Which PSU would you go for?

Something Else · 9 Jan 2014 at 16:30

Need a PSU for my sisters pc

its nothing power hungry so the power supply need not be too fancy but I want a quality item.

G620
7750
8gb ram
2tb hdd

YOUR BASKET
1 x SuperFlower Amazon 450W "80 Plus Bronze" Power Supply £39.95
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £37.99
Total : £87.54 (includes shipping : £8.00).

Trying to decide between these two, which one if either would you go for?

Thank you.

GiraffePencils · 9 Jan 2014 at 16:32

Superflower's an OEM, so I always sway that way.
But Corsair's got quiet the name for itself and looks better

Avenged7Fold · 9 Jan 2014 at 16:52

Superflower. The corsair is cheap CWT internals and has less Amps on the 12v rail. It is a bit early to hear of Superflowers giving up but i have seen plenty of the cx series give up, including two of my own.

Stoner81 · 9 Jan 2014 at 16:58

I would nab the Corsair one since it's on offer.

Stoner81.

Something Else · 9 Jan 2014 at 17:27

I have heard nothing but good things about the higher end superflower psu's but not much of their entry level stuff.

The corsair is not bad but they are not as good as they used to be.

im leaning more toward the superflower tbh

pastymuncher · 9 Jan 2014 at 19:05

Personally i wouldn't touch a Corsair CX series with a bargepole. They are a psu built down to a price with cheap internals. Ignore the wattage labels too as some of them have very weak 12v rails. The 430w has 384w on the 12v rail. The CX series used to be the best bang for buck psu's around when they were built by Seasonic. Once Corsair got established they switched to CWT with cheap internals while keeping the price high and cutting the warranty.

Saying that i wouldn't get the Superflower either. It looks too cheap and nasty and has quad 12v rails of 15/15/16/16A giving 396w. If it was me for that price i would be getting a XFX (Seasonic unit) that OCUK don't sell anymore. Another alternative is the SuperFlower Golden Green HX 350W which would be more than enough for your pc. It's a far better unit, is Gold rated and can deliver 348w over it's single 12v rail. It's only a fiver more too.

Steampunk · 9 Jan 2014 at 19:18

Get the Superflower over the Corsair branded CWT.

Avenged7Fold · 9 Jan 2014 at 19:28

xfx have terrible RMA, stay away from that!

Even Seasonic OEMs can fail, and so my money would go on a golden Superflower as they come with 5 year warranty and are solid units (10 year for platinum).