Is a Corsair CX430 enough for this build?

DeanG117 · May 11, 2015

Intel pentium G3258
EVGA GTX 750 1GB SC
ASRock Z97 Anniversary
Kingston RAM 4GB DDR3L
Toshiba 500GB Deskstar SATA 6GB/s
Zalman Z3 Plus Case (4 x 120mm fans)
Corsair CX430 (430 watt psu)

I will be adding more RAM and also will be slightly overclocking the pentium.

I just have concerns that psu wont be enough.

Thanks.

renz496 · May 11, 2015

I think it should be fine.

Dark Lord of Tech · May 11, 2015

It's not Haswell compatible , so you may have to disable sleep states in the BIOS.
http://www.corsair.com/en-us/blog/2013/may/haswell-compatibility-with-corsair-power-supplies

Yes it's enough.

LookItsRain · May 11, 2015

Its enough, but corsair power supples are low quality junk. Buy something better.

lazyboy947 · May 11, 2015

the cx is fine, its powering my htpc, of an A8 5600k, and a hd 7770, yet it is a cx430m. I used the cx430 in a basic system that just uses an old phenom II x4 945. If u stress it near its max output, it most likely wont last long, as lookitsrain said they are not the highest quality, but they are not that bad

CTurbo · May 11, 2015

I would not buy such a low quality psu. It's not a fire hazard or anything, but it would be more than worth it to spend a little more to get a solid unit.

Seasonic has numerous 300-350w units for $30ish that would be better. Even the EVGA 500b would be a small upgrade.

crispytheone · May 11, 2015

When did the CX become crap, I have one powering the Computer in my living room, came recommended a few years ago as a great budget PSU

And for that build , the EVGA 430 watt power supply would be plently, and its cheaper.

LookItsRain · May 11, 2015

Cx uses low quality capacitors from taiwan.

crispytheone · May 11, 2015

LookItsRain :

Were not talking like a Logisys or anything right. granted it wasn't expensive, but it was 80+ bronze

CTurbo · May 11, 2015

They aren't crap. They just aren't very good. The fact is, they're just too easy to avoid. They aren't that much cheaper than the (much better) competition.

CorsairJoseph · May 11, 2015

With that spec you provided, the CX430 is enough to support it. Yes, it is a fairly decent entry level PSU, but it does what it suppose to do.

VenBaja · May 12, 2015

You can do a lot better for a little additional money. Something like http://pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-hcg520m or http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550gts3x would be much better than the junky CX series. A power supply is not something you want to cheap out on.

RobCrezz · May 12, 2015

LookItsRain :

Lots of people here says this, yet the PSU experts say the CX series are just fine i.e. jonnyguru

RobCrezz · May 12, 2015

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story4&reid=214

He says the caps are "mediocre", but scores the PSU 9! and give its a recommended award.

DeanG117 · May 12, 2015

Thanks for the heads up on that!, would it be a straight forward process disabling those sleep states?.
Also, would the PSU be enough for a overclock of the G3258?

Thanks again.

LookItsRain · May 12, 2015

RobCrezz :

And that review is 4 years old, lets take a look at a more recent Corsair cx that is a higher wattage version

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story6&reid=416

Why buy a worse psu when you can get a better one in every single price point that any Corsair psu sits in, they overcharge so much to have corsair stamped on shit power supplies.

CorsairJoseph · May 12, 2015

LookItsRain :

This is probably relevant if the OP was looking at CX750, but he's not. The inquiry is about the CX430's capability to support the spec he provided.

Even with that CX750M review - Yes, its probably not the best PSU in its price point, but I am sure many will agree that it is far from being the worst PSU in its market segment. I think the only major hit the CX750M got is the price, in which I tend to agree.

Dark Lord of Tech · May 12, 2015

Yes the sleep states CAN EASILY BE DISABLED.

You may or may not have issues , CX430w is enough for the specs.

RobCrezz · May 12, 2015

LookItsRain :

RobCrezz :

And that review is 4 years old, lets take a look at a more recent Corsair cx that is a higher wattage version

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story6&reid=416

Why buy a worse psu when you can get a better one in every single price point that any Corsair psu sits in, they overcharge so much to have corsair stamped on shit power supplies.

The review for the cx750m is pretty good for its price imo.

LookItsRain · May 12, 2015

RobCrezz :

For the same price you can get this:
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story6&reid=393

Cturbo said exactly what i think, why the buy a cx/cxm when there is better for the same price, makes zero sense.

RobCrezz · May 13, 2015

LookItsRain :

RobCrezz :

For the same price you can get this:
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story6&reid=393

Cturbo said exactly what i think, why the buy a cx/cxm when there is better for the same price, makes zero sense.

Totally agree, thats a much better PSU, I would have bought that if it was available when I was buying.

That said, in some countries the CX series are the only good psus available on a budget, in these cases I dont think they are bad choices.

Is a Corsair CX430 enough for this build?

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