PSU Swap Question

DimitriBrut · May 30, 2020

So my Corsair AX1200i died :( it was way more PSU than I needed, but there isn't much out there to choose from right now. I picked up a Corsair RM 650 to replace it. My question is... Do I need to rewire with the new PSU wires? Or can I just throw the RM650 in there and call it a day with the old ones? They're already neatly cable managed... I'd prefer to not have to do that again.

Thanks in advance

Ralf · May 30, 2020

14 minutes ago, DimitriBrut said:

So my Corsair AX1200i died it was way more PSU than I needed, but there isn't much out there to choose from right now. I picked up a Corsair RM 650 to replace it. My question is... Do I need to rewire with the new PSU wires? Or can I just throw the RM650 in there and call it a day with the old ones? They're already neatly cable managed... I'd prefer to not have to do that again.

Thanks in advance

You will kill the motherboard.

Fasauceome · May 30, 2020

https://www.corsair.com/us/en/psu-cable-compatibility

Corsair has this very handy compatibility chart

DimitriBrut · May 30, 2020

2 minutes ago, Ralf said:

You will kill the motherboard.

That's all I needed to know. Thank you for the short concise answer.

Fasauceome · May 30, 2020

6 minutes ago, DimitriBrut said:

That's all I needed to know. Thank you for the short concise answer.

it appears to be an incomplete answer.

Here is the compatibility for the AXi:

Here is the RM:

As seen by the color coded orange and red squares, you are able to use almost all the same cables with these units, aside from the 24 pin connector. (they're supposed to be dots and not squares, but the webpage didn't load correctly for me.) You only need to replace the 24 pin connector to the motherboard.