Corsair AX760 Modular 80+ Platinum - Keep or Upgrade?

O.D. · 15 Jun 2020 at 14:05

I've got one of these in an old build and was wondering if it's worth keeping or upgrading? Got it at the end of Jan 2014.

It'll be connecting to a X570/B550 board with (long term) a 3xxx nvidia GPU.

If it's not worth keeping, any suggestions? (£100-£200)

Cheers all

mods1965 · 15 Jun 2020 at 16:54

I still have mine going strong and have been very happy with it (9900K and 1080Ti). I will be interested to hear what others say, but I still see this as a solid PSU after all the years I have had it.

lee32uk · 16 Jun 2020 at 00:33

It is a solid unit, so no reason to get rid if it is working fine.

postmanfw · 16 Jun 2020 at 00:55

Keep it...its still under warranty too

My AX850 is 9 years old now in 2nd rig...also got a couple of ax750 running in mining rigs still...must be 7 or 8 years old.

would still be using the ax850 in main rig but had a spare HX1200i after rearranging the main mining rig.

O.D. · 16 Jun 2020 at 08:10

Thanks all, appreciated. Glad to know I made the right choice some years ago!

Paul_RD · 20 Jun 2020 at 12:29

O.D. said:
I've got one of these in an old build and was wondering if it's worth keeping or upgrading?

Keep it.
As it's in warranty, have a good look around it and peek inside to assess it's condition. You could probably blow some of the dust out using compressed air.
When it out of warranty, you could take it apart and give it a good clean and visual inspection to check for signs of overheating.

There is a bit of a stock issue with PSU's at the moment, so you might not be able to find a suitable PSU for a month or so anyway.