Corsair Gamer Series GS 800W psu

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can i ask whats your opionion on this psu?

Corsair Gamer Series GS 800W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020013-UK) [CP-9020014-UK]

If not too good can you reccomend a similar priced and wattage psu.

thanks
 
Its a good PSU, its just that it's not modular, with PSU's of this high wattage they have lots of cables, so hiding these away can be tricky.

Review - http://www.hardwareheaven.com/revie...-series-power-supply-review-introduction.html


You can have these for a similar price,

YOUR BASKET
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £94.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 730W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £89.99
Total : £196.98 (includes shipping : £10.00).

 
I sent my GS 700 back and bought an XFX 850W XXX instead.
The GS 700 was making a ridiculous amount of noise when it was supposed to be silent and according to the Corsair forums it's quite a common problem. The fan in the GS doesn't turn on until the power usage reaches a certain level but that was where the noise problem became apparent because the fan couldn't seem to make it's mind up whether it was on or off so constantly switched between the two states. This resulted in a pretty loud buzzing noise that was by far the loudest noise in my case (5 case fans and a CPU cooler). At low usage levels it was silent and if you could push it well past the switching point it would have been quiet again because the fan itself wasn't loud by any means. I was just unlucky in that whenever I was gaming or rendering the power usage was just right for confusing the fan controller.
 
Also im buying the corsdair 800d so thought id better go with same make psu so it fits nicely? Im kinda new to all of this so sorry if i sound like a noob i am hehe
 
I've just got the GS600. It's great! Silent when browsing the net and basic things as the fan doesn't spin unless needed. And in gaming its still quieter than the noise of my 2 graphics cards.

I'm happy with mine, maybe it's just another case of a lot of good ones out there but the bad ones get all the publicity.
 
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