PSU Corsair CX 650 Query / Alternitive concideration.

[danpsrichardson]

Hello, I am simply wondering the cable make-up of the Corsair CX 650, namely the PCIe pin count. Are they in two bundles of 6+2? Any alternatives I should consider?

PC components for conveniance:
Motherboard: Asus - M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+
CPU: AMD [strike]9590[/strike] 8350
CPU Cooler: LEPA - AquaChanger 120 103.6 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
Storage 1: Toshiba - VX500 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage 2: Toshiba - P300 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
GPU: Gigabyte Geforce GTX 1080ti
Optical Drive (the like of): Asus - DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Fan(the like of): Corsair - LL120RGB LED 43.2 CFM 120mm

 

[sizzling]

Is this a new build? Your motherboard doesn’t support 220w cpu’s and that cooler is not enough to cool that cpu. AMD recommend a minimum of 850w when running a FX9XXX cpu. After all that a modern i3 will outperform it for gaming.

 

[vMax]

It has 2 x 6+2 PCIe cables and is more than okay especially for the price...just depends on budget as it is a key part for your PC, me personally, I like Seasonic and would look at the Seasonic FOCUS PLUS 650W 80 PLUS GOLD which is also not too badly priced....Just my thoughts...

 

[vMax]

850w for a AMD FX9590!!!...Did not know that...are you sure? Have to admit I have never used the FX series..

 

[sizzling]

Yeah, 850w is what AMD recommend. If you have just bought that cpu you are best to return it. It won’t run properly on your motherboard or with that cooler. The FX9XXX series were terrible and even after buying very expensive motherboards and cooling solutions some people still struggled to get them running stable.

 

[danpsrichardson]

Is this a new build? Your motherboard doesn’t support 220w cpu’s and that cooler is not enough to cool that cpu. AMD recommend a minimum of 850w when running a FX9XXX cpu. After all that a modern i3 will outperform it for gaming.

Indeed, miss typed the cpu. AMD 8350 would be the correct selection, I'll update the above.
The 9590 was from a different selection in my planner and must have been a remnant from a older build.

 

[vMax]

No problems at all and happy I could help...