How find the year of make of a PSU?

[Gamer Guy]

I was going through the LTT PSU Tier List and saw Corsair CX 2017 to be in Tier B+ recommendation. This model usually sells for a nice price and never goes out of stock, so I'm afraid I might get versions other than 2017. How do I find the year 2017 before getting my hands on the package? Corsair website my show only latest, but how do I find the one that I order from Amazon or other online stores is made in 2017? Please help.

[GirlFromYonder]

2 minutes ago, Gamer Guy said:

I was going through the LTT PSU Tier List and saw Corsair CX 2017 to be in Tier B+ recommendation. This model usually sells for a nice price and never goes out of stock, so I'm afraid I might get versions other than 2017. How do I find the year 2017 before getting my hands on the package? Corsair website my show only latest, but how do I find the one that I order from Amazon or other online stores is made in 2017? Please help.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Q7L7YJ/corsair-cx-2017-450w-80-bronze-certified-atx-power-supply-cp-9020120-na

 

 

you can also get it in 650w, 550w and I think 750w

[boggy77]

you look for the part number

• CP-9020120-NA
• CP-9020120-UK

[Spotty]

On 4/22/2020 at 6:15 PM, Gamer Guy said:

I was going through the LTT PSU Tier List and saw Corsair CX 2017 to be in Tier B+ recommendation. This model usually sells for a nice price and never goes out of stock, so I'm afraid I might get versions other than 2017. How do I find the year 2017 before getting my hands on the package? Corsair website my show only latest, but how do I find the one that I order from Amazon or other online stores is made in 2017? Please help.

Just to clarify, there's nothing special about units made in 2017. It's not a fine wine with a good vintage.

The PSU Tier List is referring to the new model of CX that was introduce in 2017. Calling it "CX (2017)" isn't technically correct. It's just the newer version of the CX.

 

What you're looking for are units with the grey label. Part numbers are CP-9020120, CP-9020121, CP-9020122. They're available in wattages of 450W, 550W, and 650W.

 

 

 

There was an older version of the CX which had a green label that was available in wattages of 430W, 500W, 600W, and 750W. This version has been discontinued for years. It's unlikely stores will still be selling them.

 

 

 

The CX page on the Corsair website shows both the old and the new one. Just change the wattage in the drop down box and you can see the various models and you can see that they look distinctively different so it should be easy to spot which is which just by looking at the box.
https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Power-Supply-Units/cx-series-config/p/CP-9020120-NA

 

If it's CX450, CX550, or CX650 it's the new one.

If it's CX430, CX500, CX600, or CX750 it's the old one.

 

Edit: There's also a new "Grey Label" aka "2017" model in 750W. CP-9020123. https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Power-Supply-Units/cx-series-config/p/CP-9020123-NA

Edited April 23, 2020 by Spotty

[Gamer Guy]

20 hours ago, Spotty said:

Just to clarify, there's nothing special about units made in 2017. It's not a fine wine with a good vintage.

The PSU Tier List is referring to the new model of CX that was introduce in 2017. Calling it "CX (2017)" isn't technically correct. It's just the newer version of the CX.

 

What you're looking for are units with the grey label. Part numbers are CP-9020120, CP-9020121, CP-9020122. They're available in wattages of 450W, 550W, and 650W.

 

 

 

There was an older version of the CX which had a green label that was available in wattages of 430W, 500W, 600W, and 750W. This version has been discontinued for years. It's unlikely stores will still be selling them.

 

 

 

The CX page on the Corsair website shows both the old and the new one. Just change the wattage in the drop down box and you can see the various models and you can see that they look distinctively different so it should be easy to spot which is which just by looking at the box.
https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Power-Supply-Units/cx-series-config/p/CP-9020120-NA

 

If it's CX450, CX550, or CX650 it's the new one.

If it's CX430, CX500, CX600, or CX750 it's the old one.

The PC part picker has Gray labelled 750w but corsair website has only one 750W and its green? So PC partpicker wrong?

[Spotty]

2 minutes ago, Gamer Guy said:

The PC part picker has Gray labelled 750w but corsair website has only one 750W and its green? So PC partpicker wrong?

Ah, yeah sorry there is the CX750 in the new model as well. PCPP is correct. Not sure why the Corsair website for the CX doesn't point towards the new grey label CX. Maybe the drop down box should have two listings for 750W, one for the old model and one for the new model? Perhaps @Corsair Nick can pass it along to the website team to look in to it.

 

It's model number CP-9020123 according to the 80+ Certification report.
You can use that model number to go directly to the page for the CX750 (new one) but if you choose any other wattage from the drop down box and try getting back to the 750W model it takes you to the old one.

 

https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Power-Supply-Units/cx-series-config/p/CP-9020123-NA

[Corsair Nick]

Thanks for bringing this up, and sorry for the confusion.  We're doing some maintenance on site right now, and it's possible something was changed on accident for the product linking.  I notified our webteam and should be updated shortly.

[Gamer Guy]

Wow taking it to the concerned manufacturer itself! Awesome community !! Keep up the good work !!