Pros: CORSAIR CX650M is small,and feels solid and will look good and fit in any case that calls for an atx power supply.ġ long non modular 20/24 pin motherboard cableĢ modular cables each with 2 6+2 pin PCI. The fan is good enough to cool the unit and doesn't really get loud unless you are pushing your system. That said, this is really not a big problem at all. It really irked me on what otherwise could have been a perfect budget power supply. The ONLY reason I decided to take an egg off were for the noise issues and the fact that Corsair used such a bad fan with this unit. It's solid, reliable, and built extremely well. Overall Review: I wholeheartedly recommend this PSU for anyone that can get by on 650W. It's definitely not "ugly," but it's not exactly sleek either. But I guess one can't expect much from a budget unit in this price class. If you have a smaller mid-tower you shouldn't have a problem. A lot of cases are big these days so you're gonna need extensions in that scenario. The cables aren't quite as long as I would like to see. They could have added at least a few more molex connectors at the very least. I could see where some people might get into trouble there. Just don't expect it to be silent when you're pushing it hard.Ĭould have definitely used a few more peripheral cables. The fan is just simply not a very good fan in general, although it's adequate to cool this PSU. This is to be expected with this type of fan. Cables are sleeved very well and everything you need is included.Ĭons: The sleeve bearing fan is loud. Packaging was phenomenal as always with Corsair products. I just had to note that mutli-GPU is a possibility with the right GPU's. Overall this PSU has plenty of connectors, so choosing a single mid to high-end GPU would be the way to go in my opinion here. You can run two GPU's in SLI\Crossfire, assuming of course you choose GPU's that can be sufficiently powered by this unit (which would NOT be the higher-end varieties). This is no doubt a very reliable design and offers enough connectors for most typical lower to mid-range builds. Ripple and efficiency are very good in this unit and put other Bronze certified PSU's to shame. The use of polymer caps no doubt contributed to Corsair's decision to honor the five year warranty.
It looks like CWT used polymer caps everywhere that mattered, while using the electrolytic caps in other less important areas just to keep the cost down, which is understandable with a PSU in this price range. In the not so distant past, only high-end units used polymer caps, which last MUCH longer than the electrolytic caps that can swell and burst over time. It's also nice to see that polymer capacitors are used in the CX650M as well (although there are some electrolytic caps as well). The soldering job also looked neat and well-done, which is typical of CWT's work and on of the many reasons Corsair has used them for so long. The "hold up" capacitor is a Nippon Chemi-Con cap, which is great to see in a budget unit like this considering they make some of the best capacitors around. The work they did with this unit is no different. CWT (Channel Well Technologies) built this unit and they have a really great track record. Single-rail design means power distribution isn't something you need to worry about. Typically budget units like the CX650M have a three year warranty at best, so this speaks volumes in and of itself. Which, after using this unit for a while and inspecting it closely, I can most definitely vouch for the exceptional build quality. That tells you right there how much faith they have in the design. Corsair honors a five year warranty with this unit. Pros: Well, I have to mention the first thing that jumped out at me and should matter to you right off the bat as well. Over-voltage protection, under-voltage protection, short circuit protection, over power protection, and over temperature protection provide maximum safety to your critical system components.Īdditional Information Date First Available
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