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Why I "hate" on the Corsair RM

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Why i like my RM PSU:

Flat cables that allows me to close the back panel,

Completely silent,

Good performance.

They are not bad PSUs so you don't hate because of that. You probably hate them because there are many people who recommend them.   You have the beats syndrome hahaha :)

And Fractal + Noctua syndrome. 

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And Fractal + Noctua syndrome. 

I agree with you on Noctua, but I think blanket recommendations of the Define R5 are not too unfounded for anyone looking for a case between $110-$150.

Unless they're looking to use a 240/280 AIO. Opening the moduvents creates way too many dust control problems...

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I agree with you on Noctua, but I think blanket recommendations of the Define R5 are not too unfounded for anyone looking for a case between $110-$150.

Unless they're looking to use a 240/280 AIO. Opening the moduvents creates way too many dust control problems...

Yeah, for that price, get an Enthoo Luxe or Pro for watercooling 

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Yeah, for that price, get an Enthoo Luxe or Pro for watercooling 

You guys need to understand that the Define R5 is one of the best silent cases and that's what it makes it good. The enthoo pro is way louder and bulkier than the Define R5, but the R5 still manages to have almost no compromises. 

If you don't care about sound, then it's fine. However if you've ever got a silent case and you hate noise, then you'll understand why the Define R5 deserves all the hype.  IMHO

Same thing goes for noctua too. 

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How much did they pay you?

(jk i agree)

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To be honnest, I should have got a CX version, but I wanted red coloring on my PSU so I chose an AX...  :ph34r:

Antec HCG is red

 

 

I agree with you on Noctua, but I think blanket recommendations of the Define R5 are not too unfounded for anyone looking for a case between $110-$150.

Unless they're looking to use a 240/280 AIO. Opening the moduvents creates way too many dust control problems...

Honestly there are legitimate reasons to get a Define R5, it's just that there were so many people who just bought into the pure hype of it.

"Rawr XD"

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To be honnest, I should have got a CX version, but I wanted red coloring on my PSU so I chose an AX...  :ph34r:

 

Well, between the RM750 and the CX750, I would still had gone for the RM. But yeah, AX760 is still a better option than both.

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Well, between the RM750 and the CX750, I would still had gone for the RM. But yeah, AX760 is still a better option than both.

 

Yeah and I know I will keep for 7 years at least!

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well I got my RM1000 for under $140, so even if the price/performance is not the best, for that price, I'd say its worth a name brand, 1000 watt gold rated psu. I'm happy with it nonetheless.

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Motherboard: Asus Maximus VII Hero

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i

Memory: 16GB Kingston HyperX Fury 1866 Mhz

GPU: Asus Strix RX 480

PSU: Corsair RM1000

Storage: 2x Western Digital 2TB Enterprise + 240GB Crucial M500 SSD

Case: Corsair Air 540

Additional: Cablemod C-Series black/red kit, SP120, AF140 and AF140 w/ red LED's all around

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CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO

Memory: 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws X 1866 Mhz

GPU: MSI R9 280 3G Twin Frozr

PSU: Seasonic M12II EVO 620W

Storage: Western Digital 1TB Enterprise + 240GB Partiot Torch SSD

Case: Fractal Design Define S

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Memory: 12GB Crucial ECC 1600 Mhz

Storage: Seagate 3TB Constellation 

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Storage: Seagate 3TB Constellation

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well I got my RM1000 for under $140, so even if the price/performance is not the best, for that price, I'd say its worth a name brand, 1000 watt gold rated psu. I'm happy with it nonetheless.

1kW to run two 7770s?

"Rawr XD"

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Woops, what did I just buy =X hahahhaha dang lol. Nvm at least on the bright side, the cables are fully modular and totally black!  :D

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Looks like I'm keeping my CX500M :)

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Looks like I'm keeping my CX500M :)

But the RM has better performance, but at the low end, the RM units arent that badly priced 

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1kW to run two 7770s?

those are place holders while I wait for the 300 series and decide between a 980/980Ti or an R9 380X/390X.

Even for those cards a 1000 watt psu is way overkill, I'm well aware, but I don't plan on upgrading for a long time.

Project Tomahawk:

Spoiler

CPU: Intel Core i7 4790k

Motherboard: Asus Maximus VII Hero

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i

Memory: 16GB Kingston HyperX Fury 1866 Mhz

GPU: Asus Strix RX 480

PSU: Corsair RM1000

Storage: 2x Western Digital 2TB Enterprise + 240GB Crucial M500 SSD

Case: Corsair Air 540

Additional: Cablemod C-Series black/red kit, SP120, AF140 and AF140 w/ red LED's all around

Project Frankenstein:

Spoiler

CPU: AMD FX 6100

Motherboard: MSI 970 SLI Krait Edition

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO

Memory: 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws X 1866 Mhz

GPU: MSI R9 280 3G Twin Frozr

PSU: Seasonic M12II EVO 620W

Storage: Western Digital 1TB Enterprise + 240GB Partiot Torch SSD

Case: Fractal Design Define S

Sheila (Server):

Spoiler

Dell R210:
CPU: Intel Xeon x3450

Memory: 12GB Crucial ECC 1600 Mhz

Storage: Seagate 3TB Constellation 

Marvin (Server)

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Dell R210ii

CPU: Intel Xeon E3 1230v2

Memory: 12GB Crucial ECC 1600Mhz

Storage: Seagate 3TB Constellation

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Yeah but I sometimes still get the usual Corsair fanboy trash like "why", "u wot m8", "proof pls", "corsair rm are good idk what ur saying", etc

coresare are good power supplys, espeshally the rm ceres. /s

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Have had both the RM and the SuperNova, the RM was better for me. Both performed like they should, powered my build, and was completely stable, but the RM didn't have an annoying fan, like the SuperNova. I got two SuperNovas RMA'd until I decided to go RM instead, for only about 7£ more (750W for both of them). I did fear it would cause some instabilities, but nothing so far, just a dead silent powersupply.

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RAM: HyperX Fury 1600MHZ CL10 2x4GB      Storage: Samsung 850 EVO(250GB) + WD Red(2TB)      PSU: Corsair RM750 (and no, it hasn't blown up!)

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