antec hcg extreme 850w or seasonic focus gx-750w

OvEr_KiLL · 5 Oct 2019 at 19:24

both rated 80+ gold
both have 10 years warranty
both made my seasonic but the antec hgc extreme is based on the seasonic prime series and its slightly cheaper plus 100 more watts.

which one do i go for? no recommendations for other brands please just these 2, thanx in advance guys

EssexBoy · 5 Oct 2019 at 19:47

cheapest one

lee32uk · 5 Oct 2019 at 20:51

What are you powering ?

OvEr_KiLL · 5 Oct 2019 at 20:54

lee32uk said:
What are you powering ?

intel i7 6700k 4.2ghz 1.40v socket 1151
msi 980ti stock
8gb ddr4 x 2 =16gb
fractal design s36 water cooler all in one
3 x 140mm case fans
2 sdd
1 7200 sata
mouse+keyboard
around 3/4 usb 2.0
around 3/4 usb 3.0

lee32uk · 5 Oct 2019 at 21:33

OvEr_KiLL said:
intel i7 6700k 4.2ghz 1.40v socket 1151
msi 980ti stock
8gb ddr4 x 2 =16gb
fractal design s36 water cooler all in one
3 x 140mm case fans
2 sdd
1 7200 sata
mouse+keyboard
around 3/4 usb 2.0
around 3/4 usb 3.0

A 650W would easily handle that. The 980ti pulls around 300W under 100% load according to the review below.

https://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/asus_geforce_gtx_980_ti_strix_review,8.html

OvEr_KiLL · 5 Oct 2019 at 21:55

just had 2 650w superflower leadex II gold rated blow in 2 years! was restarting on full load. had them tested and rma'd by ocuk

so thats why i was looking at least a 750w

EssexBoy · 5 Oct 2019 at 23:50

Yea you need 750 minimum maybe even a touch more

maklabouhlel · 6 Oct 2019 at 07:08

EssexBoy said:
Yea you need 750 minimum maybe even a touch more

650w is more than adequate.

kmetek · 6 Oct 2019 at 12:05

but to be future proof?

OP

this one?

Antec High Current Gamer extreme Gold HCG850 Gold, 850W ATX 2.4 (0-761345-11554-4)

24pin kinda only 550m length?

lee32uk · 6 Oct 2019 at 12:35

maklabouhlel said:
650w is more than adequate.

I agree.

lee32uk · 6 Oct 2019 at 12:40

OvEr_KiLL said:
just had 2 650w superflower leadex II gold rated blow in 2 years! was restarting on full load. had them tested and rma'd by ocuk so thats why i was looking at least a 750w

It was more than likely something other than it not being able to deliver the wattage. If it was underpowered it would have given issues from day 1.

If you want to go with a bigger wattage then of course it is your choice

Out of the two you posted the Antec is a no brainer. Still Seasonic, but the Prime is a bit better than the Focus. Also there is an Antec rep on the forum (Ace Modder).

OvEr_KiLL · 6 Oct 2019 at 13:54

maybe the gpu is pulling more than it should as its old now since when they came out?

EssexBoy · 6 Oct 2019 at 16:40

Put your gear in a psu calculator and you get to 700w easily so ignore getting a 650w.

maklabouhlel · 6 Oct 2019 at 16:47

EssexBoy said:
Put your gear in a psu calculator and you get to 700w easily so ignore getting a 650w.

Seasonic calculator shows 526W.

EssexBoy · 6 Oct 2019 at 16:49

I would try again it shows over 620w

OvEr_KiLL · 6 Oct 2019 at 17:02

EssexBoy said:
I would try again it shows over 620w

Getting 585w load wattage on extreme outer vision, got the system running on an old xfx pro 850w bronze made by seasonic and no problems what so ever, thank god i kept a spare psu, I will probably go for the antec 850w, thanx guys

EssexBoy · 6 Oct 2019 at 17:05

I got a xfx pro 650 that i had to swap due to similar issues.

At least you got it running again.

lee32uk · 7 Oct 2019 at 12:12

EssexBoy said:
Put your gear in a psu calculator and you get to 700w easily so ignore getting a 650w.

Those psu calc websites are highly inaccurate.

EssexBoy · 7 Oct 2019 at 16:36

lee32uk said:
Those psu calc websites are highly inaccurate.

seasonic are inaccurate? Even so i had similar issues and having a little extra in the tank helped.

lee32uk · 7 Oct 2019 at 17:15

EssexBoy said:
seasonic are inaccurate? Even so i had similar issues and having a little extra in the tank helped.

You will get a different suggestion depending on which one you use. They want you to buy a bigger unit as they usually cost more money. So I would take any psu calculator website suggestions with a huge grain of salt. If you only need a 550W there is no reason to buy a 750W and so on. Of course the price is also a factor. Sometimes there isn't much difference in price between a 550W and 650W for example.

I usually go off reviews to see the power consumption. The cpu and gpu are the two components that will use the most so you can get a rough idea by checking reviews on them. Things like hard drives/ssd's and regular case fans etc don't use much.