Why bad opinions on Corsair CX series, especially CX430?
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Checked out some reviews on HardwareSecrets and JonnyGuru for the CX430, and they're of the opinion that this PSU is a fairly decent model to put in your build. So why do people here have negative opinions about this PSU? I personally use it, and so far I haven't had any issues with it. Perhaps the important bit here is that I have had it since November, so around 11 months, but for that period I didn't find any flaws with it, and a definite improvement over my older generic 450W power supply. I am running a Core 2 Duo e4600(65W) CPU and a Gainward GTX650(64W) GPU off of it.
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The PSU is fine as long as its not under heavy load, where the cheap capacitors used come into limelight. They easily melt on high loads, resulting in the negative reviews. You're only pulling around 150W off the PSU, if you planned on putting a 250-300W load, it'd cause ripples, on 350W+ loads, it'd just fail.
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It has been shown to deliver consistent 430W in reviews.
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Corsair-CX430-V2...
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Corsair-CX430-V2...
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SR-71 Blackbird said:
Here are the 5 models with the highest return rates during the time period: 2013.- 3,64% Corsair Gaming Series GS600
- 3,59% Corsair CX500 V2
- 3,59% Corsair CX600 V2
- 3,39% FSP (Fortron) HEXA 500
- 3,31% Seasonic S12II-520
So the S12II-520W isn't good? I was considering that for my next build.
Which Seasonic should I go with then? I'm planning a 970 and a i5-4670k.
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The problem with cheap caps is they tend to fail with time/load and heat. Not all 85 or 105c caps are rated for the same run time either.
Reviews may not push them hard long enough to show this.
A case with a bottom mounted power supply and power friendly systems can still live quite a long time on these less than ideal power supplies.
In the end, you have a very power friendly system. I have been running my i5 750 + gtx 650ti(started with a 5770) system for over 4 years on a 300 watt(22 amps @ 12 volts) power supply.
Reviews may not push them hard long enough to show this.
A case with a bottom mounted power supply and power friendly systems can still live quite a long time on these less than ideal power supplies.
In the end, you have a very power friendly system. I have been running my i5 750 + gtx 650ti(started with a 5770) system for over 4 years on a 300 watt(22 amps @ 12 volts) power supply.
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So what should I be looking for in a system with a i5 4670k(I don't overclock, but the 4670 isn't available) and a GTX 970(probably overkill, but who can tell?) system? Should draw around 240W combined excluding everything else on the +12V rail, right? So technically, even a S12II 430 is enough.
Is the S12II 520 enough for such a system? I might want to overclock the GPU though.
Is the S12II 520 enough for such a system? I might want to overclock the GPU though.
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650w .
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $49.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-03 17:56 EDT-0400
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $49.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-03 17:56 EDT-0400
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