Newegg has the Corsair Enthusiast TX650 V2 650W Power Supply for $90 - $10 off with coupon code EMCKDKH22 [Exp 6/8] - $15 rebate [Exp 6/8] = $65 with free shipping. 80 Plus certified and supports the latest ATX12V v2.31 and EPS 2.92 standards.
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Is this psu any good? My Antec 550 W psu just died and I need a new one.
#1, just curious, did the Antec PS damage any other components when it died?
No luckily, it took me two days and about 12 hours combined to finally breadboard my computer and I had to use my htpc psu (which I really didn't wanna do) to test my system and sure enough it was my Antec, very disappointing. Had it for 13 months and my comp isn't on 24/7, probably about 2-3 hours a day on average.
I figure I'd get a better quality psu and this happens to be on sale, plus Newegg has a "new customer" $10 that I'd use.
^ whether it's a good value for your use depends a lot on how much power your system needs. Since your system wasn't running very long in total # of hours, it seems likely it was a power surge that killed it which could take out any PSU, unless your system was really pushing the PSU to it's limits or in a difficult environment like high summer temperatures.
#3, glad to hear that. When my Antec died it took out most of my components.
To answer your original question I don't know if this Corsair is any good because Corsair just rebrands PSUs from different companies. If you are looking for a good quality PS I would suggest a Seasonic. Also use a PSU calculator to ensure you get a PSU with the right wattage.
Corsair are good PSU. Some people complain that their value, "Builder Series" is not AS good as their others, but they are still pretty good within the respective price range when rebated, and receive good reviews.
It's still a matter of capacity though, suppose your system needs 300W (more than average) and a reviewer downgrades a PSU claiming 550W because it gets a bit of ripple or runs hot or something at 480W and above, did it matter for your 300W system? The only two failure point reduction issues you can pick for certain are a PSU with high quality (preferably Japanese) capacitors and a dual ball bearing fan. I mean once you get above fraudulently rated generic junk PSU that barely have any parts in them. Sloppy manufacturing comes to mind too, but "most" PSU sold under major brands don't have that issue bad enough to matter anymore.