EVGA Supernova 550W vs. Rosewill Capstone 850W

[iWin4Prep]

Hi all, debating between 2 PSU's.

The Rosewill is on a great sale and is only $80.00 so the price is the same as the 550W Evga!

Link for Rosewill: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182359

Link for EVGA SuperNova: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438053&ignorebbr=1

The Evga says Fully Modular while the Rosewill simply states Modular.

Any major differences I should know? Which one do you pick? They are the same price.

 

[ryguybuddy]

Get the Rosewill. Although it's a tad less trustworthy, still a great brand and on a great sale.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

The 550w EVGA IS MADE by Super Flower is way better than than Capstone G series made by enhance.

It's the best 550w PSU on the market based on the award winning Super Flower Leadex Gold series with a 7 year warranty.

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story6&reid=440
550W G2 review.

Performance (40% of the final score) - you probably already know what I'm going to say here. Voltage regulation was excellent, averaging 0.9% in the hot box. No points deducted. Efficiency was a pass for Gold both times. No deduction. Ripple control was amazing, and probably the best I've ever seen, so definitely no deduction there. I saw no issues with anything else, so this unit gets a 10 here.

Functionality (20% of the final score) - this unit gets everything right. Even the CPU cable, which I thought was terrible on the 650W, is done right here today. Semi fanless mode works well, the manual is decent, we got lots of connectors to power anything a 550W unit should power, and the box came with more goodies than I tend to expect with such a small unit. 10.

Value (20% of the final score) - you can get one of these for $84.99 at Newegg right now. That's a fair bit for a unit this size these days, but as always EVGA is right at the bottom of the cost pile when it comes to 80 Plus Gold and full modularity. The nearest competition is their own 550W GS unit at one dollar more money. This is nuts. How are you making any money on these, EVGA? 10.

Build Quality (20% of the final score) - oh, snap... EVGA just got another perfect total score. There's nothing wrong with this unit. Nothing. 10.

 

[4745454b]

Which is funny because the original Capstones are Leadex PSUs.

Unless you need the 850W I'd also pick the G2.

 

[iWin4Prep]

Thanks guys for keeping me off the ledge on this sale. I appreciate it.