Help required choosing a PSU - Seasonic or Corsair

[cpugeek21]

A short background story first. My Seasonic PSU of 7 years recently just died on me, and I heard a mini explosion coming from my case. Caused my whole house to short-circuit, and basically it's just unusable.

 

But, my experience with it over the last 7 years has been pretty good overall (other than this incident), so I'm not sure if I should go back to Seasonic, or venture towards other brands.

 

If I do go back to Seasonic, I'm looking at either the focus plus gold or the prime ultra range (850w), both of which are in the A rank (2nd tier) in the updated list. Not sure if the additional 2 years warranty and higher efficiency rating is worth the extra money for the prime ultra though.

 

If not, I'm thinking of Corsair (maybe the hx series? Hopefully you guys can recommend a range that is along the same tier as the Seasonic ones I mentioned above).

 

I'm most likely only looking at either of these 2 brands because the pc building market isn't very big in my country so these are the 2 more readily available brands where I'm from.

 

Finally, it would be good if someone could guide me towards some of the terminologies I should look out for, such as voltage and rails and stuff. It's quite hard for me to find out more when I don't know what I don't know, and what a buyer should look out for vs what are just specs that don't matter to an average buyer. if possible, I would also like to know some benchmarks as to what PSU wattage I should go for according to components used (eg. Gtx 1060 -- 500w....) I'm not sure if 850w would be overkill since I was doing fine with 600+w the last time round, or I should just future proof my PSU, instead of having to upgrade it to a higher wattage in the future if needed.

 

Really hope someone can help out here. Thanks!

[Fasauceome]

It's not about brand it's about quality. Have you seen the PSU tier list yet?

[Lennart van de Merwe]

1 minute ago, cpugeek21 said:

A short background story first. My Seasonic PSU of 7 years recently just died on me, and I heard a mini explosion coming from my case. Caused my whole house to short-circuit, and basically it's just unusable.

 

But, my experience with it over the last 7 years has been pretty good overall (other than this incident), so I'm not sure if I should go back to Seasonic, or venture towards other brands.

 

If I do go back to Seasonic, I'm looking at either the focus plus gold or the prime ultra range (850w), both of which are in the A rank (2nd tier) in the updated list. Not sure if the additional 2 years warranty and higher efficiency rating is worth the extra money for the prime ultra though.

 

If not, I'm thinking of Corsair (maybe the hx series? Hopefully you guys can recommend a range that is along the same tier as the Seasonic ones I mentioned above).

 

I'm most likely only looking at either of these 2 brands because the pc building market isn't very big in my country so these are the 2 more readily available brands where I'm from.

 

Finally, it would be good if someone could guide me towards some of the terminologies I should look out for, such as voltage and rails and stuff. It's quite hard for me to find out more when I don't know what I don't know, and what a buyer should look out for vs what are just specs that don't matter to an average buyer. if possible, I would also like to know some benchmarks as to what PSU wattage I should go for according to components used (eg. Gtx 1060 -- 500w....) I'm not sure if 850w would be overkill since I was doing fine with 600+w the last time round, or I should just future proof my PSU, instead of having to upgrade it to a higher wattage in the future if needed.

 

Really hope someone can help out here. Thanks!

Now, I don't know a lot about PSUs, but I'd like to ask first: are you sure the rest of your PC is okay, because a failure like that can also short your Mobo or other parts. Might be smart to first take a look at that.

[Stormseeker9]

@cpugeek21

can you list some online webshops where u will be ordering so we can see what models are available to you?

[seon123]

6 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

It's not about brand it's about quality. Have you seen the PSU tier list yet?

I mean, they did reference it in the OP

[Fasauceome]

5 minutes ago, seon123 said:

I mean, they did reference it in the OP

Oops didn't catch that

 

In which case

 

[cpugeek21]

21 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

Oops didn't catch that

 

In which case

 

In that case, is the prime ultra the way to go? Or shld I go for Corsair PSUs instead?

[cpugeek21]

28 minutes ago, Stormseeker9 said:

@cpugeek21

can you list some online webshops where u will be ordering so we can see what models are available to you?

Hi, really appreciate it. I'm from Singapore and Lazada is pretty big in my country. If you could give me some recommendations from lazada.sg, that would be great!

[cpugeek21]

33 minutes ago, Lennart van de Merwe said:

Now, I don't know a lot about PSUs, but I'd like to ask first: are you sure the rest of your PC is okay, because a failure like that can also short your Mobo or other parts. Might be smart to first take a look at that.

Yup, I also have that concern as well. But I figured I'll start with something that has definitely spoiled first (PSU). When I install the new PSU in, I'll diagnose if the other components are still working and replace as necessary.

[Fasauceome]

27 minutes ago, cpugeek21 said:

In that case, is the prime ultra the way to go? Or shld I go for Corsair PSUs instead?

The prime lineup is certainly heavy duty, you wouldn't be disappointed with one of those units

[PSUGuru]

Looking around, I've compiled a short list of decent-solid PSUs from lazada.sg. I don't know what your budget it, so I'll just post a range.
https://www.lazada.sg/products/nzxt-e650-full-modular-650w-80-gold-psu-with-software-control-i308838496-s559208780.html?spm=a2o42.searchlistcategory.list.38.fee72f4eSsepyR&search=1

https://www.lazada.sg/products/cooler-master-mwe-gold-550-watt-fully-modular-compact-silent-fan-80-plus-gold-power-supply-i320816182-s633240284.html?spm=a2o42.searchlistcategory.list.66.fee72f4eSsepyR&search=1

https://www.lazada.sg/products/corsair-tx-m-series-tx550m-80-plus-gold-certified-semi-modular-power-supply-i214800565-s325622610.html?spm=a2o42.searchlistcategory.list.72.46af2f4e0LD4W1&search=1

https://www.lazada.sg/products/evga-supernova-650-g-80-plus-gold-650w-fully-modular-fdb-fan-10-year-warranty-includes-power-on-self-tester-power-supply-120-gp-0650-x3-i306730228-s549532108.html?spm=a2o42.searchlistcategory.list.34.60692f4eKNuN8V&search=1

https://www.lazada.sg/products/cooler-master-v1000-1000w-full-modular-80plus-gold-135mm-silent-fan-power-supply-rsa00-afbag1-5-years-warranty-i227015428-s346887112.html?spm=a2o42.searchlistcategory.list.54.60692f4eKNuN8V&search=1

https://www.lazada.sg/products/corsair-rmi-series-rm750i-80-plus-gold-certified-fully-modular-power-supply-i214795562-s325619388.html?spm=a2o42.searchlistcategory.list.56.60692f4eKNuN8V&search=1

 

https://www.lazada.sg/products/corsair-cs-cp-9020175-uk-psu-vengeance-650m-650-watt-80-silver-modular-power-supply-i346078283-s789954554.html?spm=a2o42.searchlistcategory.list.64.53c22fddRlpDpy&search=1

My personal pick from a budget standpoint here would be the Vengeance Silver (I am not familiar with the currency, so I don't actually know if this is a low price.)
The best one from that list is the Corsair RMi, which is more than you need. If you want a heavy duty high end PSU:
https://www.lazada.sg/products/corsair-hx-850-80-platinum-full-modular-power-supply-i327680630-s694390929.html?spm=a2o42.searchlistcategory.list.68.2a0b2fddpV9mMp&search=1 My personal pick is the Corsair HX, but you can't go wrong with the Seasonic Prime. I just prefer the HX more.

[cpugeek21]

8 hours ago, fasauceome said:

The prime lineup is certainly heavy duty, you wouldn't be disappointed with one of those units

Ok will keep a lookout for that, thanks!

[cpugeek21]

4 hours ago, PSUGuru said:

Looking around, I've compiled a short list of decent-solid PSUs from lazada.sg. I don't know what your budget it, so I'll just post a range.
https://www.lazada.sg/products/nzxt-e650-full-modular-650w-80-gold-psu-with-software-control-i308838496-s559208780.html?spm=a2o42.searchlistcategory.list.38.fee72f4eSsepyR&search=1

https://www.lazada.sg/products/cooler-master-mwe-gold-550-watt-fully-modular-compact-silent-fan-80-plus-gold-power-supply-i320816182-s633240284.html?spm=a2o42.searchlistcategory.list.66.fee72f4eSsepyR&search=1

https://www.lazada.sg/products/corsair-tx-m-series-tx550m-80-plus-gold-certified-semi-modular-power-supply-i214800565-s325622610.html?spm=a2o42.searchlistcategory.list.72.46af2f4e0LD4W1&search=1

https://www.lazada.sg/products/evga-supernova-650-g-80-plus-gold-650w-fully-modular-fdb-fan-10-year-warranty-includes-power-on-self-tester-power-supply-120-gp-0650-x3-i306730228-s549532108.html?spm=a2o42.searchlistcategory.list.34.60692f4eKNuN8V&search=1

https://www.lazada.sg/products/cooler-master-v1000-1000w-full-modular-80plus-gold-135mm-silent-fan-power-supply-rsa00-afbag1-5-years-warranty-i227015428-s346887112.html?spm=a2o42.searchlistcategory.list.54.60692f4eKNuN8V&search=1

https://www.lazada.sg/products/corsair-rmi-series-rm750i-80-plus-gold-certified-fully-modular-power-supply-i214795562-s325619388.html?spm=a2o42.searchlistcategory.list.56.60692f4eKNuN8V&search=1

 

https://www.lazada.sg/products/corsair-cs-cp-9020175-uk-psu-vengeance-650m-650-watt-80-silver-modular-power-supply-i346078283-s789954554.html?spm=a2o42.searchlistcategory.list.64.53c22fddRlpDpy&search=1

My personal pick from a budget standpoint here would be the Vengeance Silver (I am not familiar with the currency, so I don't actually know if this is a low price.)
The best one from that list is the Corsair RMi, which is more than you need. If you want a heavy duty high end PSU:
https://www.lazada.sg/products/corsair-hx-850-80-platinum-full-modular-power-supply-i327680630-s694390929.html?spm=a2o42.searchlistcategory.list.68.2a0b2fddpV9mMp&search=1 My personal pick is the Corsair HX, but you can't go wrong with the Seasonic Prime. I just prefer the HX more.

Hey, really appreciate all the effort taken in searching for this. I'll be sure to look through the recommendations one by one. Thanks!