loud and poor at moving air and not particularly cheap. Their cases are the Toyota Prius of gaming cases as it's what 85% of 12-17 year olds will use. Their power supplies are also very cost effective, even if they aren't super awesome in anything but looks. (But usually fairly good) They have some hard to avoid products though, notably RAM. They're often very cheap. Though their entirely unnecessary RAM "heatsinks" are quite obnoxious, especially now that Mini-ITX are taking over in the enthusiast segment and low-profile is becoming the alpha and omega.

They do have a strong identity in their branding, and like many other widely diversified companies, their products range from utter crap to super awesome. Thus, buying nothing but corsair will net you with a poorer computer and that is a fact.

Though, I probably shouldn't throw rocks in glass houses, as I have a crush on BitFenix and buy everything by BitFenix whenever I can. However, in contrast to Corsair, BitFenix's non-core products are all godly. (Core being cases, which IMO are also top-tier) Like their Spectre fans, the only fans on the market I know of that has fairly high CFM while also having pretty good air pressure, making them the go-to fans for intakes that have to pull through 1-3 mesh layers.

But yeah, I didn't type all this out just to rag on corsair (even if it looks like it) but I'm just saying it can be dangerous to get this kind of tunnel vision. I mean, right now I would buy nothing but Samsung SSDs, but if they suddenly turn crap at making them I would look elsewhere. Keep your eyes open, is all.

I took one look at an Australian store and found quite a few 2133 low profile kits made by GSkill and Kingston, Corsair have their Dominators which have removable fins essentially making them low profile

And again if its the companies fault, why are you only focusing on Corsair?

[Mdgtman91]

lol what ever i cant get as Corsair I go with Asus

obvious troll obvious sir

[CoffeeBlack]

I think single-brand tunnel vision is uninformed and shortsighted. Corsair makes really crappy fans, for example. They're loud and poor at moving air and not particularly cheap. Their cases are the Toyota Prius of gaming cases as it's what 85% of 12-17 year olds will use. Their power supplies are also very cost effective, even if they aren't super awesome in anything but looks. (But usually fairly good) They have some hard to avoid products though, notably RAM. They're often very cheap. Though their entirely unnecessary RAM "heatsinks" are quite obnoxious, especially now that Mini-ITX are taking over in the enthusiast segment and low-profile is becoming the alpha and omega.

They do have a strong identity in their branding, and like many other widely diversified companies, their products range from utter crap to super awesome. Thus, buying nothing but corsair will net you with a poorer computer and that is a fact.

Though, I probably shouldn't throw rocks in glass houses, as I have a crush on BitFenix and buy everything by BitFenix whenever I can. However, in contrast to Corsair, BitFenix's non-core products are all godly. (Core being cases, which IMO are also top-tier) Like their Spectre fans, the only fans on the market I know of that has fairly high CFM while also having pretty good air pressure, making them the go-to fans for intakes that have to pull through 1-3 mesh layers.

But yeah, I didn't type all this out just to rag on corsair (even if it looks like it) but I'm just saying it can be dangerous to get this kind of tunnel vision. I mean, right now I would buy nothing but Samsung SSDs, but if they suddenly turn crap at making them I would look elsewhere. Keep your eyes open, is all.

Their cases are not like a Prius. A Prius looks like shit. Anyone who buys a Prius based on looks would have to be blind their whole life and have the first thing they see be a Prius to think it looks good. Corsair cases look good in just about everyone's opinion.