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FSP Hydro PRO 700W or Corsair CV 650W or Thermaltake Smart BM2 650W?

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My budget is limited and the two most expensive power supplies that I could afford (which are sold in my country) are:

  • FSP Hydro PRO 700W [link]
  • Corsair CV 650W [link]

I know these are not good power supplies, but if you had to choose between the two, which would you choose?

 

If I see well, both are "Tier C" on PSU Tier List (but I'm not sure if "FSP Hydro PRO 700W" is this one under "low priority units" or the other one:

 

Tier C:

  • Above "low priority units": FSP / Fortron / Quanhan | Raider II - HEXA 85+ - Hydro GE / Pro - Hyper M85+
  • Under "low priority units": FSP / Fortron / Quanhan | Hydro GD / GSM Lite PRO / MX / K Pro / (M) Pro Bronze - HV Pro - MS 600W - SFX Pro

"FSP Hydro PRO 700W" that I want to buy doesn't have "Bronze" in name, but on their website it is mentioned that it is "80+ Bronze" (In fact, for all "Hydro PRO 500-800W" models it is mentioned that they are "80+ Bronze", but none of them have the word "Bronze" in their name, so I'm not sure if it's under "low priority units" or not).

 

FSP Hydro PRO 700W looks better to me:

  • 700W > 650W
  • It has protections: OCP/OVP/OPP/SCP (for Corsair CV 650W these are not mentioned at all)
  • It also has various features listed that are not even mentioned for Corsair CV 650W : "Efficiency ≥ 88% @ typical Load", "Active PFC ≥ 0.9" and so on...

On the other hand, there is no warranty mentioned anywhere for FSP Hydro PRO 700W, while for Corsair CV 650W there is + MTBF hours is also mentioned:

Corsair CV 650W:

  • MTBF hours: 100,000 hours
  • Warranty: 3 Year

Thanks!

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*Well there is literally no reviews for the FSP unikt, and we do not know anything. The manufacturer can claim all of those, but I owuld not believe them without a review.

 

Corsair CV 650w is douple forward, but DC-DC on minor rails, so its atleast somewhat decent, there is also reviews for it.  Out of these I owuld get the Corsair CV

QUOTE ME  FOR ANSWER.

 

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I just found another option (which fits my budget and is sold in my country): Thermaltake Smart BM2 650W [link].

Not sure if it's better than FSP Hydro PRO 700W, specs are very similar, both are "Tier C"...

 

OR: ADATA XPG Pylon 650W [link]

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You cant go wrong with Thermaltake Smart BM2, because as the name suggests it's a smart choice.

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