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April 8, 2014 9:12:15 AM

What do you think about this PC: (I'm going to use it for gaming and youtube videos)
FX-8350 4.0ghz(i already have it,so i can't change it).
Asus M5A99FX Pro 2.0
2x4 Corsair Vengeance 1600 Ram
Thermaltake NIC F4 CPU Cooler(can it fit in the case?)
Zalman Z11 Plus Case
Corsair CX750M
Asus GTX770 DirectCu II 2gb OC/Msi GTX770 Twin Frozr 2gb OC(which one would you chose).

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April 8, 2014 9:14:26 AM

the direct cuii 770 is better hands down. though more expensive. the case will state it's max cooler height, while the cooler will have its' height listed. fairly easy to look up, but the rest of the build is solid
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April 8, 2014 9:16:18 AM

Don't get the Corsair CX750, the CX series is poorly built. Get something from Antec SeaSonic or XFX. If you want to stay with Corsair, get something from their AX/GS/HX/TX lines.

Yes that CPU Cooler will fit just fine :) 
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April 8, 2014 9:19:31 AM

Your component selection is good and you should not have any issues with gaming or youtube. The CPU heat sink will fit in that Zalman case. Both video cards are good quality , if you want a choice then the Asus card might be a bit better in cooling but both will give the same performance because they are both the same GPU.
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April 8, 2014 9:22:47 AM

For corsair the CX series is a lower quality indeed, but that does not make them poorly built. I have a friend running a 3570k and gtx 780 on a cx 430 watt psu. he has overclocked it and has been gaming frequently for almost a full year now with the psu not even getting overly warm. You may be more likely to run into fault with the cx series over some of the other ones, but honestly you will hear people complain about a part more than you hear good reviews (if something is good, how likely are you to go write a review compared to a bad product).

Seasonic is a good psu maker and i would also recommend them, but in general if you can find a psu that is a good deal, just go with that. The cx series is priced well and generally works just fine.

If you are really only going to use one gpu, you could go down in wattage in favor for a much higher quality psu like the corsair RM series or higher, or some of the seasonic of xfx psu's
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April 8, 2014 9:23:41 AM

Thanks for your help,i'll keep that in mind HiTech...if my budget allows me to get a better one i will,if not i'll change it later.
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April 8, 2014 9:29:09 AM

Brantyn Gerik said:
For corsair the CX series is a lower quality indeed, but that does not make them poorly built. I have a friend running a 3570k and gtx 780 on a cx 430 watt psu. he has overclocked it and has been gaming frequently for almost a full year now with the psu not even getting overly warm. You may be more likely to run into fault with the cx series over some of the other ones, but honestly you will hear people complain about a part more than you hear good reviews (if something is good, how likely are you to go write a review compared to a bad product).

Seasonic is a good psu maker and i would also recommend them, but in general if you can find a psu that is a good deal, just go with that. The cx series is priced well and generally works just fine.

If you are really only going to use one gpu, you could go down in wattage in favor for a much higher quality psu like the corsair RM series or higher, or some of the seasonic of xfx psu's


The CX series uses poor capacitors, and the same poorly built capacitors are used in the RM series, which is also not a well-built PSU. The recommended models from Corsair are the AX/GS/HX/TX.
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April 8, 2014 9:41:26 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCmLAtHcpdY

the hate that the cx, tx and rm series gets is unwarranted and based on the overhype of select units failing, whereas many other makes that have similar failure rates do not receive near the same amount of flack.

The cx series falls into the "good for a higher end system, but overclock with caution" section of psu's, while the RM series is a step up or two from that. Would i use l2n and try to overclock the tits out of my components on these power supplies? no. Are they good for the price and still hold up to the overclocking you can do on water or air? Yes, absolutely and more research had better be done before you dismiss a psu as low quality.

I had my first xfx series psu fail, does this mean they are poorly built? no. it means i got a dud. I've had no problems with the cx line or the tx line (currently have my system running on a tx-m series psu). I recommend them both wholeheartedly as good power supplies for the price.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Corsair/CX600M/11.ht...

Go find me a bad review of these power supplies, then contrast it with all the good reviews. Your dismissal of the cx and rm series is unwarranted and a little ignorant. they are value based products and give great performance for their price.
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April 8, 2014 12:06:51 PM

The review you linked points to poor capacitors, both in size and quality.

The basis of saying the CX and RM lines are poorly built is because of the capacitors. PSUs fail all the time, you can't get away from that. When a PSU fails, it should just stop being able to power the system. When poor capacitors are thrown in, you run the risk of not just failure, but of taking the system out with it. This is why any PSU with cheap capacitors is not recommended.
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