Jump to content

Can i use the CX 600m i bought?

SmilesRising
By SmilesRising
in Power Supplies
 Share
Posted

can i use this PSU withput fucking up my computer hardware?

 

i see so many different answers so i dont have a clue anymore.

Watches and computers                    

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

You'll be fine. Specs would be nice though.

i5-4440 3.10GHz

gtx 970 4gb turbo

msi h87m-g43

8gb Ram

1TB hard drive

Watches and computers                    

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

CX600M will be 100% fine.

some people say that it will fry my hardware and it wont give me 600w.. 

Watches and computers                    

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

some people say that it will fry my hardware and it wont give me 600w.. 

 

Don't listen to the CX haters :P

My CX500M has been running fine without any problems since I got it.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

Don't listen to the CX haters :P

My CX500M has been running fine without any problems since I got it.

 

and how long have you had it?

Watches and computers                    

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

some people say that it will fry my hardware and it wont give me 600w.. 

It's certainly not the best, but it won't instakill your hardware as soon as you switch it on. That system won't require 600W anyway.

Project White Lightning (My ITX Gaming PC): Core i5-4690K | CRYORIG H5 Ultimate | ASUS Maximus VII Impact | HyperX Savage 2x8GB DDR3 | Samsung 850 EVO 250GB | WD Black 1TB | Sapphire RX 480 8GB NITRO+ OC | Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX | Corsair AX760 | LG 29UM67 | CM Storm Quickfire Ultimate | Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum | HyperX Cloud II | Logitech Z333

Benchmark Results: 3DMark Firestrike: 10,528 | SteamVR VR Ready (avg. quality 7.1) | VRMark 7,004 (VR Ready)

 

Other systems I've built:

Core i3-6100 | CM Hyper 212 EVO | MSI H110M ECO | Corsair Vengeance LPX 1x8GB DDR4  | ADATA SP550 120GB | Seagate 500GB | EVGA ACX 2.0 GTX 1050 Ti | Fractal Design Core 1500 | Corsair CX450M

Core i5-4590 | Intel Stock Cooler | Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI | HyperX Savage 2x4GB DDR3 | Seagate 500GB | Intel Integrated HD Graphics | Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 | be quiet! Pure Power L8 350W

 

I am not a professional. I am not an expert. I am just a smartass. Don't try and blame me if you break something when acting upon my advice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

...why are you still reading this?

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

It's certainly not the best, but it won't instakill your hardware as soon as you switch it on. That system won't require 600W anyway.

IT requires somewhere around 500w and I got the 600 just to have some extra

Watches and computers                    

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

and how long have you had it?

 

Uh.... almost 2 years now.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

For that config, it's fine. Not ideal, but it's fine.

DAYTONA

PROCESSOR - AMD RYZEN 7 3700X
MOTHERBOARD - ASUS PRIME X370-PRO
RAM - 32GB (4x8GB) CORSAIR VENGEANCE LPX DDR4-2400
CPU COOLING - NOCTUA NH-D14
GRAPHICS CARD - EVGA NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 980Ti SC+ ACX 2.0 w/ BACKPLATE
BOOT and PROGRAMS - CORSAIR MP600 1TB
GAMES and FILES - TOSHIBA 2TB
INTERNAL BACKUP - WESTERN DIGITAL GREEN 4TB
POWER SUPPLY - CORSAIR RM850i
CASE - CORSAIR OBSIDIAN 750D

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

Uh.... almost 2 years now.

Well that's good

Watches and computers                    

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

IT requires somewhere around 500w and I got the 600 just to have some extra

It shouldn't even use 500. 450 would do it.

In fact, I have very similar hardware to yours (i5 4590 and GTX 960) running in a workstation I built for my dad on a 350W PSU and it's 100% fine.

Project White Lightning (My ITX Gaming PC): Core i5-4690K | CRYORIG H5 Ultimate | ASUS Maximus VII Impact | HyperX Savage 2x8GB DDR3 | Samsung 850 EVO 250GB | WD Black 1TB | Sapphire RX 480 8GB NITRO+ OC | Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX | Corsair AX760 | LG 29UM67 | CM Storm Quickfire Ultimate | Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum | HyperX Cloud II | Logitech Z333

Benchmark Results: 3DMark Firestrike: 10,528 | SteamVR VR Ready (avg. quality 7.1) | VRMark 7,004 (VR Ready)

 

Other systems I've built:

Core i3-6100 | CM Hyper 212 EVO | MSI H110M ECO | Corsair Vengeance LPX 1x8GB DDR4  | ADATA SP550 120GB | Seagate 500GB | EVGA ACX 2.0 GTX 1050 Ti | Fractal Design Core 1500 | Corsair CX450M

Core i5-4590 | Intel Stock Cooler | Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI | HyperX Savage 2x4GB DDR3 | Seagate 500GB | Intel Integrated HD Graphics | Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 | be quiet! Pure Power L8 350W

 

I am not a professional. I am not an expert. I am just a smartass. Don't try and blame me if you break something when acting upon my advice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

...why are you still reading this?

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

It shouldn't even use 500. 450 would do it.

In fact, I have very similar hardware to yours (i5 4590 and GTX 960) running in a workstation I built for my dad on a 350W PSU and it's 100% fine.

I got a good deal on this PSU for Black Friday so.. It was either cx 500w for 50$ or this one for 40.

Watches and computers                    

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I got a good deal on this PSU for Black Friday so.. It was either cx 500w for 50$ or this one for 40.

Cool, at least you have a lot of headroom :P

Project White Lightning (My ITX Gaming PC): Core i5-4690K | CRYORIG H5 Ultimate | ASUS Maximus VII Impact | HyperX Savage 2x8GB DDR3 | Samsung 850 EVO 250GB | WD Black 1TB | Sapphire RX 480 8GB NITRO+ OC | Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX | Corsair AX760 | LG 29UM67 | CM Storm Quickfire Ultimate | Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum | HyperX Cloud II | Logitech Z333

Benchmark Results: 3DMark Firestrike: 10,528 | SteamVR VR Ready (avg. quality 7.1) | VRMark 7,004 (VR Ready)

 

Other systems I've built:

Core i3-6100 | CM Hyper 212 EVO | MSI H110M ECO | Corsair Vengeance LPX 1x8GB DDR4  | ADATA SP550 120GB | Seagate 500GB | EVGA ACX 2.0 GTX 1050 Ti | Fractal Design Core 1500 | Corsair CX450M

Core i5-4590 | Intel Stock Cooler | Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI | HyperX Savage 2x4GB DDR3 | Seagate 500GB | Intel Integrated HD Graphics | Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 | be quiet! Pure Power L8 350W

 

I am not a professional. I am not an expert. I am just a smartass. Don't try and blame me if you break something when acting upon my advice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

...why are you still reading this?

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

Cool, at least you have a lot of headroom :P

But this won't damage my parts right? the PSU isn't dangerous right?

Watches and computers                    

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

But this won't damage my parts right? the PSU isn't dangerous right?

It's not dangerous. It only delivers the power the components need. Basic Ohm's Law.

LTT's unofficial Windows activation expert.
 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

But this won't damage my parts right? the PSU isn't dangerous right?

Nope.

 

You can always have extra watts for future use.

Intel Core i3 2100 @ 3.10GHz - Intel Stock Cooler - Zotac Geforce GT 610 2GB Synergy Edition

Intel DH61WW - Corsair® Value Select 4GBx1 DDR3 1600 MHz - Antec BP-300P PSU

WD Green 1TB - Seagate 2.5" HDD 1TB - Seagate Barracuda 500GB - Antec X1 E.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

It's not dangerous. It only delivers the power the components need. Basic Ohm's Law.

It's not the watts I'm talking about. People say the PSU is dangerous.

Watches and computers                    

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

It's not the watts I'm talking about. People say the PSU is dangerous.

It's not. I've been running a CX430M and a CX500M for over a year with no issues at all. @tmcclelland455 has positive experince with a 430M as well.

LTT's unofficial Windows activation expert.
 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

It's not. I've been running a CX430M and a CX500M for over a year with no issues at all. @tmcclelland455 has positive experince with a 430M as well.

Great! I actually got scared when people said it was dangerous and I did a bad purchase and I was an idiot and all..

Watches and computers                    

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Great! I actually got scared when people said it was dangerous and I did a bad purchase and I was an idiot and all..

It honestly is 100% fine. Just try and stay away from OCing the 970. I OCd a 970 on mine for a bit and it was fine, but I wouldn't recommend it.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

It honestly is 100% fine. Just try and stay away from OCing the 970. I OCd a 970 on mine for a bit and it was fine, but I wouldn't recommend it.

Oh I won't. I'm just happy that I can use the PSU I bought :)

Watches and computers                    

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Don't listen to the CX haters :P

My CX500M has been running fine without any problems since I got it.

 

 

It's not. I've been running a CX430M and a CX500M for over a year with no issues at all. @tmcclelland455 has positive experince with a 430M as well.

Oh jesus christ guys I was hoping to get here before somebody blathered about this.

 

JUST BECAUSE YOU OWN ONE DOES NOT MAKE IT A GOOD PRODUCT.

 

 

I don't care if you've been running it for 6 months with a GTX 980, that doesn't make it a good PSU. That means you've done something incredibly stupid and haven't yet suffered the consequences. 

 

Certainly it will run, but not over 30C ambient temperature (which is pathetic, BTW. Seasonic units that cost less than $20 more can withstand 50C without a hitch) without restarting when it gets too hot. The CX is *literally* branded for office and basic home PCs. Putting it in a system with a hot GPU is a very, very dumb idea. Sure, it has enough wattage, but that does not, on it's own, in its entirety make it a PSU you should consider. XFX TS for a few bucks more would be a far safer option. 

|PSU Tier List /80 Plus Efficiency| PSU stuff if you need it. 

My system: PCPartPicker || For Corsair support tag @Corsair Josephor @Corsair Nick || My 5MT Legacy GT Wagon ||

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing Power Supplies

×