Corsair SF450 vs Silverstone ST45SF-G?

[Sigmaeleven]

Title self-explanatory. In my area there's not much of a price difference to speak of concerning both of the PSUs.

If anyone could give me a constructive answer it will be highly appreciated.

 

[PlayfulPhoenix]

I'd wait to see what @Aibohphobia thinks, since he's SFF Network's resident PSU tester and expert, but the Corsair unit seems to mostly have advantages over the Silverstone one. These come to mind:

• Larger fan (so lower noise)
• More 4-pin connectors
• More reliable semi-fanless mode (I'm not sure that Silverstone unit even has semi-fanless, actually)
• Better warranty
• Looks a little nicer

I personally would opt for the Corsair without a second thought.

 

[Ceros_X]

I have a Corsair SF450 and the only time the fan moves is when I turn on the PC. Completely silent the rest of the time. I have never owned the Silverstone unit but have heard it clicks off and on rapidly with no load.

 

[jeshikat]

I've never worked with a ST45SF-G in person but from what I understand, the stock fan in the SilverStone 450W units isn't that great, many people have swapped it with a Noiseblocker slim 80mm. So I'd lean to the Corsair.

 

[Sigmaeleven]

Alright, thanks for the insight y'all!

All of the comments so far has been very helpful to me. I'll go with the corsair unit instead.

Also, will it be able to power an i5 3570K and GTX 650 Ti Boost?

 

[jeshikat]

450W is enough for X99 and a GTX 980 so you're fine.

 

[K888D]

I used the Corsair with an i5-6500 and a GTX 960, the fan only started spinning (very slowly) after about an hour of stress testing both the CPU and GPU. I would definitely recommend the Corsair model for a quiet build.