Corsair CX PSU

[moondawg009]

Hi everyone I currently run with a 600w Corsair CX PSU on my system which is used primarily for games. I was told by a couple people that these are horrible PSUs that are known to fail and could damage my other components (my brand new GTX 980ti for instance). I couldn't find much info on the web besides reviews which are mostly positive. So I wanted to know if this was just some guys opinion or is there any truth to this.

My temperatures are always fine under load is 65-66c idle is around 25-30c

 

[Rogue Leader]

Commonly the CX PSU's have problems under load with high end GPU's. While I wouldn't call them fire hazards like many other, they are often the cause of instability under load. That said if its working fine for you, you caught yourself a good one. Me personally I'd still replace it, because as the capacitors wear it will eventually get worse, and your PC crashing is never a good thing for your data.

 

[ajhockey3]

Truth to this, They are good for awhile but I certainly wouldn't recomend for long term use.
If you talk to SR-71 Blackbird on the forums he knows a ton about them

The CX Series uses cheap capacitors , I personally had two CX 500 's fail on me in under 6 months.

Only the VS series is lower quality in the Corsair lineup.

Also online you can find info such as:
Corsair has not made it

The OEM that made it is Channel Well Technology Aka CWT

The reason why its not good is becasue its made with cheap parts

It has ONE japanese capacitor a Panasonic made one but only rated for 85c not 105c

The rest are cheap not so good Taiwanese or Chinese capacitors

 

[10tacle]

Well I have a CX750M running a former gaming rig that is now a backup rig (that PSU was given to me, would not have bought it). So far, so good and I've had it for about 9 months now running an old i5 2500K rig that I am not too worried about dying entirely as I got a good life out of it. Seems to be stable on power delivery. But just based on reviews on inferior components used (like capacitors) I would not push it with an overclock which I used to do on that chipset with a much higher quality (and no longer made) Corsair TX750 PSU that died.

I most certainly wouldn't think about putting it in a new primary rig with current high end components.

 

[moondawg009]

Thanks for the feedback any suggestions on a new PSU? I would like it to be modular if possible and closer to the 100-120$ range

 

[ajhockey3]

Anything Seasonic or XFX Based are some of the best PSU's on the market. I would make a new thread asking this you will get more results from it

 

[Math Geek]

this is a good rebate on the antec high current gamer which is a quality psu and semi modular. is 750w which shuld be plenty for your build and some

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: Antec HCG M 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $59.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-03 17:53 EST-0500

for future refeence, here is a list of psu's ranked by quality. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

these ranks are based on the pro's testing and disecting them.

 

[10tacle]

Seasonic is actually the core OEM PSU manufacturer for XFX, Corsair, and EVGA depending on tier and wattage. What national dollars are you referring to: US, CAN, or AUD? Also, do you plan on upgrading down the road from that Ivy Bridge and maybe go SLI for 4K?

 

[moondawg009]

Only thing I will be upgrading anytime in the near future is my Motherboard RAM and CPU perhaps in a few months.

 

[Gam3r01]

Seasonic is actually the core OEM PSU manufacturer for XFX, Corsair, and EVGA depending on tier and wattage. What national dollars are you referring to: US, CAN, or AUD? Also, do you plan on upgrading down the road from that Ivy Bridge and maybe go SLI for 4K?

I would just like to correct one piece of information, EVGA uses the SuperFlower Leadex platform for their B2, G2, GS, P2, and T2 units, not seasonic. IMO The leadex platform is even better.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Seasonic is actually the core OEM PSU manufacturer for XFX, Corsair, and EVGA depending on tier and wattage. What national dollars are you referring to: US, CAN, or AUD? Also, do you plan on upgrading down the road from that Ivy Bridge and maybe go SLI for 4K?

I would just like to correct one piece of information, EVGA uses the SuperFlower Leadex platform for their B2, G2, GS, P2, and T2 units, not seasonic. IMO The leadex platform is even better.

Seasonic makes the GS.

 

[Gam3r01]

Whopse, meant to leave that unit out.