I almost want to buy this even though i don't have a new computer to build yet.quantman wrote: ↑ Hot, also the 550W is 29$ only instore
https://www.staples.ca/products/3018159 ... pply-black
Ordered two, but got canceled by Staples. Could be phantom stocks.quantman wrote: ↑ Hot, also the 550W is 29$ only instore
https://www.staples.ca/products/3018159 ... pply-black
Thanks, was looking for a PSU at this price point for a while now. Ordered 2, at different pick up in store locations. Hope I get them!!quantman wrote: ↑ Hot, also the 550W is 29$ only instore
https://www.staples.ca/products/3018159 ... pply-black
looking at the picture it looks more like its a semi modular vs full. were the 24 pin and 8 pin are permanently connected.LesDeals wrote: ↑ This is an excellent price for a great PSU. Corsair is making a name for itself in the PSU market these days. A big plus: it is fully modular for a decent sized PSU at 750 W.
However, a big drawback I found with Corsair PSU is the lack of cables and amount of outlets available on the PSU in comparison with other PSUs. I have considered a Corsair PSU for my new build, but they were very lacking in terms of the available power cables to connect components -- especially for GPU. The one I was considering, used a split PCI-e power cable -- meaning both plugs merge into a single plug on the PSU itself. I'll need to either order or call up Corsair for additional cables. Something to keep in mind if you have many things that you will be powering with your system.
Not a bad price at all for a very good PSU to power up a mid-range system, but may not be a good choice for a higher end system with many things to power at the same time and/or a beefy GPU like a higher tier nVidia GPU, considering its lack of included cables (to presumably keep the cost down).
Yes, there's now a generational shift to ATX 3.0 PSUs where that will be the standard going forward and nVidia 40xx cards requiring a two-way communication between the card and the PSU instead of blindly drawing power from the PSU.looking at the picture it looks more like its a semi modular vs full. were the 24 pin and 8 pin are permanently connected.
my guess is were going to see alot of stores clear out old psus now to make way for new atx 3.0 psus with the 12 pin connector for new 40 series NVIDIA cards.
Hence the reason why PSUs have suddenly gotten cheaper and sales are more often these days where they were far and few between and prices were generally high. That's where you will often find 550 W and 650 W PSUs under $70 and $100 respectively and from good brands like Corsair -- they're essentially obsolete and is too low powered to be useful except for very basic WFH/office work builds that don't require a discrete graphics card.These days I would not buy a power supply that is less than 850w mostly due to the trend for the power consumption on CPU and GPU.
Agreed, even though i have this 750W power supply, i fell for the hype and don't even use 1/4 of its capacity.
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