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Well that just sucks. There certainly need to be more component support for our mates down under!

mjf said:

I went with MSY because of cost but would expect a BIG battle if I needed to return a faulty unit. We suffer from limited suppliers in Australia unlike the US who are spoilt for choice To RMA from overseas is a bit risky.

I made a mistake and chose a PSU that doesn't cater for too much growth. I'd go for an efficient 750W - but then I'm not a Gamer.

I wouldn't touch an LG anything - in my opinion their customer service is very bad in this country.

It's very frustrating, isn't it? The US has Newegg and a whole range of other great online stores while we have barely any. Surely they can lend us some.

Also, would it be worth getting the AX750 over the HX850? The AX has higher certification but I'm not entirely sure whether I'll actually need it.

If you don't see yourself doing heavy overclocks+higher end SLI/CF in the future, I'd go the AX750.

I'll be trying a couple of overclocks and might SLI so I'll stick with the HX850.

EDIT: I've put the AX850 down. It's only slightly more expensive than the HX850.

Have a look at comparisons Jaidyn. The HX has a bigger fan and more connectors
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Britton30 said:

Have a look at comparisons Jaidyn. The HX has a bigger fan and more connectors
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Perhaps. But now that I'm in that price range, I might as well have a look at CM and OCZ too. I promise, this will be the last PSU question.

I though I'd look at other branded PSUs around the $240 range. The majority of people are saying go with Corsair but I've managed to find a couple of other PSUs that look decent.

PSU
SHAW Viper-1500w Gaming PSU --- Carried Over

or

Corsair AX850 Gold
or
Corsair HX850
or
OCZ Technology ZX Series 1250W
or
CoolerMaster Silent Pro Gold 1000W

They are all 80PLUS Gold Certified (except the HX850) and are all around the same price so at this point in time, it's the quality, not the money. As far as I can tell, all are modular and all are made by decent manufacturers. The HX850 seems to have the most cables. So, which one would you recommend?

That's a very hard decision to make, but I would go with the Corsair AX850 simply because they give a 7 year warranty.
Any one of them would be suitable for you, and you wouldn't have any problems with any of them they are all first class power supplies.
Good luck making a decision!!!

If CM is Cooler Master I'd steer clear of them. HX and AX both have 7 yr waranty.