amd corsair psu

[SHARPIE656]

Are any of the corsair atx/eps psus compatible with the amd fx processors , because it says there compatible with the intel 4th gen processors?

 

[cklaubur]

A power supply is pretty universal. One for Intel 4th Generation processors will work just fine with whatever AMD FX processor you pick, as long as it has the connectors you need.

Casey

 

[bigpinkdragon286]

cklaubur is spot on. Any PSU with compatibility with Intel's CPUs will do fine for an AMD CPU, provided it has the connectors you need for your build and it has sufficient wattage capacity to power all of your components.

To quote a Tom's article on the reason new PSUs are specifying support of Intel's 4th gen Core i processors (Haswell):

"While the Ivy Bridge CPUs had a minimum power consumption of 0.5 A in a C6 or C7 state, the next generation of processors would require only as little as 0.05 A, a 10x reduction. The problem is that a number of older or lower-quality power supplies are unable to deliver such low loads at stable voltages, meaning that the system could crash due to unstable voltages when in C6 or C7 state."

Here is a link to the full Tom's article, if you have any interest:

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Intel-Haswell-PSU-Power-State,22320.html

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

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Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $69.99
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