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Please help decide on 850W PSU

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Hi everyone. Can you please help me decide which is the best selection for a 850W PSU? I have these 3 summed below and prices are almost identical. All lists under A tier according to the PSU Cultist List.

DeepCool PQ850M
Fractal Design ION Gold 850W
XPG Core Reactor 850W

Specs that will be powered:
AMD R5 5500 w/ stock cooler
XFX Radeon RX6600
2x8GB DDR4 3200
1TB SATA SSD

Notes:
- Will change case later and add case fans and aftermarket cpu air cooler
- Change SATA SSD to NVME
- May upgrade GPU down the road so I go 850W. Since I have 1080p 144Hz monitor so I don't expect myself to buy a super high end GPU
- May upgrade CPU down the road to a 5800X3D.

TIA!
 
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I do not have that option on the local store. The PSUs listed are the ones readily available.
 
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I do not have that option on the local store. The PSUs listed are the ones readily available.
If they are all tier A on the list, the quality should be pretty much equal.

Did you already check all the reviews on them?




Maybe that will give you a preference. Length of warranty is normally also a point to consider.
Will it be visible in your build, than also take the 'looks' in consideration.

If you have only these three options, just go for the best according to the reviews. Aestatics should only be apliccable as they are quality wise comparible and for example you may want custom sleeved cables in the future. than check for which model these cables are available.

If you have patience and in your local store you can order a top model, it is a better alternative, provided the price is right according to your budget.

Whatever is advised here, you have to make the final deciscion :cool:
 

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Hi everyone. Can you please help me decide which is the best selection for a 850W PSU? I have these 3 summed below and prices are almost identical. All lists under A tier according to the PSU Cultist List.

DeepCool PQ850M
Fractal Design ION Gold 850W
XPG Core Reactor 850W

Specs that will be powered:
AMD R5 5500 w/ stock cooler
XFX Radeon RX6600
2x8GB DDR4 3200
1TB SATA SSD

Notes:
- Will change case later and add case fans and aftermarket cpu air cooler
- Change SATA SSD to NVME
- May upgrade GPU down the road so I go 850W. Since I have 1080p 144Hz monitor so I don't expect myself to buy a super high end GPU
- May upgrade CPU down the road to a 5800X3D.

TIA!



here is a review on the fractal design. i recommend looking up reviews for each of the PSU's and then you can go decide for yourself. toms hardware gives the Fractal Design a pretty mediocre score... so not good
 
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I wouldn't buy a PSU with less then 10~12 years warranty.
 
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DeepCool PQ850M
Fractal Design ION Gold 850W
XPG Core Reactor 850W
Out of the 3, I would go with the XPG, then the Deep Cool. Both of these have 10 Year warranties.
 
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