CORSAIR CX 600 good enough for my rig?

[jatinfifa17]

My PC Specs are:

Intel i5 7400 3.00 GHz
Nvidia GTX 1070 Founders Edition
16gb DDR4 Ram
Gigabyte B250 M D2V Motherboard
1 TB Hard disk
PSU: CORSAIR CX600

I use my PC for around 14 hours daily mostly for Internet surfing and day to day stuff and for casual gaming. Playing games like PUBG and CS GO. Will CORSAIR CX600 be able to handle this? I already have bought it so can't replace it for at least one year.

 

[Rdslw]

it should hold. as much as there are better PSU's this one still can hold it ground for few years.
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2725933/mixed-reviews-corsair-cx600-cx600m.html
its not "bad", its not perfect

 

[jatinfifa17]

it should hold. as much as there are better PSU's this one still can hold it ground for few years.
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2725933/mixed-reviews-corsair-cx600-cx600m.html
its not "bad", its not perfect

So I can use my pc for 14 hrs daily and play games with no problem?

 

[Rdslw]

it should hold. as much as there are better PSU's this one still can hold it ground for few years.
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2725933/mixed-reviews-corsair-cx600-cx600m.html
its not "bad", its not perfect

So I can use my pc for 14 hrs daily and play games with no problem?

Your build does not use full 600W all the time, so should be fine.
power draw of your pc should hold on 500W so 600W unit should be capable of 24/7 operation.

 

[jatinfifa17]

it should hold. as much as there are better PSU's this one still can hold it ground for few years.
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2725933/mixed-reviews-corsair-cx600-cx600m.html
its not "bad", its not perfect

So I can use my pc for 14 hrs daily and play games with no problem?

Your build does not use full 600W all the time, so should be fine.
power draw of your pc should hold on 500W so 600W unit should be capable of 24/7 operation.

Thanks for your help

 

[maxalge]

it should hold. as much as there are better PSU's this one still can hold it ground for few years.
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2725933/mixed-reviews-corsair-cx600-cx600m.html
its not "bad", its not perfect

So I can use my pc for 14 hrs daily and play games with no problem?

the cx 600 unit is the older design, its internals will probably not last long under gaming loads given the long hours you intend to play


you might get a year out of it /shrug




XD ahhh russian rouletee

 

[jatinfifa17]

it should hold. as much as there are better PSU's this one still can hold it ground for few years.
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2725933/mixed-reviews-corsair-cx600-cx600m.html
its not "bad", its not perfect

So I can use my pc for 14 hrs daily and play games with no problem?

the cx 600 unit is the older design, its internals will probably not last long under gaming loads given the long hours you intend to play


you might get a year out of it /shrug

I don't play games for 14hrs a day on it. Usually, play like for 2-3 hrs. For the rest of the time, my pc is just used to surf the internet

 

[maxalge]

it should hold. as much as there are better PSU's this one still can hold it ground for few years.
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2725933/mixed-reviews-corsair-cx600-cx600m.html
its not "bad", its not perfect

So I can use my pc for 14 hrs daily and play games with no problem?

the cx 600 unit is the older design, its internals will probably not last long under gaming loads given the long hours you intend to play


you might get a year out of it /shrug

I don't play games for 14hrs a day on it. Usually, play like for 2-3 hrs. For the rest of the time, my pc is just used to surf the internet

i see

I got stuck on the "14 hours a day "

XD

then yeah it should last, its not like its a tin can level psu and you dont have a 290x or OC'ed cpu

 

[bignastyid]

The older CXs like yours are notorious for dying young, even when not being taxed hard.

I used 5 of them 4 out of the 5 failed in thier first year and 5th wasn't too far behind. 2 were in systems using just the igpu, so a lite load.

For a couple years I was seeing on average atleast 1 thread a day here pertaining to a CX failing as thier price, the Corsair name and good initial reviews had made them popular. Another Mod here has a CX600 fail and it took out his motherboard. The most common issue you'll see when they start to fail is shut downs/restarts under load.

 

[USAFRet]

The older CXs like yours are notorious for dying young, even when not being taxed hard.

I used 5 of them 4 out of the 5 failed in thier first year and 5th wasn't too far behind. 2 were in systems using just the igpu, so a lite load.

For a couple years I was seeing on average atleast 1 thread a day here pertaining to a CX failing as thier price, the Corsair name and good initial reviews had made them popular. Another Mod here has a CX600 fail and it took out his motherboard. The most common issue you'll see when they start to fail is shut downs/restarts under load.

Yup, that would be me...

 

[herrwizo]

That's not exactly a quality PSU - it is not horrible but far from being good. Get a better quality unit from Seasonic, XFX, EVGA, or even Corsair's own CXM or RMX (black-labelled) series which are way better. CX is not.

 

[jatinfifa17]

That's not exactly a quality PSU - it is not horrible but far from being good. Get a better quality unit from Seasonic, XFX, EVGA, or even Corsair's own CXM or RMX series which are way better. CX is not.

I can not upgrade it as I just recently bought it. Can it not handle my current build?

 

[herrwizo]

It can, initially, but I would not rely on its "longevity". Feel free to use it, but upgrade at your earliest convenience.

 

[bignastyid]

That's not exactly a quality PSU - it is not horrible but far from being good. Get a better quality unit from Seasonic, XFX, EVGA, or even Corsair's own CXM or RMX series which are way better. CX is not.

The old CXMs are the same as the CXs just modular. It's the newer 450, 550 and 650w CX and CXM units that use a better platform and are decent power supplies.

 

[bignastyid]

It will probably be ok as a short term solution but start saving and looking for a better quality replacement.

 

[jatinfifa17]

It will probably be ok as a short term solution but start saving and looking for a better quality replacement.

good enough for one year?

 

[bignastyid]

It will probably be ok as a short term solution but start saving and looking for a better quality replacement.

good enough for one year?

Doesn't seem like you have much choice but to try and pray if it does go out before you replace it hat it doesn't take anything with it. This is one of those times where you should have asked before you bought.

 

[jankerson]

It will probably be ok as a short term solution but start saving and looking for a better quality replacement.

good enough for one year?

I would recommend replacing it as soon as possible.


Getting a good quality PSU is much cheaper than replacing your MB and GPU when the PSU goes.