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I read jonney guru review for the CX 400w Bronze psu, and he highly recommend it. Since there was no review for the 500w it self, I thought it would be like the 400w so I bought it and it in the mail right now.

However from the forum people are saying that there two totally different psu's. The 400w has good Seasonic OEM's, but the 500w supposedly has OEM from a company that I never have heard before.

So sould I Return it to Drirectcanada and get a better psu because I don't want to kill my pc am doing, which is a FX-3600 and R9 380 for gaming....

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I read jonney guru review for the CX 400w Bronze psu, and he highly recommend it. Since there was no review for the 500w it self, I thought it would be like the 400w so I bought it and it in the mail right now.

However from the forum people are saying that there two totally different psu's. The 400w has good Seasonic OEM's, but the 500w supposedly has OEM from a company that I never have heard before.

So sould I Return it to Drirectcanada and get a better psu because I don't want to kill my pc am doing, which is a FX-3600 and R9 380 for gaming....

Yep, return it with the hardware you have :) Antec's High Current Gamer would be a great option for a similar price.

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Yep, return it with the hardware you have :) Antec's High Current Gamer would be a great option for a similar price.

Need something thats the same price in Canada. Would the EVGA 500B be good?

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Yep, return it with the hardware you have :) Antec's High Current Gamer would be a great option for a similar price.

The HCG is $111 Canadian the CX 500w was $82....

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Need something thats the same price in Canada. Would the EVGA 500B be good?

It's barely any better than the CX series.

What about the EVGA GS/B2/G2?

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It's barely any better than the CX series.

What about the EVGA GS/B2/G2?

This system isnt for me, but a friend. So am not the one with the money. Can you go to pcpartpicker.com set your Region to Canada and pick a good PSU thats $82 with %5 GST. Because thats what I payed for the CX 500. Via DirectCanada.

Fuck psu are hard to shop for.

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This system isnt for me, but a friend. So am not the one with the money. Can you go to pcpartpicker.com set your Region to Canada and pick a good PSU thats $82 with %5 GST. Because thats what I payed for the CX 500. Via DirectCanada.

OK, I'll look. 

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OK, I'll look.

Thanks mate.

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This system isnt for me, but a friend. So am not the one with the money. Can you go to pcpartpicker.com set your Region to Canada and pick a good PSU thats $82 with %5 GST. Because thats what I payed for the CX 500. Via DirectCanada.

Fuck psu are hard to shop for.

Couple options:

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-s12ii520bronze

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-hcg400m - little low on the wattage factor for what I would throw in an AMD system but it should have no trouble if you stick with one GPU

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-neoeco520c

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-s12ii430b

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Will go with SeaSonic S12II it has available and well it has a good review.

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My recommendation is the Antec Earthwatts 550w Green (newer model). It's a DC-DC regulated power supply made by Delta Electronics. It's a solid budget unit for $69.99 after MIR.

http://www.ncix.com/detail/antec-earthwatts-ea-550-green-550w-2c-107150-1382.htm?affiliateid=7474144

 

Here's a review on the 650w (VPF650 is Earthwatts Green in the NA) : http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/antec-vpf-650w-power-supply,4232.html

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However should I really do it? Would the CX 500 due for now I really do not want to go through the hassle. There will be no OC'ing just standard gaming, like GTA V, CS:GO, etc.

 

Full build:

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($132.96 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($130.72 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($63.72 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Sandisk Solid State Drive 64GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($50.96 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($62.98 @ Canada Computers) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card  ($283.47 @ NCIX) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($78.72 @ DirectCanada) 
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($76.63 @ DirectCanada) 
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Red 52.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($12.30 @ DirectCanada) .

Systems built (personal) | 1. Bad Wolf (Has passed on to PC Heaven): https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/b/zX9WGX |  2. Red Husky: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/b/Mwhypg

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However should I really do it? Would the CX 500 due for now. There will be no OC'ing just standard gaming, like GTA V, CS:GO, etc.

 

Full build:

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($132.96 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($130.72 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($63.72 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Sandisk Solid State Drive 64GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($50.96 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($62.98 @ Canada Computers) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card  ($283.47 @ NCIX) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($78.72 @ DirectCanada) 
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($76.63 @ DirectCanada) 
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Red 52.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($12.30 @ DirectCanada) .

 

It's a huge upgrade to go with the Seasonic my friend.

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However should I really do it? Would the CX 500 due for now I really do not want to go through the hassle. There will be no OC'ing just standard gaming, like GTA V, CS:GO, etc.

 

Full build:

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($132.96 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($130.72 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($63.72 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Sandisk Solid State Drive 64GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($50.96 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($62.98 @ Canada Computers) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card  ($283.47 @ NCIX) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($78.72 @ DirectCanada) 
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($76.63 @ DirectCanada) 
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Red 52.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($12.30 @ DirectCanada) .

 

CX will crash and burn. It's meant for i3s and USB printers. Not a gaming rig. When you start gaming and your case heats up a bit it will go from a 500W PSU to a 300W PSU, overload and shut down or catch fire.

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
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CX will crash and burn. It's meant for i3s and USB printers. Not a gaming rig. When you start gaming and your case heats up a bit it will go from a 500W PSU to a 300W PSU, overload and shut down or catch fire.

Okay placed on order for SeaSonic S12II already. Will return the CX. Will be a pain though.

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So doing my frist build I order a CX 500W for a gaming rig that am doing for a friend. It's in the mail atm and I just found out how bad it is. So order a SeaSonic S12II and I hope DirectCanada is sympathetic and doesn't make me pay for shipping on a return. Oh frist world problems.

Systems built (personal) | 1. Bad Wolf (Has passed on to PC Heaven): https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/b/zX9WGX |  2. Red Husky: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/b/Mwhypg

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So doing my frist build I order a CX 500W for a gaming rig. It's in the mail atm and I just found out how bad it is. I hope DirectCanada is sympathetic and doesn't make me pay for shipping on a return. Oh frist world problems.

refuse delivery, it will get sent back to them free of charge

CPU: i5 6600k @ 4.6 ghz  Motherboard: Asus z170-a  Cooling: Corsair h80i GT GPU: EVGA GTX 970  Ram: G.Skill 2x8 gb ddr4 2400  PSU: EVGA G2 Supernova 550w  Case: Corsair 200r Storage: 250GB 850 EVO + 2x wd 1 tb drives

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refuse delivery, it will get sent back to them free of charge

What about my money? And my Mobo, RAM, HDD, etc. are with the shipment with the PSU...

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What about my money?

they will refund you when they get it back... it may take awhile but wont cost you anything extra

CPU: i5 6600k @ 4.6 ghz  Motherboard: Asus z170-a  Cooling: Corsair h80i GT GPU: EVGA GTX 970  Ram: G.Skill 2x8 gb ddr4 2400  PSU: EVGA G2 Supernova 550w  Case: Corsair 200r Storage: 250GB 850 EVO + 2x wd 1 tb drives

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Some areas will throw the parcel away. I'm not even joking, they have like 3 months before they throw kind of policy. Check first before refusing!

The rest of my parts are within the shipment with the CX so fuck refusing. You can get the full price back for the PSU for DC's return if you don't open it, however I'm not sure if you have to pay for shipping back...

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The rest of my parts are within the shipment with the CX so fuck refusing. You can get the full price back for the PSU for DC's return if you don't open it, however I'm not sure if you have to pay for shipping back...

Why not just keep the CX and use it for something else later down the road?

Replacement for a prebuilt PC?

Homemade bomb?

Science stuff?

It can be useful to have a powersupply laying around.

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Why not just keep the CX and use it for something else later down the road?

Replacement for a prebuilt PC?

Homemade bomb?

Science stuff?

It can be useful to have a powersupply laying around.

One that tends to explode?

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kj8-wNmYJvM

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