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Is Corsair typically a reliable brand? I usually use them for desktop builds but simply out of habit.

kllrnohj 7y ago
Corsair's higher end stuff is good, yes.
stingraycharles 7y ago
Corsair is good, I have been using them for high end desktops and low end servers for quite some time. Only one out of ~ 10 I bought ever failed on me, and that was after 2 years of no usage.
genocidicbunny 7y ago
Corsair used to (and still might, but I haven't needed to replace my power supply in many many years) use Seasonic as their OEM. So for a long time, Corsair was just rebranded Seasonic. These days I don't know if that's entirely true, so I would at least look at reviews to make sure.
- wtallis 7y ago
  I'm not sure if any of Corsair's current high-end PSUs are Seasonic; they've definitely done some that aren't. But whether they're using Seasonic or not, Corsair's fairly involved in the design process and set their own specs rather than just taking an ODM's existing design and adding their own logo. They also have a serious test lab where they do their own design validation, and I believe they also do failure analysis on returned products (since that lab's only a few rooms away from where RMAs land).
  - genocidicbunny 7y ago
    I'm sure these days they're far more involved in the creation of their power supplies than they were a decade ago when I last had a need to really research any of this. Anecdotally, Corsair has always been a top-notch company to me. Even when their products go bad, their support is awesome. I had a set of memory sticks appear to go bad, but I couldn't tell if it was my northbridge or the RAM itself. I was a cash-strapped kid, so I didn't have another machine to test with. Corsair sent out a set of known-good RAM sticks for me to test with, at completely no charge to me. When the test revealed that it was indeed the RAM that was going bad, they offered to let me keep the test sticks they sent me until my replacement came in the mail.
- kllrnohj 7y ago
  https://www.orionpsudb.com/corsair https://www.orionpsudb.com/corsair The OEM for most of their PSUs is CWT, but they are "Corsair custom" designs instead of off-the-shelf. Seasonic is only used for relatively few of Corsair's models.
  - genocidicbunny 7y ago
    Ah, my information is a bit out of date because thanks to the quality of Corsair power supplies, I haven't actually needed to buy a new one in a long time.

Corsair's higher end stuff is good, yes.

Corsair is good, I have been using them for high end desktops and low end servers for quite some time. Only one out of ~ 10 I bought ever failed on me, and that was after 2 years of no usage.

genocidicbunny 7y ago

Corsair used to (and still might, but I haven't needed to replace my power supply in many many years) use Seasonic as their OEM. So for a long time, Corsair was just rebranded Seasonic. These days I don't know if that's entirely true, so I would at least look at reviews to make sure.

wtallis 7y ago
I'm not sure if any of Corsair's current high-end PSUs are Seasonic; they've definitely done some that aren't. But whether they're using Seasonic or not, Corsair's fairly involved in the design process and set their own specs rather than just taking an ODM's existing design and adding their own logo. They also have a serious test lab where they do their own design validation, and I believe they also do failure analysis on returned products (since that lab's only a few rooms away from where RMAs land).
- genocidicbunny 7y ago
  I'm sure these days they're far more involved in the creation of their power supplies than they were a decade ago when I last had a need to really research any of this. Anecdotally, Corsair has always been a top-notch company to me. Even when their products go bad, their support is awesome. I had a set of memory sticks appear to go bad, but I couldn't tell if it was my northbridge or the RAM itself. I was a cash-strapped kid, so I didn't have another machine to test with. Corsair sent out a set of known-good RAM sticks for me to test with, at completely no charge to me. When the test revealed that it was indeed the RAM that was going bad, they offered to let me keep the test sticks they sent me until my replacement came in the mail.
kllrnohj 7y ago
https://www.orionpsudb.com/corsair https://www.orionpsudb.com/corsair The OEM for most of their PSUs is CWT, but they are "Corsair custom" designs instead of off-the-shelf. Seasonic is only used for relatively few of Corsair's models.
- genocidicbunny 7y ago
  Ah, my information is a bit out of date because thanks to the quality of Corsair power supplies, I haven't actually needed to buy a new one in a long time.