is this psu good?

rowannew · 20 May 2011 at 19:47

hey guys at the end of the month i was thinking of getting an new psu as i am abit worried that i am running a no name 450w psu. i dont have a large budget but was thinking on purchasing this :http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-033-CS&tool=3 it looks like a fairly decent psu for the price and with it being corsair its a name i can trust. it will be powering the spec in my sig.
a few questions though:
would this be a good upgrade over unbranded?
and would i have the ability to add a graphgics card that requires a 6 or 8 pin power plug?

thanks,
Rowan

stulid · 20 May 2011 at 19:49

Thats a great PSU.

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Corsair-CX430-V2-Power-Supply-Review/1284

And for whats in your sig, you can easily add a ATI 5770 or use a molex adapter to power a 5830

TheGedi · 20 May 2011 at 19:49

Its not bad.

but this is better

rowannew · 20 May 2011 at 19:52

thanks, i will consider the OCZ psu but it might be a bit out of my price range to buy immediately, the corsair looks rather nice for the price though

stulid · 20 May 2011 at 19:54

rowannew said:
the corsair looks rather nice for the price though

Forgot to mention that review is of the V2 version, theres a link to the original review in the first sentence of the review, but its still good

rowannew · 20 May 2011 at 20:09

sweet, ill probs get that psu soon and then save for an 5770 unless theres a better gfx out at the time

olivier renault · 20 May 2011 at 23:22

I wouldn't go above a 5770 on that PSU, it's got a max power output of 330W on 12V, which is dangerously close to a loaded 5830. It'll still work I suppose, for a while. It will take the load better than others for sure, but I wouldn't recommend that.

stulid · 20 May 2011 at 23:43

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/171

5830 and a i7 test system, pulls 322watts under max load.

And that PSU can deliver much more than its stated wattage