Around 800-1000 to spend, don't know jack about computers.

[Thresh25]

love my corsair 750tx...

 

[myowngod]

<< loved my 750tx, love my 1000hx... probably always buying corsair PSU's, always feel like they could withstand a small nuclear explosion..

 

[baron5]

I have heard they have a bad fail rate compared to other psu's, but i have also read an article about corsair demanding only quality caps and other components from seasonic who make their psus. But generally, the people of this forum seem to be happy with them, and seasonic are great for power supplies.

this would be a nice build
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[snowsurfer]

lol.... I find that really surprising. Can you link me to one of those threads? This is the first time I have ever heard a negative comment about a corsair PSU....

I've written about it on many threads here, CBA to look for them. If you are interested just check out Corsair support forums.

 

[snowsurfer]

and seasonic are great for power supplies.

I'm only buying Seasonic after my Corsair fiasco. I have two Seasonics, one of them quite old now, and I've never had a single problem. My S12 is the one that usually takes the place of the TX650 while it's on one of its (many) RMA trips.