Need help with PSU

[TwilightLink]

Hi new guy here, recently i was searching for a new psu for my pc and i saw a Seasonic Core GM that caught my eye.

I know nothing about Seasonic (Until some time ago, i was just buying any psu that seamed good enough and cheap without researching) and i found no review for it, does anyone here have some experience with it?

Thank you very much!

[Daniel Z.]

Seasonics are all decent-great.

[piratemonkey]

4 minutes ago, TwilightLink said:

Hi new guy here, recently i was searching for a new psu for my pc and i saw a Seasonic Core GM that caught my eye.

I know nothing about Seasonic (Until some time ago, i was just buying any psu that seamed good enough and cheap without researching) and i found no review for it, does anyone here have some experience with it?

Thank you very much!

ive never had a seasonic, but theyre apparently really good

[seon123]

Seems to likely be a lower end Focus. I would suggest looking at other options, as Seasonic outsources a bunch, cheaps out on the fan and protections, even on their highest end PSUs.

[TwilightLink]

Thanks for all the answers!

17 minutes ago, Daniel Z. said:

Seasonics are all decent-great.

 

14 minutes ago, piratemonkey said:

ive never had a seasonic, but theyre apparently really good

 

Yeah, almost everyone says that for Seasonic on the internet, but almost no one talks about this particular model (Core GM)

6 minutes ago, seon123 said:

Seems to likely be a lower end Focus. I would suggest looking at other options, as Seasonic outsources a bunch, cheaps out on the fan and protections, even on their highest end PSUs.

I don't have many options here (not from the US) so my options are very limited, the other brand is Thermaltake

[piratemonkey]

1 minute ago, TwilightLink said:

I don't have many options here (not from the US) so my options are very limited, the other brand is Thermaltake

i would not recommend you go with thermaltake. i've never heard of a good thing from them. if you can only go with two go with seasonic. if nothing else and it breaks, you got warranty for years. if you can, i would go for a corsair or evga. both are quality. i have the evga gold 750w something or other, and its nice

[TwilightLink]

3 minutes ago, piratemonkey said:

i would not recommend you go with thermaltake. i've never heard of a good thing from them. if you can only go with two go with seasonic. if nothing else and it breaks, you got warranty for years. if you can, i would go for a corsair or evga. both are quality. i have the evga gold 750w something or other, and its nice

The only EVGA it's the N1 400W model that people seem to not like at all (and i don't know if 400W is enough to support my system), so i guess i'll go with the seasonic one.

[seon123]

26 minutes ago, TwilightLink said:

I don't have many options here (not from the US) so my options are very limited, the other brand is Thermaltake

Well, where are you buying from?

[TwilightLink]

7 minutes ago, seon123 said:

Well, where are you buying from?

A store in my country, there aren't many that sell non generic psu.

The psu in my price range are the evga N1 that i mentioned above, a seasonic S12III (read bad things about that one) and the Seasonic Core GM, the thermaltake ones are more expensive and are 700W+ which i don't think i need.

[MrBrightSyde]

The Core GM is Tier B+ on the PSU list so I would go with that.

[TwilightLink]

24 minutes ago, MrBrightSyde said:

The Core GM is Tier B+ on the PSU list so I would go with that.

I saw that list, but i didn't saw the Core GM, is it the Core Gold?

 

Another reason to buy the GM then.

[Juular]

19 minutes ago, TwilightLink said:

I saw that list, but i didn't saw the Core GM, is it the Core Gold?

Yes. Its in temporary position there if you noticed (italics) because the info on it's performance is limited but depending on the price it could be decent choice, certainly better than EVGA N1.

[TwilightLink]

19 minutes ago, Juular said:

Yes. Its in temporary position there if you noticed (italics) because the info on it's performance is limited but depending on the price it could be decent choice, certainly better than EVGA N1.

Yeah, i couldn't find much info online, i'm probably going to get it then, seeing that my current psu is tier E in that list,

[MrBrightSyde]

23 minutes ago, Juular said:

Yes. Its in temporary position there if you noticed (italics) because the info on it's performance is limited but depending on the price it could be decent choice, certainly better than EVGA N1.

Really? I don't see any italics on the Core Gold.

In any case, it's better than OP's current PSU apparently since his current is Tier E

[Juular]

Just now, MrBrightSyde said:

Really? I don't see any italics on the Core Gold.

Uh ... that's a matter for next revision changes then lol.

[TwilightLink]

9 minutes ago, MrBrightSyde said:

In any case, it's better than OP's current PSU apparently since his current is Tier E

I was very surprised by that, i've been using it since like 5 years.

 

But anyway, thanks all for the answers, i'm buying the Core GM as soon as i can.