Battle of the Titans!!!!!!!

But guys, I want to know if I should get a Bifenix Fury 750W 80+ Gold or an Antec TruePower Classic 750W 80+ Gold with some braided extensions for my Corsair 540 backup build. Both options work out at about the same price.

How they look and whether they have fully braided cables or extensions doesn't matter to me as I won't see all that lot. :( ;)
 
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You get whatever suits you best and is in stock.

Stop trying to cause an argument in an Antec thread;)
 
Acme, if you are considering one of the above I would suggest you take a look at the reviews available for both and consider which unit is best for your own needs.
Both products are aimed at the lower end of the enthusiast segment.

These are both techpower up reviews.

Antec TP-C 750w
Positives
• Delivered full power at 45°C
• Tight voltage regulation on all rails
• Efficient
• High build quality
• Full set of protections
• Hold-up time was in spec
• Five year warranty
• Six PCIe connectors along with a lot of peripheral connectors
Negatives
• Ripple suppression wasn't up to Seasonic standards (but it can in no way be called bad)
• Noisy operation at high loads

Overall 8.6 out of 10

Bitfenix Fury 750w review
Positives
• Delivered full power at 45°C
• Efficient
• Only uses Japanese caps
• Excellent voltage regulation at 5V
• Sleeved cables of high quality that are also long enough
• Strong 5VSB rail
• Great looks
• 5-year warranty
Negatives
• Stiff price (you actually pay some money for its individually-sleeved cables)
• The unit failed the Haswell compatibility test because of the unnecessarily high maximum combined power of its minor rails (taking my suggestions seriously, Bitfenix will discuss this matter with FSP in order to make the corresponding changes to the unit's power specifications, which will allow it to meet Intel's Haswell compatibility requirements. These changes will probably revolve around lowering the minor rails' combined power output since my testing with approximately 100 W load on these two rails had the sample meet Intel's requirements.)
• Crossload test results
• Noisy fan (at high speed)

Overall 8.3 out of 10.

So take which you feel will suit you best.
 
I guessed you were trying to undermine the Fury PSU's as I've read that a lot of people seem to have a dislike for them, that's not something I want to get involved in, I just offer honest, unbiased findings from reviewers and from our own testing on our personal products.
 
I wasn't trying to undermine them at all, I was just curious to see what would happen if I asked which is better out of two very similarly priced solutions, in a thread which has a representative from both manufacturers in it. :)

Sorry for de-railing this slightly. :p

The AX1500i does have a lot of digital monitoring features and such, which will add to the price, as well as the 200W extra rated power, higher quality cables (?), and badge premium though.

Boils down to what you want and at what cost though I suppose. I can't remember what the price hike was between the AX1200 and AX1200i for example, so I don't know how much Corsair lumped onto the price for the Digi features, if anything?
 
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if i buy a corsair psu, a bitfenix psu and an antec PSU. and played conkers with them, which one would win?

Also, is it true that leaving the PSU in vinegar first will harden them, or rot them like some people suggest?
 
davido_labido said:
if i buy a corsair psu, a bitfenix psu and an antec PSU. and played conkers with them, which one would win?

Also, is it true that leaving the PSU in vinegar first will harden them, or rot them like some people suggest?
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The Antec has a 0.8mm steel skin, not sure what the other 2 have, I think it would boil down to that data.
 
davido_labido said:
if i buy a corsair psu, a bitfenix psu and an antec PSU. and played conkers with them, which one would win?

Also, is it true that leaving the PSU in vinegar first will harden them, or rot them like some people suggest?
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I'll take a non-modular PSU. And make it one of those chinese ones with the cement "ballast"
 
That's a cracking price for the Antec unit given it's specs and that it's retailing for nearly £300 from a competitor. It's surely the best priced, high-end multi-rail PSU from a reputable brand on the market now.

However, anyone looking at this end of the market (where quality and performance should trump price) would be remiss in not considering similar flagship units from Enermax and Seasonic, which both produce their own PSUs rather than source them from other manufacturers.

For the price though, the Antec HCP 1300 is a great deal.
 
The fact that Antec just slap their label onto it to sell it is neither here nor there really. This is a delta unit, a tier one PSU OEM, the same as seasonic and has a reputation for excellent build quality.
 
more black PSUs.. I would upgrade if there was RED 1kw psu id like on the market. Would be crap to lose warranty due to respray of PSU case...
 
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That's a cracking price for the Antec unit given it's specs and that it's retailing for nearly £300 from a competitor. It's surely the best priced, high-end multi-rail PSU from a reputable brand on the market now.

However, anyone looking at this end of the market (where quality and performance should trump price) would be remiss in not considering similar flagship units from Enermax and Seasonic, which both produce their own PSUs rather than source them from other manufacturers.

For the price though, the Antec HCP 1300 is a great deal.
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Enermax actually have quite a few of their psu's made by CWT amongst others, so they don't make all their own.
 
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