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Computer type PC/Desktop Computer Manufacturer/Model Number Own build (new) Desk1 / Asus ROG Win 7 / Desk2 1st build OS Desk1 7 Home Prem / Desk2 10 Pro / Main lap Asus ROG 10 Pro 2 laptop Toshiba 7 Pro Asus P2520 7 & 10 CPU Desk1 i5 3750K / Laptop i7 GTX 860M / Desk2 i5 2500 Motherboard Desk1 Asus P877-V / Desk2 Gigabyte H67 UD3H / Laptop ? Memory Desk1 8GB (1866) / Desk2 16GB (1333) / Laptop 8Gb DDR3 Graphics Card(s) Desk 1& 2NVidia GTX 650 & Laptops on board Intel Sound Card Desk 1 & 2 -XONAR DG Realtek High Def audio Laptop Monitor(s) Displays Desk 1 Benq HD 2450 / Desk2 Philips 24" / Laptop 17.5" Screen Resolution 1920x1080 D1 & D2 & Laptop 1 Hard Drives Desk1 Samsung 120GB 830 SSD
Asus ROG 256GB 850 Pro SSD
Desk2 Samsung 840 256 SSD
Toshiba 120GB EVO PSU Desk 1 Corsair HX 1050/ Laptop ? / Desk 2 Corsair HX 650 Case Desk 1 Cooler HAF XM ? Toshiba laptop / Desk2 Coolermaster Cooling Fans on all Desk1 -2 Desk2 - all Coolermasters 5 Laptop ? Keyboard Desk 1 MS Sidewinder X6 Desk 2 MS Sidewinder X 4 Mouse Desk 1&2 - Gigabyte MS 900 gamer - laptop - Logitec wireless Internet Speed ADSL2+ Other Info One other Desktop (tester) and spare Toshba laptop both with SSD's
Running Kaspersky 2016 ISS on all machines config'd identically
Logitec audio stereo systems on each machine (x3)
Canon MG5250MFC
Router/modem TP-Link running WPA2SK
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Corsair RM850 850W Review
Review of the 850 above by Jonnyguru says this:
"the 550 and 650 use a totally different platform from a totally different OEM. CWT built the little guys, while Chicony builds the 750 and 850".
Here is his review of the 650:
Corsair RM650 650W Review
Computer type PC/Desktop Computer Manufacturer/Model Number Ignatz Special; 4 speed manual gearbox; factory air conditioning; one of one OS Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bit CPU Intel Skylake i5-6600K, not overclocked Motherboard AsRock Z170M Extreme 4, micro ATX Memory 8 GB HyperX DDR4-2666 (2 x 4 GB) Graphics Card(s) none; graphics are integrated on CPU Sound Card onboard: Realtek ALC1150; external: USB Behringer UF0-202 Monitor(s) Displays Dell S2340M 23 inch IPS Screen Resolution 1600 x 900 Hard Drives System: Crucial MX100 series SSD, 128 GB;
Data: Samsung Spinpoint 103SJ, 1 TB;
Backup: WD Caviar Green WD30EZRX-00D8PB0, 3 TB PSU Rosewill SilentNight 500 watt fanless, semi-modular Case Antec Solo II Cooling Noctua NH-U12S; Noctua F12 intake, Noctua S12A exhaust Keyboard Microsoft 200 6JH-00001 USB Mouse Dell or Microsoft optical wired; USB Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes Premium Browser Pale Moon Other Info All fans PWM; speeds at idle: CPU circa 500 rpm; intake circa 600 rpm; exhaust circa 600 rpm; CPU temps 27 idle and 47 C load in a warm room (27 C/81 F) when running Intel Extreme Tuning Utility stress test.
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I've seen reports on other forums of people having problems with the RM series. Check out
this thread .
Computer type PC/Desktop Computer Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build OS Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit CPU Intel i7-3930K Motherboard ASUS P9X79 WS Memory Kingston HyperX Genesis 32GB Kit (8x4GB Modules) 1600MHz DDR Graphics Card(s) MSI R7850 Twin Frozr 2GD5/OC Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR Sound Card Asus Xonar Essence STX Monitor(s) Displays 3x Asus VG248QE 24", Vizio 32" TV Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080, ? Hard Drives Samsung 128GB 840 Pro SSD (1),
Samsung 4TB 850 EVO SSDs (4)
Samsung 4TB 850 EVO SSDs (16) external backup drives used in 2.5" hot swap bays in the computer. PSU Corsair HX750w Case Antec Two Hundred v2 (modified) Cooling Cooler Master GeminII S524 120mm (fan replaced with a 140mm) Keyboard Logitech G510s Mouse Logitech M525 (two in use) Internet Speed =< 32Mbps down, 8Mbps up Antivirus AVAST!, MBAM, SAS, Spybot S&D (all but MBAM free) Glary Util Browser IE11 Other Info LSI 9211-8i HBA card (8 SATA III ports), 2.5" & 3.5" Hot Swap Bays, HooToo HT-CR001 PCI-E to USB 3.0 Internal Hub + 6 Slot Card Reader, and LG Model CH12LS28 BD-ROM Optical Drive. Also, ScanSnap S1500 ADF duplexing scanner, Canon 9000F flat bed scanner, Corsair SP2500 2.1 speakers, Samsung CLP 415nw laser color printer, Cyberpower PP2200SW UPS
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Corsair RM850 850W Review
Review of the 850 above by Jonnyguru says this:
"the 550 and 650 use a totally different platform from a totally different OEM. CWT built the little guys, while Chicony builds the 750 and 850".
Here is his review of the 650:
Corsair RM650 650W Review
Thanks mate looks ok to me except for what they said about the caps which is a bit disappointing in this day and age eh?
But I still might give one a go sometime just I haven't noticed them at my suppliers site before.
Computer type PC/Desktop Computer Manufacturer/Model Number Own build (new) Desk1 / Asus ROG Win 7 / Desk2 1st build OS Desk1 7 Home Prem / Desk2 10 Pro / Main lap Asus ROG 10 Pro 2 laptop Toshiba 7 Pro Asus P2520 7 & 10 CPU Desk1 i5 3750K / Laptop i7 GTX 860M / Desk2 i5 2500 Motherboard Desk1 Asus P877-V / Desk2 Gigabyte H67 UD3H / Laptop ? Memory Desk1 8GB (1866) / Desk2 16GB (1333) / Laptop 8Gb DDR3 Graphics Card(s) Desk 1& 2NVidia GTX 650 & Laptops on board Intel Sound Card Desk 1 & 2 -XONAR DG Realtek High Def audio Laptop Monitor(s) Displays Desk 1 Benq HD 2450 / Desk2 Philips 24" / Laptop 17.5" Screen Resolution 1920x1080 D1 & D2 & Laptop 1 Hard Drives Desk1 Samsung 120GB 830 SSD
Asus ROG 256GB 850 Pro SSD
Desk2 Samsung 840 256 SSD
Toshiba 120GB EVO PSU Desk 1 Corsair HX 1050/ Laptop ? / Desk 2 Corsair HX 650 Case Desk 1 Cooler HAF XM ? Toshiba laptop / Desk2 Coolermaster Cooling Fans on all Desk1 -2 Desk2 - all Coolermasters 5 Laptop ? Keyboard Desk 1 MS Sidewinder X6 Desk 2 MS Sidewinder X 4 Mouse Desk 1&2 - Gigabyte MS 900 gamer - laptop - Logitec wireless Internet Speed ADSL2+ Other Info One other Desktop (tester) and spare Toshba laptop both with SSD's
Running Kaspersky 2016 ISS on all machines config'd identically
Logitec audio stereo systems on each machine (x3)
Canon MG5250MFC
Router/modem TP-Link running WPA2SK