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tadej petric

tadej petric

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Ok so I wonder if Corsair is good for loooooong time use. Ill be using it in my system with 660 and i5-3470 and non OCable mobo.So the questions are:
1.)How much time will it survive?
2.)Is wattage good enough if I would upgrade GPU later and use 660 as PPU?
3.)Are there just two 6-pin connectors?

So yeah thats it.
I know that buying PSU is like a lotery (you can get good one or bad one), but tell in general.
 
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Feldmarschall

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Hi,
It's good PSU, no doubt about it. It is CWT build so there are a lot of prejudices arround that manufacturer because of using chinesse caps. Not lot of RMA's. But CX series is out there for just two years so long term 5+ years is still to be determined :).
Power is unquestionable and delivery also. There are two 8 pin connectors (6+2) for max delivery. It's stable and strong.

For same money you can get Seasonic MII 620. It has 1 6pin and 1 6+2 pin connector. But it has 5 years of warranty and it is seasonic build which can pretty much guarantee quality.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151096
 
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tadej petric

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So can it run, lets say, 2x gigabyte gtx 660 (non ti) (not doing this but just to know)?

Thanks for your reply anyway :)
 
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Feldmarschall

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In theory yes, it will run even Ti SLI version.

140 (150) W TDP *2 requires 25A on 12V rail + CPU if there is only one rail that shoul be 36A max on that rail (expecting to run somehing weaker than 140W Pehnom). So tehnically you are ok.
One other concern is that this supply has only 2*6+2 pin connectors so you would have to go with adapters. And that is something you can do when you need to power something that requres only one 6 pin connector and has TDP under 100W. But not in this case. Don't use adapters. Don't go for that supply if you wan't SLI. You'll need CX750 at least if you wan't to SLI that kind of GPU's with proper cables.

 
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For a system using two GeForce GTX 660 (non-Ti) graphics cards in 2-way SLI mode NVIDIA specifies a minimum of a 600 Watt or greater system power supply that has a maximum combined +12 Volt continuous current rating of 36 Amps or greater and that has at least two 6-pin PCI Express supplementary power connectors.

Total Power Supply Wattage is NOT the crucial factor in power supply selection!!! Total Combined Continuous Power/Current Available on the +12V Rail(s) rated at 45°C - 50°C ambient temperature, is the critical factor.

Overclocking of the CPU and/or GPU(s) will require an additional increase to the maximum combined +12 Volt continuous current ratings, recommended above, to meet the increase in power required for the overclock. The additional amount required will depend on the magnitude of the overclock being attempted.

The Corsair Builder Series CX600 (SKU# 75-001668 / CP-9020048), with its maximum combined +12 Volt continuous current rating of 46 Amps and with two (6+2)-pin PCI Express supplementary power connectors, is more than sufficient to power your system configuration with two GeForce GTX 660 (non-Ti) graphics cards in 2-way SLI mode.
 
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tadej petric

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So I could run two of them without overclocking (I thing I wrote that before but thanks anyway :) )? And there are enough 6+2 pins?

Just to be sure...

Thanks for your reply.
 
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tadej petric

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My CPU is i5 3470 not Phenom so no need to worry about that :)

Now I have you saying that my PSU cant run it and ko888 saying that it can. Im confused.
 
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