Corsair HX1000 dead. PSU recommendation?

[Tyler-Durden]

My HX1000 dropped dead... again. It's the 2nd one to fail on me in the past three years so I want to go with something else in the 800 - 1000 watt range.

The Seasonic X-850 is my top choice, at the moment. It received [H]'s Gold Award in April. Any others worth considering?

My PC specs:
Asus P8Z77-V
i5-2500K
Coolermaster V8
GTX 780
Corsair 16GB
Samsung 4TB (adding an SSD soon)
HT Omega Striker

I plan to RMA the HX1000 and sell the replacement.

Thanks for any comments!

 

[Tyler-Durden]

Well, based on the overwhelming number of recommendations I've decided to stick with my original choice of the X-850.

 

[DooKey]

Good choice. The X-850 is a great PSU.

 

[magoo]

Why not get the Corsair ax-860?

I just upgraded to this and the fully modular unit is awesome.
Very quiet and otherwise excellent.

I realize you may be sour on Corsair, but the HX units are older models now, the 860 will be a much more up to date unit.

 

[Penance]

The Seasonic is an excellent choice, depending on which Corsair you pick it is most likely made by them anyways. I only ended up getting a Corsair myself for the black/red color scheme.

 

[Tuppu]

Isn't 800-1000W little overkill for your setup? Woudn't 500-600W be more suitable?

 

[Tyler-Durden]

Isn't 800-1000W little overkill for your setup? Woudn't 500-600W be more suitable?

Yeah, you're right. I ended up getting a Seasonic SS-760XP2. It came to $120 with rebates/discount codes. The SS-660 would've been the obvious choice, but it actually was more ($125) than the 760 after discounts.