1000W PSU decision

[SirBilliam]

So I am trying to decide on which brand of power supply to go with for my next build. I will be running similar specs to my current build except that I will be replacing the GPUs with 2 980 Ti's in SLI, and I will running a full custom loop to cool them. I recently did a power supply calculator and found that my system power draw will be somewhere around 825W. So I have decided to pick from a Corsair HX1000i, an RM1000i, or an EVGA 1000GQ. If y'all have any preferences on which one I should get, please let me know why. Thanks. 

[Marinatall_Ironside]

I'll tag @STRMfrmXMN as well as recommend Seasonic power supplies. They're extremely reliable and are high quality, even for their lower-end units.

 

I am also going to swap out my AX1200i with the Seasonic Platinum 1200 and give the AX1200i to my brother for his system.

 

If you're looking for a specific unit, then I'll recommend the Seasonic X-Series 1050 and the Platinum 1050. The former is 80 Plus Gold and the latter is, well, 80 Plus Platinum. And also they're price pretty competitively to the other well-known brands like EVGA and Corsair.

Edited February 14, 2016 by JurunceNK
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[PlayStation 2]

RM1000 < GQ 1000 < HX1000i

 

The RM is pretty dated now, so don't expect it to be the best.

The EVGA GQ series should be relegated to more budget rigs even if the GQ 1000 is still a pretty good unit.

The HX1000i is an extremely good unit, that comes in with a usually steep price tag.

[Dabasepc]

My EVGA 1000 watts platinum has 10 years warranty. lol

 

model: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 P2

[Marinatall_Ironside]

18 minutes ago, JurunceNK said:

I'll tag @STRMfrmXMN as well as recommend Seasonic power supplies. They're extremely reliable and are high quality, even for their lower-end units.

 

I am also going to swap out my AX1200i with the Seasonic Platinum 1200 and give the AX1200i to my brother for his system. I knew I should have gone with the Seasonic Platinum 1200 since right now it's $229.99 USD on Newegg and with taxes, $253.22 USD. But hey, at the end of the day, my brother will get a free AX1200i 

 

If you're looking for a specific unit, then I'll recommend the Seasonic X-Series 1050 and the Platinum 1050. The former is 80 Plus Gold and the latter is, well, 80 Plus Platinum. And also they're price pretty competitively to the other well-known brands like EVGA and Corsair.

 

EDIT: Well damn I didn't know I edited my own quote here. Still getting used to the new system here 

Edited February 14, 2016 by JurunceNK
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[STRMfrmXMN]

1 hour ago, SirBilliam said:

So I am trying to decide on which brand of power supply to go with for my next build. I will be running similar specs to my current build except that I will be replacing the GPUs with 2 980 Ti's in SLI, and I will running a full custom loop to cool them. I recently did a power supply calculator and found that my system power draw will be somewhere around 825W. So I have decided to pick from a Corsair HX1000i, an RM1000, or an EVGA 1000GQ. If y'all have any preferences on which one I should get, please let me know why. Thanks. 

The GQ and HXi are both good so you should get the cheapest.

[SirBilliam]

I just edited my original to say RM 1000i, not the old RM1000. 

[PlayStation 2]

2 minutes ago, SirBilliam said:

I just edited my original to say RM 1000i, not the old RM1000. 

Oh. In that case, whichever's the cheapest.

[Marinatall_Ironside]

Just now, SirBilliam said:

I just edited my original to say RM 1000x, not the old RM1000. 

Okay. You can also hit the checkbox while editing to show why you edited your post. Also did you take my post into consideration? Because Seasonic are incredibly high quality and are extremely reliable as per @STRMfrmXMN. I also took his advice and I am going to switch out my Corsair AX1200i, give that PSU to my brother (He will get a "free" AX1200i) and get myself the Seasonic Platinum 1200. If I had decided to buy a PSU online, I would have gone with the Seasonic unit, but damn doesn't Fry's Electronics stock any Seasonic units, let alone any of the enthusiast ones like the Platinum 1200.

[STRMfrmXMN]

2 minutes ago, JurunceNK said:

Okay. You can also hit the checkbox while editing to show why you edited your post. Also did you take my post into consideration? Because Seasonic are incredibly high quality and are extremely reliable as per @STRMfrmXMN. I also took his advice and I am going to switch out my Corsair AX1200i, give that PSU to my brother (He will get a "free" AX1200i) and get myself the Seasonic Platinum 1200. If I had decided to buy a PSU online, I would have gone with the Seasonic unit, but damn doesn't Fry's Electronics stock any Seasonic units, let alone any of the enthusiast ones like the Platinum 1200.

I mean, AFAIK there's no Seasonic unit that quite competes with the AX1200i tbh but they do make superb stuff, no doubt about that.

[SirBilliam]

2 minutes ago, JurunceNK said:

Okay. You can also hit the checkbox while editing to show why you edited your post. Also did you take my post into consideration? Because Seasonic are incredibly high quality and are extremely reliable as per @STRMfrmXMN. I also took his advice and I am going to switch out my Corsair AX1200i, give that PSU to my brother (He will get a "free" AX1200i) and get myself the Seasonic Platinum 1200. If I had decided to buy a PSU online, I would have gone with the Seasonic unit, but damn doesn't Fry's Electronics stock any Seasonic units, let alone any of the enthusiast ones like the Platinum 1200.

I did take it into consideration, but for that price, I don't feel that it is worth it. 

[Marinatall_Ironside]

Just now, SirBilliam said:

I did take it into consideration, but for that price, I don't feel that it is worth it. 

Any of the Seasonic Units? I mean they do make pretty competitive stuff. But to each their own I guess.

[STRMfrmXMN]

1 minute ago, SirBilliam said:

I did take it into consideration, but for that price, I don't feel that it is worth it. 

Seasonic does make remarkable stuff yo, no need to worry about them frying your system (haven't looked into this topic too much so I'm not sure if that's what you're referencing).

[SirBilliam]

1 minute ago, JurunceNK said:

Any of the Seasonic Units? I mean they do make pretty competitive stuff. But to each their own I guess.

It was over $250 when I checked it, and for that, I could get EVGA's 80 Plus Titanium PSU

[Marinatall_Ironside]

1 minute ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

I mean, AFAIK there's no Seasonic unit that quite competes with the AX1200i tbh but they do make superb stuff, no doubt about that.

Well I also did read a review of the Seasonic Platinum 1200 on HardOCP and the reviewer compared it to the Corsair AX1200i, the Enermax Platimax 1200, and Seasonic's X-1250. And when compared to the competitors and not themselves, Seasonic beats Corsair and Enermax in voltage control at 0.10v on the 12v rails and the minor rails at 0.02v.

[Marinatall_Ironside]

2 minutes ago, SirBilliam said:

It was over $250 when I checked it, and for that, I could get EVGA's 80 Plus Titanium PSU

The 1600 T2? That's almost $400 USD here in California. And last I checked, the X-1050 costs $174.99 on Amazon.

[SirBilliam]

Just now, JurunceNK said:

The 1600 T2?

No, the 1000 T2

[Marinatall_Ironside]

Just now, SirBilliam said:

No, the 1000 T2

Oh damn I'm not keeping up on this shit. Whoops that's my fault I guess 

[STRMfrmXMN]

4 minutes ago, JurunceNK said:

Well I also did read a review of the Seasonic Platinum 1200 on HardOCP and the reviewer compared it to the Corsair AX1200i, the Enermax Platimax 1200, and Seasonic's X-1250. And when compared to the competitors and not themselves, Seasonic beats Corsair and Enermax in voltage control at 0.10v on the 12v rails and the minor rails at 0.02v.

I mean, at this point none of the options are bad choices except for the possibility that the user will save literally no money on their power bill from the increase of efficiency going from an RMi to an AXi or G2 to T2, but eh.

[Marinatall_Ironside]

Just now, STRMfrmXMN said:

I mean, at this point none of the options are bad choices except for the possibility that the user will save literally no money on their power bill from the increase of efficiency going from an RMi to an AXi or G2 to T2, but eh.

For the power bill, are you specifically referring to monthly or over a year's time? Me I look at how much I save over a year and not monthly as you can see a big difference when looking at how much you save over a year.

[STRMfrmXMN]

Just now, JurunceNK said:

For the power bill, are you specifically referring to monthly or over a year's time? Me I look at how much I save over a year and not monthly as you can see a big difference when looking at how much you save over a year.

From the math that I've done, living in Portland using my system at relatively idle loads for 3 hours a day year round average, I'd lose about $1.14  switching to a bronze PSU assuming that the time I use electricity is only at peak hours throughout the day. So for me it would make more sense to buy a lower-efficiency unit than for others.