Rate my PSU purchase (Corsair CX600)

[Winston Marmaduke III]

Hey all,

My OCZ ModXStream 700 Watt PSU died this week after exactly 4 years of use.

I replaced it with a Corsair CX600 Bronze, 600W....the price after newegg rebate (35 bucks) was too good to pass up.

Did I make the right purchase you think for my PC with below stated specs?

I need to add another HDD to it in the near future as well...and maybe two more 120mm fans...

The extreme outervision wattage calculator said I should be more than fine, even with what I want to add...and 46A on the 12V rail seems pretty good, but I read a lot of conflicting things online doing searches.

Antec 300 Chassis (with 140mm fan on top and 120mm fan in back)
Corsair CX600 600W PSU
Gigabyte GA-770TA-UD3 AM3 Mobo
AMD Athlon II X4 630 Propus
ASUS Geforce GTX 660
2x G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3 1333 (8 GB total)
DVD/CD Burner
Enzotech MST-88 C1100 Forged Copper MOSFET Heatsink
Samsung 840 Series 120GB SSD
WD Blue 500GB 7200RPM
Hitachi Deskstar 2TB variable RPM
Microsoft Optical Mouse
IBM Model M keyboard

 

[Blain]

Rate my PSU purchase (Corsair CX600)

My OCZ ModXStream 700 Watt PSU died this week after exactly 4 years of use.

I replaced it with a Corsair CX600 Bronze, 600W....the price after newegg rebate (35 bucks) was too good to pass up.

price + performance + need = 5 out of 10

 

[Winston Marmaduke III]

So not a good choice huh

 

[lehtv]

I have a feeling Blain might just be trolling you... You are asking for your purchase to be rated, which implies you'll be happy if people reply with a number out of 10, but don't comment anything on why it was or wasn't a good purchase.

CX600 is fine. It's pretty much the lowest quality I'd consider buying, but that's more due to my standards rather than the unit's. It's much better quality than pretty much anything of that wattage at that price. Decent pick i'd say

 

[schmuckley]

http://www.overclock.net/t/1431436/why-you-should-not-buy-a-corsair-cx/0_100

 

[dma0991]

So not a good choice huh

Its a decent choice. You can't expect so much while paying so little. My Corsair CX500 gets the job done but future purchases might be veering towards more expensive ones, or PSUs that doesn't require the fan to spin at low loads.

 

[Charlie98]

Its a decent choice. You can't expect so much while paying so little. My Corsair CX500 gets the job done but future purchases might be veering towards more expensive ones, or PSUs that doesn't require the fan to spin at low loads.

Yea, I agree... No, the CX isn't a SeaSonic, but it's a decent budget unit with a decent warranty (Corsair.) I have 3 CX430s in use... they were around $20 each (except the M-model) and were a perfect choice for the budget builds they went into. But... you DO get what you pay for. If I was picking a new PSU to replace the TX750 in my main rig, I'd go SeaSonic.

 

[Essence_of_War]

In fact, I believe the TX750 in your desk rig is ALREADY a SeaSonic :thumbsup:

 

[Blain]

If a numerical score isn't sufficient, I'll amend my rating to "C" = average, for the same reasons listed before...
"price + performance + need" = C

 

[Charlie98]

In fact, I believe the TX750 in your desk rig is ALREADY a SeaSonic :thumbsup:

Pure dumb luck... I was UberNoob when I got that, and only found out later it is a SeaSonic. :awe:

 

[MongGrel]

http://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/psu_manufacturers

http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page541.htm

 

[Winston Marmaduke III]

Thanks for the responses. I don't plan on overclocking anything but I would like to add another HDD or two, do you think this could handle that?

 

[Essence_of_War]

Should be more than adequate for adding extra drives.