is the Corsair CX 600M good for this builds?

[Romano]

Hi everybody, I would like to know if you guys can assist me here with this:

 

I'm building 2 PC's on is for my dad (I am gonna give him my cpu/mobo and ram) and I need a second PC for my girlfriend

 

Important: my dad PC will NOT be used for Gaming, only for work from home, basic stuff and maybe some Photoshop. Here's the specs of whats gonna be his PC

 

i7 2600 (non-k)

Asus Z77 Sabertooh motherboard

16 GB RAM (4 sticks 4gb each)

 

here's the specs for my girlfriend PC, she's a graphic designer, and is always using Photoshop, Illustrator, Chrome at the same time, mostly.

 

i5-4460 

MSI Motherboard ATX DDR3 1333 LGA 1150 B85-G41

Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB Single DDR3 1600

 

My girlfriend is not a hardcore gamer, but she's into some games, she plays dota 2 in her laptop but it doesn't run very well, we din't included a graphics card because the budget is very tight, and meanwhile she's gonna use a old case I have.

 

 

I thought the CX 600M is a good option for my girlfriend, its semi-modular and maybe in the future she will put a graphics card there (GTX 750ti maybe?)

 

but I am concerned about my dad's PSU does he really need that PSU? is there a better option? since the budget is very tight I would like to hear your opinions

 

Thanks

[spartaman64]

i heard cx psus are not made with quality materials

[IMPERIUS]

You don't need 600w with such systems. 500w are enough

[SkywardKkalox]

For neither. The quality of them is bad.

[Dietrichw]

My CX600 has been fine for the last 18 months that I've had it. It turns on, works, and doesn't make noise

[Dzzope]

Look at EVGA B2.. or the Cx460m (i think, could be 430).. it's the only CX model thats rated well at all.

 

The CX line isn't bad per-say, just that the price to performance makes them a poor choice generally.

[Romano]

i heard cx psus are not made with quality materials

 

 

For neither. The quality of them is bad.

 

I saw too in a post, it said is not that bad for casual use, but remember this builds are not meant for gaming, not even OC, I am looking for something normal, but good quality is a must, what other options I have with good price? semi-modular like the CXM is its possible?

[spartaman64]

I saw too in a post, it said is not that bad for casual use, but remember this builds are not meant for gaming, not even OC, I am looking for something normal, but good quality is a must, what other options I have with good price? semi-modular like the CXM is its possible?

evga has some cheap good psus

[SkywardKkalox]

I saw too in a post, it said is not that bad for casual use, but remember this builds are not meant for gaming, not even OC, I am looking for something normal, but good quality is a must, what other options I have with good price? semi-modular like the CXM is its possible?

No, it's better to go for quality for every build. look at EVGA's B1 and B2 psus.

[Romano]

Look at EVGA B2.. or the Cx460m (i think, could be 430).. it's the only CX model thats rated well at all.

 

The CX line isn't bad per-say, just that the price to performance makes them a poor choice generally.

 

CX 430m is $42 on Amazon with 97 buyers and the CX 430 (non-modular) is $47 with 1.735 buyers why is that? is there something I don't know?

[Marious]

i5 4690k , z97 msi g43, 1 250gb wd blue , 4gb ram (2x2) , Asus gtx 750ti 4gb all powered by a cx 550m and it's running just fine bui8ld it 2 months ago , so the cx 600 for that configuration is more then enough and the cx series is good so you're ok man.

[0ld_Chicken]

Hi everybody, I would like to know if you guys can assist me here with this:

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but I am concerned about my dad's PSU does he really need that PSU? is there a better option? since the budget is very tight I would like to hear your opinions

Thanks

I've got a i7 4790 and gtx 960 running on a cx 450m for gaming and both cpu and gpu are overclocked. Full load I use 350w and the thing stays whisper quiet. so I'd say 600 is overkill. Check out the 450's usually really cheap with rebate

 

edit: full load i use 375w running stress tests on cpu and gpu simultaneously, been running the cx450m for about a year now

[Romano]

I've got a i7 4790 and gtx 960 running on a cx 450m for gaming and both cpu and gpu are overclocked. Full load I use 350w and the thing stays whisper quiet. so I'd say 600 is overkill. Check out the 450's usually really cheap with rebate

 

edit: full load i use 375w running stress tests on cpu and gpu simultaneously, been running the cx450m for about a year now

 

Thank you Old_Chicken for this info, by the way, do you know why the modular version on Amazon has 97 reviews but the non-modular version of the same wattage has 1700 reviews?

[0ld_Chicken]

Thank you Old_Chicken for this info, by the way, do you know why the modular version on Amazon has 97 reviews but the non-modular version of the same wattage has 1700 reviews?

I'm not sure why.  and actually upon inspection I have a cs 450m not a cx 450m

[Aniallation]

@Romano

 

Better and cheaper then CX600M: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/376385-evga-750b2-59-after-mir-at-ncix-us-and-why-its-a-great-psu/