$500 Gaming PC build Need help
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Because it is cheap and because it says Corsair on it people think it is good quality. It isn't AWFUL, but a MUCH better unit can be had for the price.
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WAY long ago, the very first CX430s were Seasonic built, but soon after they changed to ChannelWell just like the rest of the Cx units. Some people still think the CX430 is Seasonic and better than the other CX units.
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Yes, to make them cheaper.
Currently only half the HX, the CSM650, RM450/RM1000, and all the TX units are Seasonic. The AX are Flextronics which is VERY good (as good or better than Seasonic), but the CS, rest of CSM, VS, CX, rest of RM units are all not recommended.
Currently only half the HX, the CSM650, RM450/RM1000, and all the TX units are Seasonic. The AX are Flextronics which is VERY good (as good or better than Seasonic), but the CS, rest of CSM, VS, CX, rest of RM units are all not recommended.
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For my build (first build, built a month ago, was looking at $450 but went up to $600 total 
), I used some second hand parts to reduce the price. I went on craigslist and found 16gb (4x4gb) of ddr3 1600mhz ram for slightly less than the price of a 8gb set. Since you are building a budget build (like me), I would recommend buying some used parts. The parts which (should) have almost no risk of failure are: hard drive, ram, dvd drive, and the case. If possible, listing your requirements would make future answers on this thread alot easier.
), I used some second hand parts to reduce the price. I went on craigslist and found 16gb (4x4gb) of ddr3 1600mhz ram for slightly less than the price of a 8gb set. Since you are building a budget build (like me), I would recommend buying some used parts. The parts which (should) have almost no risk of failure are: hard drive, ram, dvd drive, and the case. If possible, listing your requirements would make future answers on this thread alot easier.
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I disagree. SSDs fail very frequently and HDDs tend to last a long time. This is traditionally how it works.
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Maybe I was getting it confused with the way they fail, SSDs usually won't get very damaged from being knocked bashed or anything (usually, sometimes they will), whereas HDDs can easily fail if they're dropped or bashed. If you dropped a computer by accident, most things would probably be fine but the hard drive would brake.
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