Corsair RM850i or HX850? (or other)

[Nemoos]

Hi,

 

So i'm buying the PSU for my pc.

 

I found a Corsair RM850i and a HX850 at roughly the same price (170€).

 

The RM has iCue and is Gold and the HX has no iCue but is Platinum. Is iCue worth it or relevant?, or should I go just for the better efficiency/quality? 

Or should I just go for a Seasonic Focus PX or a Prime GX (about 30€more), or other.

 

So my question is what should I buy?

Thank you in advance.

[Mateyyy]

I reckon the digital monitoring and control of the RMi would be a lot more useful than the marginal improvement in efficiency of the HX.

 

I'd get the RMi. The Seasonic offerings definitely aren't worth the extra cost.

What components will you be powering?

[Eighjan]

On 1/16/2021 at 6:21 PM, Nemoos said:

Hi,

 

So i'm buying the PSU for my pc.

 

I found a Corsair RM850i and a HX850 at roughly the same price (170€).

 

The RM has iCue and is Gold and the HX has no iCue but is Platinum. Is iCue worth it or relevant?, or should I go just for the better efficiency/quality? 

Or should I just go for a Seasonic Focus PX or a Prime GX (about 30€more), or other.

 

So my question is what should I buy?

Thank you in advance.

iCue is just RGB/lighting - if that aspect of the PSU is going to be hidden or is of no interest to you, then 'there's your answer'.

[Eighjan]

9 minutes ago, Mateyyy said:

What components will you be powering?

That'll determine if an 850w unit is overklill or not... if you can save a buck with less power, that may help esp. as PSU's are among the unicorns of PC components in some parts of the world.

[seon123]

19 minutes ago, Eighjan said:

iCue is just RGB/lighting - if that aspect of the PSU is going to be hidden or is of no interest to you, then 'there's your answer'.

Uh... Icue allows you to change the fan curve, disable multi rail OCP, and monitor the power consumption, efficiency and voltages. If you have absolutely no idea about what you're talking about, please have the decency to not spew absolute BS

28 minutes ago, Nemoos said:

The RM has iCue and is Gold and the HX has no iCue but is Platinum. Is iCue worth it or relevant?, or should I go just for the better efficiency/quality? 

Or should I just go for a Seasonic Focus PX or a Prime GX (about 30€more), or other.

 

So my question is what should I buy?

Well, definitely not the Focus or Prime, that's for sure. They lack multi rail OCP, are louder, use an absolute garbage fan, and may have more issues with soldering quality. Not worth paying more for that (imo).

The HX has 16 SATA connectors instead of 10 on the RMi, which is the only real benefit that I can see. The RMi has software monitoring, allows you to change the fan curve, and (according to Cybenetics' testing) has a marginally lower fan speed at the same loads, so it should be marginally quieter.

 

If you are not intending to get a 3090 and/or HEDT, then you might be better off getting a less expensive and lower wattage PSU.

Edited January 16, 2021 by seon123
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[Nemoos]

38 minutes ago, Mateyyy said:

I reckon the digital monitoring and control of the RMi would be a lot more useful than the marginal improvement in efficiency of the HX.

 

I'd get the RMi. The Seasonic offerings definitely aren't worth the extra cost.

What components will you be powering?

I will be powering a 5900X and a RTX3080 (and the NH-D15, about 4 case fans and m.2), I know it might be a little bit overkill but I was looking for something future proof.

[gal-m]

6 minutes ago, Nemoos said:

I know it might be a little bit overkill

It's not overkill. 850W is perfectly fine. You'll have some headroom + your PSU is going to run cooler and quieter. 

[Ankerson]

43 minutes ago, Nemoos said:

I will be powering a 5900X and a RTX3080 (and the NH-D15, about 4 case fans and m.2), I know it might be a little bit overkill but I was looking for something future proof.

 

An 850W PSU is not overkill.

 

There is no such thing as overkill, that word is vastly over used and misused these days. 

 

Even a 1000W PSU for your system is not even close to out of bounds.

 

 

[Eighjan]

4 hours ago, seon123 said:

Uh... Icue allows you to change the fan curve, disable multi rail OCP, and monitor the power consumption, efficiency and voltages. If you have absolutely no idea about what you're talking about, please have the decency to not spew absolute BS

11/10 for sanctimony - NEVER assume that anyone who has bought into iCue has bought into it 100%; my keyboard & mouse are all that THIS user can see any iCue customisation for.  Until such time as a total functionality version if iCue gets installed with any single item that has iCue functionality, desist in thinking you are God tier of knowledge when it comes to such customisation.

HOWEVER; thank you for reminding me that Corsair fans & AIO's use iCue, too.  If I see that you cannot resist replying to this I'll know you're a slave to your ego when it comes to Forum posting.

[Spotty]

5 hours ago, Eighjan said:

iCue is just RGB/lighting - if that aspect of the PSU is going to be hidden or is of no interest to you, then 'there's your answer'.

There is no RGB lighting on the RMi power supply. 

 

iCue replaces the previous Corsair Link functionality and provides monitoring of the power supply including power usage efficiency, voltages, temperatures, and fan speed. 

From the RMi product page:

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Corsair iCUE makes it easy to monitor power supply performance, toggle single rail or multi rail mode, and control fan speed directly from your desktop.

 

5 hours ago, Nemoos said:

The RM has iCue and is Gold and the HX has no iCue but is Platinum. Is iCue worth it or relevant?, or should I go just for the better efficiency/quality? 

See above for what iCue with the RMi offers and if it's something that interests you. You don't need to install iCue or the link cable to use the RMi either, it'll still work perfectly fine as a normal power supply would. Though if you don't plan using it you may be better off with the HX, or if you want to save a few bucks the RMx.

[Ankerson]

7 hours ago, Eighjan said:

iCue is just RGB/lighting - if that aspect of the PSU is going to be hidden or is of no interest to you, then 'there's your answer'.

 

Yeah, it's only RGB Lighting. 

 

 

 

[Eighjan]

19 hours ago, Ankerson said:

Yeah, it's only RGB Lighting. 

That would require me to have a Corsair power supply to know... rather than just a k/b & mouse.

If you'd bothered to read my post above you would already know this, but since being a 100% know-it-all seems to now be required to answer posts here I'll leave all the expert stuff to members like you from now on.

 

HF...

 

EDIT:

Can any of the mod's clean this thread up to remove my comments & the snarky replies they elicited, please...?

[Ankerson]

33 minutes ago, Eighjan said:

That would require me to have a Corsair power supply to know... rather than just a k/b & mouse.

 

Nope, just takes some basic knowledge and maybe reading or watching some PSU reviews now and then. 

[Eighjan]

8 minutes ago, Ankerson said:

 

Nope, just takes some basic knowledge and maybe reading or watching some PSU reviews now and then. 

Unicorn vomit isn't something I really care about/need on my PC, so it's either avoided, switched off or minimised...

To be honest, if the Nightsword didn't have RGB, I'd be happier - The K70 lighting helps me see what I'm typing if the light is low.

 

I buy a PSU for it's functionality... it makes the PC work - end of.

[Ankerson]

3 minutes ago, Eighjan said:

Unicorn vomit isn't something I really care about/need on my PC, so it's either avoided, switched off or minimised...

To be honest, if the Nightswrod didn't have RGB, I'd be happier - The K70 lighting helps me see what I'm typing if the light is low.

 

I have a few Corsair KB's, I normally turn off the RGB personally.

 

My main KB is the Steel Series APEX Pro.

[Nemoos]

Hi everyone,

 

so I decided to buy the RM850i.

I think the iCue functionality will be more useful for me instead of 1or 2% efficiency and Sata connector.

 

Thank you all for you help and opinions!

Best regards from Portugal!

 

(If a mod reads this, I think you can close the post)