Corsair AX850 or HX850

[MilkyWay]

Corsair HX series is the same as the TX series but with modular cables. The AX series has a higher certification. The HX1000? Paulieg was selling one im sure and he was pretty adamant it was great.

EDIT: johnny guru?

 

[theonedub]

Johnny Guru does reviews, the PSU reviews are pretty detailed. I believe he is a member on here too.

Just to clarify, what's the benefits of having a fully modular PSU?

The benefit that comes to mind is easier cable management.

 

[MxPhenom 216]

Corsair HX series is the same as the TX series but with modular cables. The AX series has a higher certification. The HX1000? Paulieg was selling one im sure and he was pretty adamant it was great.

EDIT: johnny guru?

hes big on PSU reviews. respected guy over at OCN

 

[DaveK]

The benefit that comes to mind is easier cable management.

You can do that on regular modular ones, but what's so great about a fully modular one?

 

[JATownes]

IMO, the benefit of a fully modular PSU is that you can remove the PSU from the case without redoing cable management. This is great when doing some heavy duty, tear the rig down cleaning, due to the fact that most of my cables are ziptied in place.

 

[jasper1605]

hes big on PSU reviews. respected guy over at OCN

He's also known as Oklahoma Wolf from what I remember. I refuse to buy a power supply unless it is reviewed and approved by him. His reviews are top notch. They're on W1z's level of detail

 

[CDdude55]

You can do that on regular modular ones, but what's so great about a fully modular one?

With modular PSU's you are able to use what you need in a build and avoid trying to hide the rest of the unneeded cables. This can also improve airflow, as well as make the system look much cleaner. You can manage cables with one that's not modular to, but it's just much less of a hassle with a modular PSU.

On thing that i generally don't understand about fully modular PSU's is making the 24pin mobo connector detachable. I mean that's one connector that i would think everyone is going to use. lol

 

[MxPhenom 216]

He's also known as Oklahoma Wolf from what I remember. I refuse to buy a power supply unless it is reviewed and approved by him. His reviews are top notch. They're on W1z's level of detail

completely agree. i love his reviews

 

[sneekypeet]

As far as I knew, the AX is a server PSU adapted to the PS/2 standard. The TX and HX are not server grade.

 

[WarEagleAU]

Actually the HX850 is also gold standard if you check the 80 plus gold site. IT is registered as silver but still gold efficient.

 

[MxPhenom 216]

Actually the HX850 is also gold standard if you check the 80 plus gold site. IT is registered as silver but still gold efficient.

yeah i noticed that to with johnny guru review. it got to 92% efficiency on one test

 

[newtekie1]

*Takes deap breath*

Ok, JonnyGuru is not OklahomaWolf. JonnyGuru used to do the reviews for JonnyGuru.com, but when Jonny got a job at BFG in the PSU department, he handed it off to OklahomaWolf as part of his agreement with BFG. Now that BFG is out of business, Jonny has gone back to doing the reviews. Either way, the reviews on jonnyguru.com are considered some of the best reviews on the net for power supplies. He is the W1zard of power supplies.

Next, the TX850 and NX850 are definitely not the same PSU with/without modular connectors. Also, the HX is definitely a better power supply than the TX. With the TX you are looking at efficiency somewhere in the 86% range at best, with the HX you are looking at 90%. Plus, the TX has about 3 times the ripple that the HX has. Now, that is not saying the TX is a bad PSU, it definitely isn't. It is actually a great PSU, but the HX is better in pretty much every way.

As for the AX, it is every so slightly better than the HX, and surprisingly the HX is actually more efficient at some points. However the ripple on the AX is even lower than the almost non existant ripple on the HX. Personally, I'd go with whichever is cheaper, as they are both great PSUs. And I don't see the point in fully modular PSUs unless you take your PSU out of your case a lot. With the HX the only cables that aren't modular are the 24-Pin ATX, 8-Pin CPU, and 2 8-pin PCI-E which is essentially what is going to be used in every setup that needs an 850w anyway.

 

[DaveK]

With modular PSU's you are able to use what you need in a build and avoid trying to hide the rest of the unneeded cables. This can also improve airflow, as well as make the system look much cleaner. You can manage cables with one that's not modular to, but it's just much less of a hassle with a modular PSU.

On thing that i generally don't understand about fully modular PSU's is making the 24pin mobo connector detachable. I mean that's one connector that i would think everyone is going to use. lol

I know what modular is lol, I have a HX650W, but I don't see the point in fully modular if you're going to need the 24pin and 8pin, but I guess as JATownes said, you can take the PSU out without messing up the wiring.

 

[n-ster]

*Takes deap breath*

Ok, JonnyGuru is not OklahomaWolf. JonnyGuru used to do the reviews for JonnyGuru.com, but when Jonny got a job at BFG in the PSU department, he handed it off to OklahomaWolf as part of his agreement with BFG. Now that BFG is out of business, Jonny has gone back to doing the reviews. Either way, the reviews on jonnyguru.com are considered some of the best reviews on the net for power supplies. He is the W1zard of power supplies.

Next, the TX850 and NX850 are definitely not the same PSU with/without modular connectors. Also, the HX is definitely a better power supply than the TX. With the TX you are looking at efficiency somewhere in the 86% range at best, with the HX you are looking at 90%. Plus, the TX has about 3 times the ripple that the HX has. Now, that is not saying the TX is a bad PSU, it definitely isn't. It is actually a great PSU, but the HX is better in pretty much every way.

As for the AX, it is every so slightly better than the HX, and surprisingly the HX is actually more efficient at some points. However the ripple on the AX is even lower than the almost non existant ripple on the HX. Personally, I'd go with whichever is cheaper, as they are both great PSUs. And I don't see the point in fully modular PSUs unless you take your PSU out of your case a lot. With the HX the only cables that aren't modular are the 24-Pin ATX, 8-Pin CPU, and 2 8-pin PCI-E which is essentially what is going to be used in every setup that needs an 850w anyway.

haha, I was reading this thread, and as about to write exactly what you said... until I got to your post of course +1000 for that

I however, will amplify that the AX power Supplies are Server-grade PSUs for us computer builders The AX1000 however, has better performance than the AX750/850... But to clarify, I do not see how the extra quality of the PSU would help in any way for a normal computer builder over the HX series

I will also say that the TX and HX are DEFINITIVELY not in the same tier quality wise.... The TX are good PSUs for sure... HX PSUs are not great... They are more than that xD and the AX has managed to be even better!


One PSU that has surprised me is the XFX 750W... Awesome quality, and here in Canada, 115$ CAD ( about 107$ USD )... I find that a STEAL! I'd argue that it is on par if not better than the HX750

 

[t77snapshot]

Dude just save your money and stick with the HX1000 psu........or we can trade, my 750TX for your 1000w

 

[dr emulator (madmax)]

i'm selling my ax850 watt, why ?
well simply put i bought it thinking i was going to xfire and then realised it would be to much heat for my small room (plus the fact they don't sell the old gigabyte 5870 i bought anymore ) so i don't need that much power

it's nice to be able to undo it all though

tbh their isn't many reviews about the new ax psu , i was going to do a mini review but haven't got a proper watt meter yet so

anyways it's a nice psu just i could do with a smaller version (shame they don't do a 650watt version

 

[INSTG8R]

the AX series are made by Seasonic anyways as far as I know. Seasonic has been doing all of Corsairs high enders from the beginning.

 

[JrRacinFan]

On thing that i generally don't understand about fully modular PSU's is making the 24pin mobo connector detachable. I mean that's one connector that i would think everyone is going to use. lol

You do have system modders that may want to use one as an aux psu just to power gpu's.

 

[paulharrison123]

Swap ya for my TX950 hehe

 

[jonnyGURU]

Just to clarify, what's the benefits of having a fully modular PSU?

System builders LOVE fully modular. If a PSU has to be swapped out, like under warranty, they can leave all of the cables in place and just swap the actual unit.

the AX series are made by Seasonic anyways as far as I know. Seasonic has been doing all of Corsairs high enders from the beginning.

Actually, the AX-1200 is made by Flextronics. And Seasonic hasn't been doing all of Corsair's high enders. For example: The HX-1000 is a Channel Well.

 

[INSTG8R]

System builders LOVE fully modular. If a PSU has to be swapped out, like under warranty, they can leave all of the cables in place and just swap the actual unit.



Actually, the AX-1200 is made by Flextronics. And Seasonic hasn't been doing all of Corsair's high enders. For example: The HX-1000 is a Channel Well.

Yeah I knew the 2 highest wattage AX models were done by someone else. I will admit I didn't know who but thanks for the clarification.

 

[LAN_deRf_HA]

I think the 850 HX is corsair's best quality PSU. If you were going to switch, that's the one I'd get... it's highly doubtful you'd find a need to remove the cables that are permanently affixed and it's less expensive than the AX.

 

[Oklahoma Wolf]

He's also known as Oklahoma Wolf from what I remember.

That's news to me

 

[EastCoasthandle]

Johnny Guru does reviews, the PSU reviews are pretty detailed. I believe he is a member on here too.



The benefit that comes to mind is easier cable management.

The thing is that per his review they are 80plus silver not gold. So IMO the AX850 is not worth the $200 asking price. The HX850 would be the better buy as that is also 80plus silver and IMO equitable to the AX850 looking at his reviews of both.

 

[Obsidian86]

the AX series are made by Seasonic anyways as far as I know. Seasonic has been doing all of Corsairs high enders from the beginning.

not entirely

seasonic

cx400
cx430
vx450
hx450
tx650
hx650
hx520
hx620
ax650
ax750
ax850
ax1000 <not sure here

Cwt
vx550
tx750
hx750
tx850
hx850
tx950
hx1000
all gs series and new tx II series i believe

ax12000 made by flextronics