JT! Wrote:Is Seasonic a reputable brand on par with Corsair?
Yes. They're been around since the 1970s and made PSUs for both the apple II and IBM PC. XFX, corsair, antec, and several others sell rebranded seasonic PSUs or PSUs based on their designs. The capacitors they use come from glorious nippon and are some of the best in the world. Their fans too. Their warranty is good, their failure rates are extraordinarily low, and their products have very good energy efficiency.
JT! Wrote:Also, should I factor into my consideration that the seasonic is lower wattage? Does having a wattage closer to the total power usage of the PC have any benefits?
Sometimes. Depends on the unit. Efficiency tends to peak at slightly below the max wattage. It tends to be a fairly negligible difference though. Higher wattage PSUs tend to be bigger so I guess that's a disadvantage too.
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-Mark Antony