Corsair CX600M vs Zalman ZM-600-GT

[Raphalation]

I know very little about PSUs so I was wondering if anyone could tell me which of these two PSU is better.
1.Zalman ZM-600-GT
2. Corsair CX600M

i'm on a fairly tight budget, and these are the two cheapest 600w psus i could find. I also live in the UK where prices are slightly higher than in America
Thanks for any help!

(this is my planned (core) system)
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£82.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£67.30 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card (£231.94 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£47.98 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £430.21
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-20 16:47 GMT+0000)

 

[VolvoDoto]

None of the above.
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9

 

[Raphalation]

Thanks for the reply. As the PSU you suggested is not modular, won't that make cabling more more difficult? Also what was wrong with the ones i listed?

 

[Kampinkarl1]

Corsair is generally heralded as a good supplier, but not always with their power supply units. Either their CX or HX series has some notoriety for poor performance and if you're looking for the absolute cheapest power supply, you will get what you pay for.

Generally, when I am making a decision between quality parts and cheap ones (where there is usually a line between the two), I think - Well... how much am I going to spend on alcohol or eating out this week? That puts into perspective for me my budget and where I can redirect funds.

In short, buy a good power supply with a good efficiency rating.

 

[Kampinkarl1]

Seasonic can provide you with a modular power supply for about a hundred dollars, though I don't know how that translates to pounds, and a gold efficiency rating:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151118

 

[Raphalation]

will it be a problem with it not being modular?

 

[Raphalation]

Uh ye the Seasonic one here is £100. Would the XFX P1-650X-XXB9 be any better? its £70 (£20 more than I was originally going to spend) Basically, this is the list i've been looking at http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/parts/power-supply/#sort=a8&w=600&p=1,2 . Which is the cheapest PSU on that list which still has good quality?