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Pocok

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Well, I am seeing $30 difference so it may depend on your budget and availability.

But if me, I would likely go for the Corsair. I am not a huge fan of Corsair PSUs but their RM series have been reliable. That said, I choose it because it is ATX 3.1 and the others are still 3.0. That may not mean anything today, but a year or two down the road, it might.
 
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I've had 3 rm750x and they all performed well. No complaints. Can't say anything about the others.
 

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Well, I am seeing $30 difference so it may depend on your budget and availability.

But if me, I would likely go for the Corsair. I am not a huge fan of Corsair PSUs but their RM series have been reliable. That said, I choose it because it is ATX 3.1 and the others are still 3.0. That may not mean anything today, but a year or two down the road, it might.
As I mentioned, I could get all three for the exact same price, but based on reviews, reports and whatnot, they still differ: for example the Corsair one is "only" rated as Gold from Cybenetics, because the efficiency on high/above room temperature is not enough to justify a PLATINUM rating, while the other two are doing okay on that part (but their overall performance is lower compared to RMX)

I've had 3 rm750x and they all performed well. No complaints. Can't say anything about the others.
Thank you for the feedback!
 
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