Is the cooler master extreme power plus 700w good or bad

[corsairmaster]

Hi i have a cooler master extreme power plus 700w and i hear bad reviews about it but is it enough to power my i5 3570k 8gb ram 60gb sd 1tbhdd z77 mobo 4 fans a heatsink and a 660ti or two

 

[C12Friedman]

The CM Extreme Power Plus series seems to be a major "fail". I think you may be able to get way with one 660ti, two I'd suspect it will fail quickly. In a review of the 600W (I could find none for the 700W made by the same manufacturer - Seventeam) by Gabriel Torres of Hardware Secrets, the 600W wasn't able to produce more than 475W with it's biggest issue being voltage stability on the 12V rail. Review of 600W here
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Cooler-Master-eXtreme-Power-Plus-600-W-Power-Supply-Review/1034/1
Hope this was somewhat helpful

 

[lilotimz]

Lets just say... pretty bad.

If you have the means or hell even $50.. i'd switch it to another unit. It is in no way, form or shape a 700w unit and is more comparable to a 400-450w unit. An inefficient design with low quality build and low safety features... i'd say pretty bad.

 

[crowz9]

Bad. Coolermaster psu's are usually bad except for the SilentPro ones. Check them out

 

[amuffin]

Silent Pro's are ok. I'd just pick anything made by Seasonic or Delta over them......

 

[corsairmaster]

how about i upgrade to a corsair tx750m

 

[crowz9]

how about i upgrade to a corsair tx750m

Corsair PSU's have good reviews in general.
Serious, reliable brand.
If you're willing to pay the difference, go for it!!!

 

[lilotimz]

TX750M is a high quality unit built by CWT. Although not as efficient as Seasonic based units; it can still hold its own and is definately much, much better than the crappy Extreme Power.

 

[amuffin]

^+1

 

[corsairmaster]

Best answer selected by corsairmaster.

 

[Deleted member 1710009]

Sorry for bump but I have to say it: I have Coolermaster Power Extreme Plus 700w from about 4 years ago, used with i5 + GTX 760 (It has high consumption) and now i7 + GTX 1080, I never had any issue.