Hey Finksy, that looks like a very good alternative. Was actually looking at a 1600W PSU for 300USD, with 5 years local warranty. Hard decision for me. I'm actually leaning towards 5 years local warranty, due to the reason that i'm not sure whether PSUs breakdown easily, and their usual life span after being used. What do you think?
To be honest, there's good and there's good enough. In my eyes, mining is still a business, so keeping costs in check is important. Why pay $300 for a PSU when $120 for Bitmain's (or $85 in the case of my IBM 2880W PSU's) will do the same job adequately and reliably? The more you spend on PSU's, the less you are able to spend on miners, plain and simple. Anyone that tells you otherwise either has constraints limiting their choices (<200V AC input or require SATA/ATX plugs for motherboard), has made a hobby of it and wants to show off their bling, or are delusional. The only other factor to take into consideration is PSU efficiency, and if at your given electricity rate the extra cost for a more efficient PSU is worthwhile in the longrun.