So howcome loads of people say "Get Corsair they're made by seasonic" but hardly anyone gets Seasonic

[That Norwegian Guy]

Just like any other manufacturer in PC componentry, PSU manufacturers go through different quality bins for various parts. Any rebranded units from Seasonic are not A+ standard, so people are fooling themselves thinking they are getting Seasonic's main line standard for less money. They're not.

 

Corsair have a decent rep because they have a clean look, do a good job with aesthetics (especially cables) and you don't hear many horror stories.

 

In reality, they're not very different in quality from just about any decent name budget rebrand PSU.

 

PS: Only about a third of Corsair's PSUs come from Seasonic, the TX and HX series for example mostly come from Chicony, which are mostly shit.

[Samfisher]

Just like any other manufacturer in PC componentry, PSU manufacturers go through different quality bins for various parts. Any rebranded units from Seasonic are not A+ standard, so people are fooling themselves thinking they are getting Seasonic's main line standard for less money. They're not.

 

Corsair have a decent rep because they have a clean look, do a good job with aesthetics (especially cables) and you don't hear many horror stories.

 

In reality, they're not very different in quality from just about any decent name budget rebrand PSU.

 

PS: Only about a third of Corsair's PSUs come from Seasonic, the TX and HX series for example mostly come from Chicony, which are mostly shit.

 

Except the TX and HX series have been extremely highly reviewed.  OEMs make PSU as good as they are ordered to make them.  Corsair asks for cheap shit, they get cheap shit.  Corsair ask for good stuff, they get good stuff.

[That Norwegian Guy]

Except the TX and HX series have been extremely highly reviewed.  OEMs make PSU as good as they are ordered to make them.  Corsair asks for cheap shit, they get cheap shit.  Corsair ask for good stuff, they get good stuff.

 

The TX and HX series have both gone through several OEMs, a review from one generation of internals is meaningless to the other. Whether or not you have the garbage Chicony ones depends on what year you purchased it. (Should be 2011-12)

[GamerDude]

Bah, I buy both! I have a Seasonic X-1250 and a Corsair HX1050.....

[VulsaviiK]

The outputs on the PSUs are not standardized and up to the rebrander, so probably no.

 

I really wish they'd standardize PSU connectors, though, I guess there isn't really any reason to from a manufacturers point of view