Corsair CX 400W enough to power this setup?

ben_j_davis · 5 Feb 2010 at 10:24

Hi Peeps,

My crappy old PSU has died last night and I need a cheap replacement.

I have a non-overclocked Q6600
8800GT
2x 1TB HD + 1 500GB HD

Do you think a 400W PSU would be enough to power this lot?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-017-CS

Thanks,
Ben

MeatLoaf · 5 Feb 2010 at 10:41

Easilly

jbloggs · 5 Feb 2010 at 10:42

Yes, I think it will be fine as it is decent quality, I have the Corsair VX 450 powering a Q9550 @ 4.0GHz, Nvidia GTX 275, 3 HDDs etc...

ben_j_davis · 5 Feb 2010 at 10:48

Thanks a lot, that's good to hear. Funny thing was, someone recommened me this PSU and it just happens to be on offer this week

Geek. · 5 Feb 2010 at 10:51

someone recommened me this PSU and it just happens to be on offer this week

get it quick then

Ace Modder · 5 Feb 2010 at 11:02

It will power your system.

We have tested this PSU and it's very good - we even got it running a i7 920, 6GB RAM, 5850, DVD±RW, and 2 HDD's.

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 5 Feb 2010 at 11:22

According to this review the CX 400W can actually provide over 450W of power if required:

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/750

goodl · 5 Feb 2010 at 11:50

I have this PSU in my secondary machine and its will run what you need for sure

Azra · 5 Feb 2010 at 13:16

It will power your system.

We have tested this PSU and it's very good - we even got it running a i7 920, 6GB RAM, 5850, DVD±RW, and 2 HDD's.

Which is why I use it in every lower end build. Great to see it in this weeks special offers

ghop · 5 Feb 2010 at 14:17

Yeah I've done 2 builds with this PSU. Really nice unit for 37 odd quid and more than capable of running most low/mid range systems