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[Parts Check] 850 watt PSU

Here I thought Corsairs were decent PSU's. I wonder what the was the reason it went poof, you did have surge protection on it correct?

I would personally go with either the Seasonic or the Corsair.

reply to jchambers28
Is it within the warranty period? RMA it.

the warranty is gone I got it in 2007.

reply to sk1939
Isn't that obvious? Not all Corsair power supplies are created equal and some are just average/crap units that people are willing to pay more than what they are really worth. The TX series totally suck in my book. They seem to have a pretty high failure rate and they also have compatibility issues with some video cards (inability to power them up during POST).

reply to jchambers28
They have a five year warranty. Did you buy it in Jan/Feb?

I am looking at the receipt Jan 5 2007

reply to Chrno
I haven't bought a PSU since the Core Duo days, so I wouldn't know.

reply to jchambers28
Ooooh man that really sucks. Right outside the five-year window. You should write them a really nice letter saying how much you love their PSUs and how it died at 5 yr 1 mo and see if they send anything.
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I got my money's worth it was $100 at the time. There fore i need another 5 year supply.

reply to jchambers28
PSU database, might help to find what you want...
»www.realhardtechx.com/index_arch···e541.htm

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reply to jchambers28
I've had 3 Antecs and 1 top of the line Enermax fail on me, so even "good" brands fail.

Of course, the power feeding your home could be dirty too. After having so many power supply units fail on me over 5 years where I lived, I asked the power company to come out and check the service drop. They re-did the terminations at the pole and after that I had no more units fail on me, coincidentally.

Power companies can even use special timed meters that record the AC signal over 24 hours or more, though I don't think your experience warrants that.

The most important thing about a good quality unit is when it fails, hopefully it doesn't take the rest of the system with it.
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do u think this PSU is over priced?
»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···17139034

compared to this,

»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···17171049

I think both are overkill really. I would go with the Corsair just because it has a better brand reputation, but the Cooler Master is decently rated.

I want a PSU that will run what ever I throw at it.

I wouldn't mind selling you the AX1200 I have (still sealed) for $200 but you are in the states so shipping would totally kill the deal.

dbl post

reply to Chrno
what is location.