why do people hate this psu corsair

[devonVP]

Why do people hate that corsair psu I find them really good and mostly hundreds of people leave good reviews on each one they have so wats so bad about them

 

[gear999]

Why do people hate that corsair psu I find them really good and mostly hundreds of people leave good reviews on each one they have so wats so bad about them

Not all Corsair PSUs are bad, just the CX series (especially CX500 and CX600) since they have very low quality capacitors and may explode if you push it too hard.
See this thread for more info: http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html
When buying a PSU, never go lower than Tier 2 Class B.

 

[Eduello]

Not all Corsair unit are bad, it's mainly the CX/VS/CS/RM units that use bad capacitors, which may lead to issues in the future.

 

[Beezy]

Its not necessarily corsair, its their cheaper units (CX and VS specifically) the HX and AX units are generally praised highly, as they are made by Seasonic or Felxtronics. The former are made by Channel Well who uses cheap capacitors that cause short life spans. While they last they are good, just from a longevity standpoint units made by Antec, XFX, and Seasonic are almost always preferable.

My buddy thought he was safe buying an HX 750 but it needed to be RMA'd...then the replacement was broken too...so Corsair (realizing their unit is crap) gave him an AX 760i.

The HX 750 is made by Channel Well, the AX lines are made by Seasonic or Flextronics entirely. the HX and TX lines are a mix of Seasonic and Channel well. The only Corsair i could ever recommend would be an AX unit. On the other hand i would feel safe recommending ANY XFX unit because they are ALL made by Seasonic. Most Antecs are made by Seasonic or Delta thought their cheaper units are Channel Well.

 

[Alex Kelly]

Some series are great, some have a lot of issues.
BAD: VS, CX
Mediocre/good: CS, RM, GS
Good: AX, HX, TX

 

[junkeymonkey]

''Why do people hate that corsair psu '' what one ? in general some have a high quality build platform and some do not and have 2ed teir parts in them so give a model so we can look it over and report back.

like this one where he states - ''right out of the gate, I'm taking away the full point for capacitors. Ltec, schmelltec''

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story5&reid=369