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Why spend more than 200 bucks?

XPG Core Reactor 850w https://www.e-katalog.ru/m1_compare.php?items_=1905719%2C767178%2C1521969%2C1134823%2C1229205%2C708783&huid_=5316ba62

 

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I am looking for a PSU rated 800W+ and these all are from LTT PSU Tier List and a couple others, ranked A or S and in about the same price

 

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Looking at Comparing chart I can't really see anything outstandingly different between them. So does that mean they perform equally and I can take a cheeper of those or there is a real gem amongst them?

 

Also if you are using one of those in your builds, please, share your experience, it would be very valid. Thank you!

Futureproof your builds and try not to fry anything

 

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7 minutes ago, Covelight said:

I am looking for a PSU rated 800W+ and these all are from LTT PSU Tier List and a couple others, ranked A or S and in order of accending prices

 

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Looking at Comparing chart I can't really see anything outstandingly different between them. So does that mean they perform equally and I can take a cheeper of those or there is a real gem amongst them?

 

Also if you are using one of those in your builds, please, share your experience, it would be very valid. Thank you!

Dark Power 11 is the most expensive right?

I think it would be better to have an exact price listed 😄

 

Only considering quality, get V Platinum or HX.

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1 minute ago, IIIIIIIIII said:

Dark Power 11 is the most expensive right?

They are all about 220$ US, 30$ give or take

Futureproof your builds and try not to fry anything

 

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8 minutes ago, Covelight said:

They are all about 220$ US, 30$ give or take

If you can get it close to the lowest price, get HX. If the HX is too expensive, get a V850 as the next best thing.

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I wouldn't hesitate to buy any of those but that doesn't mean they're all the same. You'd have to find reviews of each with teardowns to compare the spcifics of the internal components but they're all going to be using different components and likely put together in difference ways. 

 

I've never built with a Dark Power Pro, i'd be interested in one of those buuuut, I only build ITX now so if be quiet could please do a Dark Power SFX that would be great. 

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On 8/24/2021 at 10:34 PM, --SID-- said:

XPG Core Reactor 850w

Wow, that's quite a nice one, for 75% of the price it gives same perfomance and modularity. Thank you!

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I have a couple seasonic 850w like this i use in my mining rigs, haven't had a problem with them yet.

 

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/224577787002?epid=1003195324&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&hash=item3449e1147a%3Ag%3AokYAAOSwbahgUP46&amdata=enc%3AAQAGAAACkPYe5NmHp%2B2JMhMi7yxGiTJkPrKr5t53CooMSQt2orsSvtkx670Z0mbyfWqmxLFLYZqCu8du4%2BoplCbce7%2BwiH5tFxLiIHMd2e%2BndEjlEjig8ZGFTf4uo6pSJqLRhbDyyK8QOSIcNiWwP5%2F7ILYGVKlJ6QWpR66fiDdOnDgftbry8YpQl%2B1%2FVsiHghO9jp3bOBJJ%2FXD%2FXYkkqNgvR0quHr9QyYMHq%2BjpIvJyugQfsYAyR9yByrh4UkxenKPfP%2FKmUGOnsnu6bMlQpByDCazU9hG%2FDQ8A1V3hUAr6XL9DmE8jNGINd08uyDaIm0eOli43lWJuI%2B8t50ScDnec5oLgCDou1zEMkRbIi11mcQeakBcstBc9d4saH%2BWVwQe3dj3HLL52V%2F7DH5ZD6%2FGIBfpjZzrPlzQBL8LINEyoRpsWXw4Q5B1PpOXdal5s4vwYsM%2BZc5K3L6T%2Fbm1DdqGv9%2BQRqAQakIX3BclbzB5k3p6xljyrk%2B3ytTwVlscP%2B8J%2Frc%2BRqn1sTp0jHuaojaW5Ffv%2FgYZFqvbNy8MmWXnCvswwmygKWIAOYI10AyPB4zZ2Jcos7YPRfWCbF0oWCRoVhh7oNTLK%2FJMCLcTDFIDchn7kspdeZ71d3yqYAVUIHhD5gS7s1ChfXMkBWpmpccxO5T%2FjE6foXPjpfivuJbxcgTOZ8XfMIjsT7jDORQoVimFZDbAEaBnjBYhunHjnOJnMGxOCcwlsWtcDVKLOu20%2B8mXaYncrYNOJGpVIgGl39xQjVzeXbjw4pnYQQkoM7LyLkL6UpXe6WrSJgQBHAGXjTPqpikLKPLExlTif6ke7RYu8bOhjdnUUHzaxevkzCQXm3UXzeSUZ5YHtOhJrO8z6Y%2Fnfp55B|ampid%3APL_CLK|clp%3A2334524&LH_BIN=1

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7 hours ago, coreygibson said:

I have a couple seasonic 850w like this i use in my mining rigs, haven't had a problem with them yet.

 

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/224577787002?epid=1003195324&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&hash=item3449e1147a%3Ag%3AokYAAOSwbahgUP46&amdata=enc%3AAQAGAAACkPYe5NmHp%2B2JMhMi7yxGiTJkPrKr5t53CooMSQt2orsSvtkx670Z0mbyfWqmxLFLYZqCu8du4%2BoplCbce7%2BwiH5tFxLiIHMd2e%2BndEjlEjig8ZGFTf4uo6pSJqLRhbDyyK8QOSIcNiWwP5%2F7ILYGVKlJ6QWpR66fiDdOnDgftbry8YpQl%2B1%2FVsiHghO9jp3bOBJJ%2FXD%2FXYkkqNgvR0quHr9QyYMHq%2BjpIvJyugQfsYAyR9yByrh4UkxenKPfP%2FKmUGOnsnu6bMlQpByDCazU9hG%2FDQ8A1V3hUAr6XL9DmE8jNGINd08uyDaIm0eOli43lWJuI%2B8t50ScDnec5oLgCDou1zEMkRbIi11mcQeakBcstBc9d4saH%2BWVwQe3dj3HLL52V%2F7DH5ZD6%2FGIBfpjZzrPlzQBL8LINEyoRpsWXw4Q5B1PpOXdal5s4vwYsM%2BZc5K3L6T%2Fbm1DdqGv9%2BQRqAQakIX3BclbzB5k3p6xljyrk%2B3ytTwVlscP%2B8J%2Frc%2BRqn1sTp0jHuaojaW5Ffv%2FgYZFqvbNy8MmWXnCvswwmygKWIAOYI10AyPB4zZ2Jcos7YPRfWCbF0oWCRoVhh7oNTLK%2FJMCLcTDFIDchn7kspdeZ71d3yqYAVUIHhD5gS7s1ChfXMkBWpmpccxO5T%2FjE6foXPjpfivuJbxcgTOZ8XfMIjsT7jDORQoVimFZDbAEaBnjBYhunHjnOJnMGxOCcwlsWtcDVKLOu20%2B8mXaYncrYNOJGpVIgGl39xQjVzeXbjw4pnYQQkoM7LyLkL6UpXe6WrSJgQBHAGXjTPqpikLKPLExlTif6ke7RYu8bOhjdnUUHzaxevkzCQXm3UXzeSUZ5YHtOhJrO8z6Y%2Fnfp55B|ampid%3APL_CLK|clp%3A2334524&LH_BIN=1

Seasonic X-850 is at least 6 years old. Avoid it!

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1 hour ago, --SID-- said:

Seasonic X-850 is at least 6 years old. Avoid it!

Why?

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1 hour ago, coreygibson said:

Why?

its old. has not been manufactured for years. 

QUOTE ME  FOR ANSWER.

 

Main PC:

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|Ryzen 7 3700x, OC to 4.2ghz @1.3V, 67C, or 4.4ghz @1.456V, 87C || Asus strix 5700 XT, +50 core, +50 memory, +50 power (not a great overclocker) || Asus Strix b550-A || G.skill trident Z Neo rgb 32gb 3600mhz cl16-19-19-19-39, oc to 3733mhz with the same timings || Cooler Master ml360 RGB AIO || Phanteks P500A Digital || Thermaltake ToughPower grand RGB750w 80+gold || Samsung 850 250gb and Adata SX 6000 Lite 500gb || Toshiba 5400rpm 1tb || Asus Rog Theta 7.1 || Asus Rog claymore || Asus Gladius 2 origin gaming mouse || Monitor 1 Asus 1080p 144hz || Monitor 2 AOC 1080p 75hz || 

Test Rig.

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| Ryzen 5 3400G || Gigabyte b450 S2H || Hyper X fury 2x4gb 2666mhz cl 16 ||Stock cooler || Antec NX100 || Silverstone essential 400w || Transgend SSD 220s 480gb ||

Just Sold

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| i3 9100F || Msi Gaming X gtx 1050 TI || MSI Z390 A-Pro || Kingston 1x16gb 2400mhz cl17 || Stock cooler || Kolink Horizon RGB || Corsair CV 550w || Pny CS900 120gb ||

 

Tier lists for building a PC.

 

Motherboard tier list. Tier A for overclocking 5950x. Tier B for overclocking 5900x, Tier C for overclocking 5800X. Tier D for overclocking 5600X. Tier F for 4/6 core Cpus at stock. Tier E avoid.

(Also case airflow matter or if you are using Downcraft air cooler)

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Gpu tier list. Rtx 3000 and RX 6000 not included since not so many reviews. Tier S for Water cooling. Tier A and B for overcloking. Tier C stock and Tier D avoid.

( You can overclock Tier C just fine, but it can get very loud, that is why it is not recommended for overclocking, same with tier D)

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Psu tier List. Tier A for Rtx 3000, Vega and RX 6000. Tier B For anything else. Tier C cheap/IGPU. Tier D and E avoid.

(RTX 3000/ RX 6000 Might run just fine with higher wattage tier B unit, Rtx 3070 runs fine with tier B units)

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Cpu cooler tier list. Tier 1&2 for power hungry Cpus with Overclock. Tier 3&4 for overclocking Ryzen 3,5,7 or lower power Intel Cpus. Tier 5 for overclocking low end Cpus or 4/6 core Ryzen. Tier 6&7 for stock. Tier 8&9 Ryzen stock cooler performance. Do not waste your money!

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Storage tier List. Tier A for Moving files/  OS. Tier B for OS/Games. Tier C for games. Tier D budget Pcs. Tier E if on sale not the worst but not good.

(With a grain of salt, I use tier C for OS myself)

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Case Tier List. Work In Progress. Most Phanteks airflow series cases already done!

Ask me anything :)

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2 hours ago, coreygibson said:

Why?

Because 90 bucks is way to expensive for such old PSU that's out of warranty. And it's not that good. I've seen issues with the latest GPUs.

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