Corsair CX 600 vs VS 650

[GearElephant]

Hi,
I´m building a new pc and I´m choosing the PSU. I went with a CX 600w which is enough for me but then I see the VS 650w whcih is 50w more than the other one and costs 15 dollars less.
Is it worth investing the extra 15 dollars or are there no major differences?

 

[DSzymborski]

The CX line is slightly better than the VS line. Both are entry-level PSUs designed for basic builds. If you're gaming, I would prefer the CX to the VS, though I wouldn't personally buy either.

 

[GearElephant]

The CX line is slightly better than the VS line. Both are entry-level PSUs designed for basic builds. If you're gaming, I would prefer the CX to the VS, though I wouldn't personally buy either.

So what kind of PSU would you reccomend for around 60-70 dollars?

 

[plywrlw]

Neither of them are a good choice for a gaming PC

Do you actually need the extra wattage. Most PC's don't need 650W, most NVIDIA cards only need 500W and in that case this would be a good budget choice https://pcpartpicker.com/product/fZyFf7/seasonic-power-supply-s12ii520bronze

If you really need 600W then I'd look at this https://pcpartpicker.com/product/fntWGX/xfx-power-supply-p1600bxtfr

 

[JQB45]

I also would not recommend the Corsair CX or VS. I had a Corsair CX fail on me once, I ended up having to replace the motherboard as a result.
I am now using the Seasonic S12ii 520W that plywriw recommended. Seasonic also makes an S12ii 620W and M12ii models of the same wattage with the M12ii power supplies being modular.