What PSU Should I get.

[comicsansms]

My mind was made up that I was going to buy the EVGA G2 750W since it was $169 for a tier 1 750W PSU, it was gold efficiency and it had a 10 Year Warranty. Then I saw this thread and now reconsidering.

 

 

I want a Power Supply that can use for the next 15 Years in my main computer without any issues,

I want to be able to be able to CF or SLI 2 or 3 top Graphics Cards and be able to overclock them,

I would like it to be silent or at least have a silent/fanless mode.

I also  want it to be as efficient as possible and because of that I want it to be gold efficiency or better.

 

I don't care about monitoring software like Corsair Link, if the unit has it I may or may not install the software.

I don't care about make or model, I just want it to be a very good and reliable unit that I can leave my computer on for months without an issue.

It cannot cost anymore than $250, and I would prefer if it costs less that $200 but honestly over 15 years, it is less than 5c per day.

 

I would like to buy the Supply from PCCG since I am going to buy other stuff and I don't want to spend an extra $15 on postage.

 

I was looking at the:

XFX XTR 750W which is $149 but it is classed a tier 2 supply and it only has a 5 year Warranty  

Seasonic X 750 which is $229 and is classed as a tier 1 supply and it has a 7 year Warranty.

Corsair HX750i which is $235 Platinum efficiency, classed as a tier 1 and has a 10 Year Warranty.

Seasonic XP760 which is $239, Platinum efficiency, classed as a tier 1 and has a 7 year Warranty.

 

 The real question is, how likely is the XFX XTR going to fail within the 15 years I am planning to use it, and is it worth spending the extra money on a better and higher efficiency supply.

[Fulgrim]

Expecting a PSU to last 15 years? Only if you don't use it for over half of that time.

[comicsansms]

1 minute ago, Fulgrim said:

Expecting a PSU to last 15 years? Only if you don't use it for over half of that time.

It isn't going to be on 24-7-365, just when I need it.

[Fulgrim]

2 minutes ago, Comic_Sans_MS said:

It isn't going to be on 24-7-365, just when I need it.

In that case, grab that Corsair HX750i, for the 10 year warranty.

[courtiousdoge]

9 minutes ago, Comic_Sans_MS said:

My mind was made up that I was going to buy the EVGA G2 750W since it was $169 for a tier 1 750W PSU, it was gold efficiency and it had a 10 Year Warranty. Then I saw this thread and now reconsidering.

 

 

I want a Power Supply that can use for the next 15 Years in my main computer without any issues,

I want to be able to be able to CF or SLI 2 or 3 top Graphics Cards and be able to overclock them,

I would like it to be silent or at least have a silent/fanless mode.

I also  want it to be as efficient as possible and because of that I want it to be gold efficiency or better.

 

I don't care about monitoring software like Corsair Link, if the unit has it I may or may not install the software.

I don't care about make or model, I just want it to be a very good and reliable unit that I can leave my computer on for months without an issue.

It cannot cost anymore than $250, and I would prefer if it costs less that $200 but honestly over 15 years, it is less than 5c per day.

 

I would like to buy the Supply from PCCG since I am going to buy other stuff and I don't want to spend an extra $15 on postage.

 

I was looking at the:

XFX XTR 750W which is $149 but it is classed a tier 2 supply and it only has a 5 year Warranty  

Seasonic X 750 which is $229 and is classed as a tier 1 supply and it has a 7 year Warranty.

Corsair HX750i which is $235 Platinum efficiency, classed as a tier 1 and has a 10 Year Warranty.

Seasonic XP760 which is $239, Platinum efficiency, classed as a tier 1 and has a 7 year Warranty.

 

 The real question is, how likely is the XFX XTR going to fail within the 15 years I am planning to use it, and is it worth spending the extra money on a better and higher efficiency supply.

why are you spending so much money for 750w get this for the same money and it will last for more time

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220p21200x1 and even now ypu cant use that psu for sli for highend graphics card

[STRMfrmXMN]

8 minutes ago, Comic_Sans_MS said:

 

 

 The real question is, how likely is the XFX XTR going to fail within the 15 years I am planning to use it, and is it worth spending the extra money on a better and higher efficiency supply.

The XFX XTR is a high-end Seasonic unit. It won't fail you anytime soon.

[DrM]

2 minutes ago, courtiousdoge said:

why are you spending so much money for 750w get this for the same money and it will last for more time

op is in australia so prices are 50-100% more than in US

[DrM]

11 minutes ago, Comic_Sans_MS said:

Then I saw this thread and now reconsidering.

if you read my post, the g2 550w is actually safe compared to the superflower leadex it was based off of. from that, i can assume that the rest of the g2 series is perfectly fine and its a problem of low quality caps limited to only superflower psus, if not that particular model

 

[quan289]

You could save a bit of money by going for the RMx instead. It's based on the same platform as the HXi at a lower efficiency, without Corsair Link, and used a rifle bearing fan but has some improvement on the cables (v.sense wires and capacitors) that allow for better voltage regulation and ripple suppression.

 

The Seasonic G based XFX XTR is a solid, upper-mid range unit, if you are looking to save some money though. It may be on the loud side at mid to high loads though.

[comicsansms]

4 minutes ago, DrM said:

if you read my post, the g2 550w is actually safe compared to the superflower leadex it was based off of. from that, i can assume that the rest of the g2 series is perfectly fine and its a problem of low quality caps limited to only superflower psus, if not that particular model

So the EVGA G2 750W is going to be just fine? 

[DrM]

1 minute ago, Comic_Sans_MS said:

So the EVGA G2 750W is going to be just fine? 

yeah