A NEW ERA OF POWER SUPPLIES - CORSAIR RM SERIES

Typical a better psu comes out for a tiny bit more money than i paid for my run of the mill one. Ugh such is the way with pcs eh? Will pic one up when mine dies lol
 
Where do these fit in the Corsair Range? My Corsair AX does the fan slowing/stopping at low load thing... but these new RM look to be priced lower than AX?
 
Westyfield2 said:
Where do these fit in the Corsair Range? My Corsair AX does the fan slowing/stopping at low load thing... but these new RM look to be priced lower than AX?
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They are below the HX series of power supplies. I hate the semi fanless mode on my HX+ 750w since the fan spins up far too loud after being in passive, i would much rather the fan be quiet at all times.
 
they are quite a bit longer than the TX they are replacing it seems, 180mm compared to 160mm at the high power end, i kept my TX when i switched to mitx, these wouldnt have fit.
 
Westyfield2 said:
Where do these fit in the Corsair Range? My Corsair AX does the fan slowing/stopping at low load thing... but these new RM look to be priced lower than AX?
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AX range is made by Seasonic
AXi range is made by Flextronics
RM range is made by CWT

Efficiency rating is not the be all and end all of the quality of the PSU. You could get a 80 plus platinum but can still cause blown components easily if it fails.

There seems to be a mis-conception that the 80 Plus rating is the most important thing about a PSU now.
 
looked at these and though oh no! Just bought a AX860 for a shade over £130! But for an extra £10 the platinum rating and extra 2 years warranty is worth it.
 
Ace Modder said:
AX range is made by Seasonic
AXi range is made by Flextronics
RM range is made by CWT

Efficiency rating is not the be all and end all of the quality of the PSU. You could get a 80 plus platinum but can still cause blown components easily if it fails.

There seems to be a mis-conception that the 80 Plus rating is the most important thing about a PSU now.
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Ta.

Being made by Seasonic is my most important thing in a PSU!
 
I have to agree with Westy, its not the efficiency that matters, for the most part, its the guts, and pretty much all reviewers that properly dig into the guts instead of just going on what appears on the box, agree on the fact that seasonic based psu's are better.
 
Ceryndrion said:
I have to agree with Westy, its not the efficiency that matters, for the most part, its the guts, and pretty much all reviewers that properly dig into the guts instead of just going on what appears on the box, agree on the fact that seasonic based psu's are better.
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It was me who first said that the 80 plus rating is considered the most important part, which of course it is not... lol
 
Let's hope CWT don't use SamXon GF in these, they used them in the CX series and their lifespan was pretty poor. Japanese capacitors hopefully.
 
Ceryndrion said:
I have to agree with Westy, its not the efficiency that matters, for the most part, its the guts, and pretty much all reviewers that properly dig into the guts instead of just going on what appears on the box, agree on the fact that seasonic based psu's are better.
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There is nothing wrong with the flextronics AXi series either though, the reason being seasonic couldn't do the digital supply for corsair, flextronic is a quality build aswell.

seven-year warranty.
 
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Spook187 said:
There is nothing wrong with the flextronics AXi series either though, the reason being seasonic couldn't do the digital supply for corsair, flextronic is a quality build aswell.

seven-year warranty.
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7-year warranty is all well and good, but for us, it is a minimum ship to the Netherlands, if not the USA.
 
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