Darkbreeze :
Honestly, I'm not seeing any numbers of these with problems that seem to be any more consistent than what we're seeing on other power supplies as well, unlike the older CX and CS units that we saw MANY of on a daily basis. I just can't say these newer units have the same problems. I don't recommend them unless it's essential based on budget because there are so many other obviously better units within fairly reasonable reach of the price of those, but in some cases it's going to be an option for people who simply need something better than what they have now.
Obviously, a 550w CXm unit doesn't belong paired with a 980 TI, but that is a different kind of stupid and isn't the fault of the power supply.
Well the CXM took out the graphics card.... WOW, big surprise there.... And another part falls victim to a CXM.
And another gone, and another gone and another one bites the dust.....
They tried the GPU in another machine, same thing happened so it's history.
They got a new PSU.
I suppose maybe some year or decade people will learn to stop buying those freaking things and putting them in machines that they don't belong in.
However I seriously doubt it so we will continue to see these sorts of things because idiots keep recommending them.
He got the CXM in the 1st place because it was recommended to him for that machine. And it was on this forum by over a dozen people in 2 threads from what he said. That doesn't surprise me at all.
Personally I think Corsair needs to man up and make it VERY CLEAR (BLUNTLY) what those VS and CX units are for so maybe morons will stop recommending them for machines they don't belong in.
Idiots would still recommended them so I doubt it would work.