Seasonic is raising PSU prices by $5 to $10 due to China US tarrifs

[Mysticode]

https://www.anandtech.com/show/13567/seasonic-increases-msrps-of-psus-in-the-us

 

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In a bit of an unusual move, Seasonic is announcing in advance that they intend to increase the prices of most of their power supplies in the United States. Citing "recent market developments" - i.e. the tariffs imposed by the U.S. government on select components manufactured in China - the company will be increasing the recommended prices of its products to cover the higher costs. The new MSRPs will become effective on December 1st, 2018,

Once the new prices go into effect, all Seasonic products made in China and sold in the U.S. will become $5 to $20 more expensive, depending on the product and its original price. It's worth noting that Seasonic is listing their manufacturer suggested retail prices here, and these are not the prices that retailers are actually paying for the hardware. So actual retail prices will depend both on what the real cost is to retailers, and what kind of margins they're aiming for.

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RAM/SSD is coming down, PSU's are going up. Guess we can't have our cake and eat it too? Thanks, American tariffs!

 

Remember that Seasonic is an OEM for a lot major PSU players, so it will be more than Seasonic's own PSU's raising in prices.

 

EDIT: Note that these increases are in regards to the current 2018 tariffs. These tariffs are very likely to double in Q1 of 2019.

[emosun]

10$ is way too much for a seasonic power supply , I'm outraged

[Slottr]

Just now, emosun said:

10$ is way too much for a seasonic power supply , I'm outraged

Insulted, even

[Mysticode]

It's just the start of raising prices on PSU's. It will ripple through resellers and you'll see prices jump $20+ rather quickly.

[Jimkirk363]

I wouldnt use a Seasonic if it was given to me lol.

[emosun]

3 minutes ago, Mysticode said:

It's just the start of raising prices on PSU's. It will ripple through resellers and you'll see prices jump $20+ rather quickly.

the power supply might be the cheapest thing in a whole build short of maybe a dvd drive if you still wanted one. 

so it's like 40$ to 60$ now. 

[Mysticode]

1 minute ago, emosun said:

the power supply might be the cheapest thing in a whole build short of maybe a dvd drive if you still wanted one. 

so it's like 40$ to 60$ now. 

You're selecting some low-tier "dangerous" PSU's in that case. I would never skimp on a PSU.

[Jimkirk363]

For PSUs my goto brand is usually EVGA.

[emosun]

Just now, Mysticode said:

You're selecting some low-tier "dangerous" PSU's in that case. I would never skimp on a PSU.

ok so a 300$ power supply is now 320$

 

[Mysticode]

2 minutes ago, emosun said:

ok so a 300$ power supply is now 320$

 

$20 more now with the 10% tariffs, but will go higher as the increase in January 2019. Likely to be shelling out $30 to $50 more in Q1 2019 if a trade deal isn't reached: https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2018/september/ustr-finalizes-tariffs-200

[r2724r16]

The only company I buy PSUs from is Corsair, I'd never ever buy a Seasonic PSU. 

[Mysticode]

Just now, r2724r16 said:

The only company I buy PSUs from is Corsair, I'd never ever buy a Seasonic PSU. 

Seasonic is the OEM of many of Corsair's AX series PSUs. Their common OEM partners are Seasonic and Flextronics... Seasonic has always been a top tier PSU manufacturer.

[flibberdipper]

8 minutes ago, r2724r16 said:

The only company I buy PSUs from is Corsair, I'd never ever buy a Seasonic PSU. 

That's some fine irony right there.

[Mysticode]

1 minute ago, flibberdipper said:

That's some fine irony right there.

I'm actually very curious as to which PSU he has now, as it's very likely a Seasonic OEM made PSU 

[Guest]

There's some funny stuff in here.

[laughs in OEM]

[Sakkura]

9 minutes ago, Mysticode said:

Seasonic is the OEM of many of Corsair's AX series PSUs. Their common OEM partners are Seasonic and Flextronics... Seasonic has always been a top tier PSU manufacturer.

The majority of Corsair's models nowadays are made by CWT or Great Wall. But yeah they have Seasonic units too (and used to have a lot of them).

[79wjd]

25 minutes ago, Mysticode said:

You're selecting some low-tier "dangerous" PSU's in that case. I would never skimp on a PSU.

There are plenty of good $40 PSUs in the land of non-Monopoly money. 

[Dylanc1500]

People really over estimate how much they need to spend to get a good power supply. I mean, obviously if you want every do-hicky in the bin and every color in the crayon in box, you are gonna pay more. 

 

If you look for a good power supply that has what you "need" and compare it to a good power supply that has everything you "want", you will most likely pay more for what you "want."

 

I had to explain this to my brother-in-law. He bought the Corsair SF450 for $74.99 because he thought anything lower wasn't going to last, or would fry his system, because he was told by many people that anything lower wasn't a good PSU. He could have gotten a good PSU that would last for years, for half the cost. Remember, gray does not necessarily mean "stay away".

 

My apologies, that would be the end of my rant.

[mr moose]

6 hours ago, jimkirk363 said:

I wouldnt use a Seasonic if it was given to me lol.

 

6 hours ago, jimkirk363 said:

For PSUs my goto brand is usually EVGA.

I am pretty sure (but happy to be proven wrong) that  the G3 you have listed in your sig is made by Seasonic for EVGA.

 

 

[mxk]

i mean yeah I paid $60 for mine but it was just to replace my 10 year old antec that would shut down. This little increase is more significant to me (probably bc of how I'm being raised) than to other people. 

[GoldenLag]

7 hours ago, Mysticode said:

You're selecting some low-tier "dangerous" PSU's in that case. I would never skimp on a PSU.

plenty of good PSUs in that price tier........

 

say hello to Be quiet Pure power 10 in the UK and Corsair Grey units (2017). and that is just some of them

[DeScruff]

1 hour ago, mr moose said:

 

I am pretty sure (but happy to be proven wrong) that  the G3 you have listed in your sig is made by Seasonic for EVGA.

I'm fairly sure all the EVGA SuperNova PSUs are made by Super Flower.
XFX I know used Seasonic... And Corsair as well.

[Sakkura]

2 hours ago, mr moose said:

 

I am pretty sure (but happy to be proven wrong) that  the G3 you have listed in your sig is made by Seasonic for EVGA.

 

 

The G3 is made by Super Flower. See eg. here and here.

1 hour ago, Sypran said:

I'm fairly sure all the EVGA SuperNova PSUs are made by Super Flower.
XFX I know used Seasonic... And Corsair as well.

 

Nah. Several of their low-end series are from HEC, like the W and BV units. Seasonic makes the GS units, FSP makes a few series like the GQ, and there are another few units from other OEMs. Super Flower is the most common OEM for EVGA, but definitely not the only one.

[DeScruff]

1 minute ago, Sakkura said:

Seasonic makes the GS units, FSP makes a few series like the GQ, and there are another few units from other OEMs. Super Flower is the most common OEM for EVGA, but definitely not the only one.

Oh yeah forgot about the GS and GQ. Its been a while since I had to go PSU shopping.

[WkdPaul]

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