is Corsair CX500M good enough for overclocking a G3258

[spoder-man]

I am thinking of using the Corsair CX500M for my budget build.

 

Pentium g3258

Asus Z97 k motherboard

Cooler master hyper 212 evo

samsung 850 evo 120 gb

powercolor r9 280

WD 1TB caviar blue

hyperX 2x4gb ram 1866

NZXT s340

 

i will overclock, and i will swap out the pentium with an i5-4690k in the future and overclock as well.

will this psu be ok?

 

[Guest]

Please, for the love of god, get a G2 (EVGA), TS (XFX), or GM (CoolerMaster) PSU.

[Muz]

A CX is great for a cheap budget build.

[comicsansms]

Please don't, I wouldn't recommend it since you are OC'ing and you have a 280!

[Clyne]

Don't expect a lot of headroom when OC...Tahiti uses a lot of power combined with a OC'd 4690K should use more than 500W.

[acercon]

to answer you question I think it will work but just to be safe I would get a 600W

[Muz]

Please don't.

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A CX is completely fine for a build of this scale.

[JebKerman]

Please don't.

but is this high end though?

 

scratch that, If you're upgrading to a 4690K, get that CX outa here.

[Fictionvl]

A CX is great for a cheap budget build.

Yeah until it melts the inner of your PC and opening the gates of hell.

[comicsansms]

A CX is completely fine for a build of this scale.

OC'ing and has a 280.

Not such a smart idea on a CX

[Fictionvl]

Don't get a CX PSU please..

[Clyne]

Yeah until it melts the inner of your PC and opening the gates of hell.

Every unit is different from another so each case may be different, that's like saying my 4690K doesn't overclock well bad therefore all 4690K's must be bad at overclocking.

[Muz]

Yeah until it melts the inner of your PC and opening the gates of hell.

If it's on sale and it's for a cheap build, it's good. If it's for a high-end build or it's not on sale then don't get it.. simple.

[Clyne]

If it's on sale and it's for a cheap build, it's good. If it's for a high-end build or it's not on sale then don't get it.. simple.

Simple as every unit is different and it's not the same as others.

[Fictionvl]

Every unit is different from another so each case may be different, that's like saying my 4690K doesn't overclock well bad therefore all 4690K's must be bad at overclocking.

No that's a completely different thing, the CX doesn't use quality components, the 4690k and overclocking is pure silicon lottery.

[Clyne]

No that's a completely different thing, the CX doesn't use quality components, the 4690k and overclocking is pure silicon lottery.

It's a freaking example, while CX PSUs may be bad but that doesn't mean that their all bad.

[spoder-man]

i see lots of negative answers.

 

so heres a list of other psu. any one of these good??

 

Seasonic S12II-620 Bronze 80Plus Power Supply 620watts

Seasonic M12II-520 EVO Bronze 80Plus Power Supply 520watts Modular

Enermax Revo 87+ Power Supply 550watts APFC 80plus Gold Semi-Modular

 

@Fictionvl

@Bubblewhale

@Comic_Sans_MS

@JebKerman

@Muz

@MagnesiumPC

@acercon

[Geralt]

i see lots of negative answers.

 

so heres a list of other psu. any one of these good??

 

Seasonic S12II-620 Bronze 80Plus Power Supply 620watts

Seasonic M12II-520 EVO Bronze 80Plus Power Supply 520watts Modular

Enermax Revo 87+ Power Supply 550watts APFC 80plus Gold Semi-Modular

APC Back-UPS BX625CI-MS 325Watts 625va with AVR Universal Sockets

 

I say go for the Seasonic ones.

[spoder-man]

I say go for the Seasonic ones.

which one would you recommend?

[JebKerman]

which one would you recommend?

620 for more watts, or 520 for nicer cable management. Your choice.

[Fictionvl]

Any Seasonic one is good, look at what you want, modular cables, sleeves or flat cables etc...

[don_svetlio]

Get the M12II Evo - modular and you're fine with 520W for a 4690K and 280

[Corsair Joseph]

I am thinking of using the Corsair CX500M for my budget build.

 

Pentium g3258

Asus Z97 k motherboard

Cooler master hyper 212 evo

samsung 850 evo 120 gb

powercolor r9 280

WD 1TB caviar blue

hyperX 2x4gb ram 1866

NZXT s340

 

i will overclock, and i will swap out the pentium with an i5-4690k in the future and overclock as well.

will this psu be ok?

 

For the g3258 build, CX500 is totally fine, but if you are going change it to 4690K and OC in the future, I think you're better off getting a 600w PSU. 

[quan289]

i see lots of negative answers.

 

so heres a list of other psu. any one of these good??

 

Seasonic S12II-620 Bronze 80Plus Power Supply 620watts

Seasonic M12II-520 EVO Bronze 80Plus Power Supply 520watts Modular

Enermax Revo 87+ Power Supply 550watts APFC 80plus Gold Semi-Modular

 

I too would not recommend using an entry level, group-regulated design PSU to power an OCed system with a 280x.

 

The Enermax Revolution 87+ 550w offer gold efficiency, DC-DC regulation for vastly superior voltage stability, and a higher quality and quieter "Twister bearing" fan. I would go for the Enermax over those two Seasonics.

 

Please don't, I wouldn't recommend it since you are OC'ing and you have a 280!

 

First video: Since the CX750M is a single rail unit (like many quality units nowadays), there isn't sort of over current protection on the 12v rail that limits the amount of current is passing through a single set of cables. Take a look at this video (in german, but you could tell what's going on by watching it) where they simulated a short with high enough resistance that the SCP didn't detect on three PSUs - the high-end AX1200 (made by a server grade company - Flextronics), AX750 (Seasonic KM2 internally), and a LC Power Legion 1200w (multi-rail Andyson unit). The wires had burned on the two AX units.

 

In this case, if one were to fault the CX750M because the optical drive had caught on fire due to it failing and shorted out, then that fault will also pass to all other SR units as well like the EVGA G2/P2/T2/GS/PS, Seasonic X (with the exception of a few specific unit that are actually mis-advertised multi-rail units), etc.

 

Second video: Looking at the date of when that video was posted, he got the V1/V2 revisions. Those units had reported primary cap failure, in which it was upgraded to a higher quality Japanese cap (among other things as well) in the V3 as well as the modular version. I really wished this video stop showing up, as it is a different unit being sold at this moment.

 

Third video: I do agree that if someone were to build a fairly expensive, high-end build, going cheap on a PSU without any consideration of its longevity or quality of its power output is not recommended. However, all that video had shown to me was a few images of random components burning out (no power supply in question in sight) and a point on Corsair marketing (which to me seem like an attempt to make people buy the more expensive series; otherwise, they wouldn't have expanded it to 850w at the end of last year for a "basic system").

[JebKerman]

I too would not recommend using an entry level, group-regulated design PSU to power an OCed system with a 280x.

 

The Enermax Revolution 87+ 550w offer gold efficiency, DC-DC regulation for vastly superior voltage stability, and a higher quality and quieter "Twister bearing" fan. I would go for the Enermax over those two Seasonics.

 

Efficiency =/= Quality (necessarily). Apparently Enermaxes are a bit hit-and-miss and the only review on this series comes from the 850W, which was well received but the quality doesn't always carry down the chain.

 

You can never go wrong with a Seasonic.

 

Additionally, the PSU area appears to be your proving ground, I'd assume you're fairly knowledgeable, but do you actually have any knowledge of this particular unit.