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Help With Power supply

Mason64

Mason64

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Hi

I have a AMD FX 8350 Black Edition Vishera 8 Core processor and running 1 hard drive and a VXR R9 270x Graphics card, a dvdrw and 8gb of ram,

I am looking for a power supply, i had a cheap 750 watt psu and for it kept getting really hot and blew,

Would a corsair CX600m Power supply but ok for this system?

Thank You
Dave
 
Just wanting to echo RetrogamerX that it's plenty :)

I measured it and found that my overclocked 8350 + 280X pull 400W in BF4. The system has been running off a 650W OCZ for a while with no problems :)
 
Normally I dont recommend the more expensive stuff when the cheaper is fine but when it comes to powersupplies its an area that you dont want to save money on. The Corsair PSU in general are awwsome and just works, but going for the top of the line Platinums or Gold certified model in the Wattage you need is highly recommendable.

Pros:
1) More stable and clean power
2) Nr 1 resulting in a more stable system overall(remember you have a power hungry beast under the hood) Also affects OCing if that is your thing.
3) Less power consumed at the wall (not the biggest selling point but everything counts)
4) The PSU is going to last much longer due to higher quality components and its backed up in Corsairs case with a 7 year warranty for their AX line.
5) Silent/near silent operation even at higher Watt draw due to less heat being emitted.
6) Due to nr 4. the purchase will actually pay itself back somewhat over the years.

Con:
1) Expensive, a lot of money to drop here and now


Dont get me wrong, A bronze certified Corsair PSU will do the job its meant to as the quality overall is pretty great. But personally I like to know that the rest of my PC is in "good hands" so to speak and if i want i can push everything in the system to its absolute max without overpowering my PSU and still get clean and stable power delivered. If you use your PC a lot for heavy tasks and gaming i would highly recommend getting a high quality PSU with atleast a Gold certificate and from a proper brand as well such as Corsair. If on the other hand you dont use the machine that much during a week the purchase will be harder to consider.
 
For me, the OEM should be the first consideration before power efficiency ratings. Seasonic / superflower (evga also made by superflower) are known to be better than corsair (swt).
 
pandem0nium said:
For me, the OEM should be the first consideration before power efficiency ratings. Seasonic / superflower (evga also made by superflower) are known to be better than corsair (swt).
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While i do not know much of the superflower brand myself, Seasonic is very expensive but ofcourse a high quality product. Corsairs platinum line while also expensive is very good and comes in at a lower price point last time i had a look
 
Phixsator said:
While i do not know much of the superflower brand myself, Seasonic is very expensive but ofcourse a high quality product. Corsairs platinum line while also expensive is very good and comes in at a lower price point last time i had a look
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Superflower is a very good brand and certainly up there with seasonic. Corsairs AX (non i) series is based on the seasonic-X line so is very good, though the cheapest one of that range is the AX760 which is £130 on OCUK so more than double what a CX600 would cost.

For a good PSU closer to the CX600 cost, I would second the recommendation above of the SF Leadex gold 650W or even the golden green 650W- both of which would provide ample power for the setup and be superior in quality and efficiency to the CX line.
 
Phixsator said:
Pros:
1) More stable and clean power
2) Nr 1 resulting in a more stable system overall(remember you have a power hungry beast under the hood) Also affects OCing if that is your thing.
3) Less power consumed at the wall (not the biggest selling point but everything counts)
4) The PSU is going to last much longer due to higher quality components and its backed up in Corsairs case with a 7 year warranty for their AX line.
5) Silent/near silent operation even at higher Watt draw due to less heat being emitted.
6) Due to nr 4. the purchase will actually pay itself back somewhat over the years.

Con:
1) Expensive, a lot of money to drop here and now
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1,2,4,5, and 6 are not guaranteed by 80 Plus power rating and 3 is practically the 80 Plus rating. The power efficiency rating is a consequence of those things but not the other way round. :) Have it in mind. I am recommending something different to that CWT as it is quite old as a platform, the quality of components is nothing special, the build quality is nothing extraordinary as well so simply given there are better solutions in this price range. Even if they are less than 600W, they will still be better. For example I would always choose the ATNC design in the Fractal Design Tesla R2 500W over this particular 600W CWT. CWT are well known and trusted manufacturer, they just have a wide variety of designs, some of which are great - Corsair HX series, and this one is just not that good.
 
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