PSU Headache

Pandam0nium

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im having issues deciding over a psu, i was looking at the corsair cx500 but found it was actually crap, found the CS650M which seems nice but i still cant decide, im interested in Corsair, Antec, EVGA & Seasonic. Any ideas on what i should go for if i want the following:
Min Watts: 500w
Max Watts: 650w-750w
Pref. Semi to Full Mod
Price Max: R1.5K
 
im having issues deciding over a psu, i was looking at the corsair cx500 but found it was actually crap, found the CS650M which seems nice but i still cant decide, im interested in Corsair, Antec, EVGA & Seasonic. Any ideas on what i should go for if i want the following:
Min Watts: 500w
Max Watts: 650w-750w
Pref. Semi to Full Mod
Price Max: R1.5K

With that budget you can something much better than those you listed:

http://www.wootware.co.za/seasonic-...us-bronze-certified-desktop-power-supply.html
 
im having issues deciding over a psu, i was looking at the corsair cx500 but found it was actually crap, found the CS650M which seems nice but i still cant decide, im interested in Corsair, Antec, EVGA & Seasonic. Any ideas on what i should go for if i want the following:
Min Watts: 500w
Max Watts: 650w-750w
Pref. Semi to Full Mod
Price Max: R1.5K

Nothing wrong with the CX range - depends on your use case. I recently got a CX600M, it's an entry level PSU but for the price there isn't much you can get locally that competes with it. If you have the budget for the CS than go for that.
 
I got the xigmatek vector S850 for R1500 at Matrix Warehouse.

Still going strong after 5 Years.
 
I bought a 1kW Antek PSU more than 8 years ago. It is the only piece of hardware I've ever had that lasted more than 4 years. I'm still using it right now on this PC.

To me, PSUs are like shoes. Just get a ruddy good one that will last a while. You'll end up saving money in the long run!
 
I provided a link to that PSU tier list in your other post, anything from tier 2 up will be fine, your R1.5k budget should be more than sufficient.
 
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