Trust issues with my Corsair RMA?

Simon84uk

Simon84uk

Simon84uk

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Hi All,

I've received a Corsair RM850 as an RMA for my TX-850W, which is very nice of them. Problem is I'm having trouble deciding whether to use it as my confidence has been shaken. I've managed to convince myself this failure was the cause for my old gfx card to fail at same time, which is another reason I'm wary of it (not sure if it was or not).

I already replaced it when it failed before I RMA'd it as I needed something next day. I'm running SuperFlower Leadex's in my HTPC/Media Server & Gaming rig which have been fault free and I'm super impressed with them.

I'm moving house in 6 weeks (hopefully) and changing my rigs about a little. So my HTPC internals (including one of the Leadex's) go to a new dedicated server build and my HTPC will become a gaming box for the lounge. I shouldn't need a 850W psu, would be fine with 650/750W as only a single GPU.

Would the hassle of selling the RM850 and purchasing another SuperFlower Leadex be worth the pain and hassle? or should I just use the RM850 and try and rebuild a relationship with Corsair PSU's?


Cheers.
Simon
 
Thanks for the feedback, think I'll go ahead with the changeover to another SuperFlower Leadex.

Co-incidence here, I also replaced the TX-850W when it failed with a Leadex 1000W platinum in my gaming rig. The one in the HTPC at the moment is a Leadex 750W gold rated one (in white), was going to get a 650W but the 750W was on special that week.

I'll get the RM850 up on the Bay soon and keep an eye out for another Leadex 650W/750W on weekly special. Hopefully something will come up over the next 6 weeks.


Thanks again,
Simon
 
Thanks for the recommendations, I'll do some looking around at reviews/tests etc on them. Do appear to be visually identical to their counterparts, thanks for making me aware of them.

I'm not too worried about the LED's as the HTPC has no windows, do wish they had a switch for it though. Definitely missed a trick there.


Cheers,
Si
 
Nothing really needing that much power, just the Leadex's start at 650W.

Rough spec will be my older components:

  • i7-860 or my i5-760 w/ OC around 4.0GHz (not decided which yet)
  • 16GB ram
  • 7950 with OC
  • Fan controller w/ 5 fans
  • Silverstone GD07

Have considered one of the fanless 430W/500W ones, but hard to go from what you know/trust. Plus leaves a bit of power in case I decide to cross-fire the card when I upgrade my gaming pc next and pull the card from that.
 
Thinking about it some more, I wouldn't mind some help deciding what of my hardware I should put in which rig when it comes to it as it's all being swapped about. Where would be a good sub-forum here to post those sort of questions?

Will need to assign to:
  • Plex Client / lighter lounge gaming
  • Plex & IP Cam Server
  • Main gaming pc / workstation
 
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