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I'm looking for a good PSU that won't die on me in 4 years, I currently have a silverstone from 2011 and its running fine, but what are the differences between this and this

 

I'm trying to find a power supply that will last me a long time, but won't break the bank.

CPU: Intel i7 6950x  Motherboard: Asus Rampage V Extreme Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 64GB 3000MHZ. GPU: Nvidia GTX 1080 TI X2 SLI

 

Case: Corsair Obsidian 800D

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Get a SeaSonic G-series 550W or EVGA G2 series 550W. Those are affordable and fantastic quality.

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I'm looking for a PSU that has plenty of room for upgrading in the future, a 550w is not that.

CPU: Intel i7 6950x  Motherboard: Asus Rampage V Extreme Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 64GB 3000MHZ. GPU: Nvidia GTX 1080 TI X2 SLI

 

Case: Corsair Obsidian 800D

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I'm looking for a PSU that has plenty of room for upgrading in the future, a 550w is not that.

 

Great, double posted.

CPU: Intel i7 6950x  Motherboard: Asus Rampage V Extreme Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 64GB 3000MHZ. GPU: Nvidia GTX 1080 TI X2 SLI

 

Case: Corsair Obsidian 800D

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Just now, bigpak said:

I'm looking for a PSU that has plenty of room for upgrading in the future, a 550w is not that.

Then get a 750W version bot honestly, 550W is enough for any single-GPU setup you can get.

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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8 minutes ago, bigpak said:

I'm looking for a PSU that has plenty of room for upgrading in the future, a 550w is not that.

Depending on the level of upgrade you are expecting, a 550w can indeed provide you room for upgrading. Can you provide your system specs and your upgrade plans? If you are looking at 1500w, are you planning to stick in four GPUs or something?

 

BTW, you are trying to find a PSU that won't "break the bank", and yet deciding on one of the most expensive desktop PSU on the market - not for what you necessarily need now, but "future-proofing" into the unknown future...

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BIAS WARNING: I'm am the biggest EVGA fan boy ever.

 

That being said, I feel Corsair PSU's are in general overhyped and overpriced.

I love my EVGA power supplies that I currently have running on 3 builds, one has been alive for going on 4 years now.

As many have said above I don't know what you would need 1500w for, an 850 or so should give you PLENTY for anything none quad SLI nuclear grade stuff.

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7 hours ago, bigpak said:

I'm looking for a good PSU that won't die on me in 4 years, I currently have a silverstone from 2011 and its running fine, but what are the differences between this and this

 

I'm trying to find a power supply that will last me a long time, but won't break the bank.

"Won't break the bank"

 

Is your bank made of Nokias?

My account is almost entirely dormant. Hope you all are having a grand time. Many years of fun were had here.

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7 hours ago, bigpak said:

I'm looking for a good PSU that won't die on me in 4 years, I currently have a silverstone from 2011 and its running fine, but what are the differences between this and this

 

I'm trying to find a power supply that will last me a long time, but won't break the bank.

"Won't break the bank"

 

Is your bank made of Nokias?

My account is almost entirely dormant. Hope you all are having a grand time. Many years of fun were had here.

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