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Hi, I have a Corsair CX600M PSU and a GTX 780 SC right now and I want to upgrade to an EVGA G2 750W because I have heard that the CX600M is unreliable. I also want to save up money for a new GPU (Pascal?) So do you guys think I should save the money or is my PSU good enough for now. Thanks!

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Hi, I have a Corsair CX600M PSU and a GTX 780 SC right now and I want to upgrade to an EVGA G2 750W because I have heard that the CX600M is unreliable. I also want to save up money for a new GPU (Pascal?) So do you guys think I should save the money or is my PSU good enough for now. Thanks!

if you ahvent had problems with your current psu, save up

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Your current psu is fine. 

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No but I don't want it to just die and take my whole PC with it.

 

How long have you had it for?

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Since fall 2013

 

You should be alright, but I still recommend going for the EVGA G2. It's a huge step up. :P

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c'mon guys he has a GTX 780 corsair say themselves its only for basic and office builds

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Really? I've heard quite the opposite from other people.

Yes. The people yelling about CX psus exploding are exaggerating about the quality of the units. 

c'mon guys he has a GTX 780 corsair say themselves its only for basic and office builds

There are plenty of people running gtx 780's on cx600's perfectly fine. It's not an issue.

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c'mon guys he has a GTX 780 corsair say themselves its only for basic and office builds

I know someone using a CX750M with a R9-390...and it's been 4 months without problems so far.

(I recommended the R9-390, but they grabbed the CX750M themselves even after I suggested a Seasonic / XFX 550W)

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Your current psu is fine. 

yeah.. It's fine.

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I know someone using a CX750M with a R9-390...and it's been 4 months without problems so far.

(I recommended the R9-390, but they grabbed the CX750M themselves even after I suggested a Seasonic / XFX 550W)

CX 750M is a good unit, It's a rebranded from CS 750M. which is decent. like it's on Tier 2 I guess.

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Not saying it's going to explode, but it's not made for the intended build type.  

I'm not sure what Corsair had in mind when making the psu but I do remember CX psus being advertised for gaming systems a while back.

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I'm not sure what Corsair had in mind when making the psu but I do remember CX psus being advertised for gaming systems a while back.

Well they used to be made by Seasonic sooooo

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Well they used to be made by Seasonic sooooo

Only the CX400 is from Seasonic and the rest of the series is from CWT. 

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Ask the people from where you bought your parts from. I have a Chinese PSU 600W platinum and everyone said "change it". But i ask my store and they said id the power supply fail and took down any parts along the way - they still cover the warranty..

See if your store do the same thing.

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I wouldn't keep it past warranty date. The life expectancy of cheap PSUs is usually quite low.

The unit itself is advertised as a basic one for office use or an HTPC. Not for gaming or OCing. Your call.

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Hi, I have a Corsair CX600M PSU and a GTX 780 SC right now and I want to upgrade to an EVGA G2 750W because I have heard that the CX600M is unreliable. I also want to save up money for a new GPU (Pascal?) So do you guys think I should save the money or is my PSU good enough for now. Thanks!

 

Save up for the new GPU in a few months. Your psu is fine as long as you're not pushing it to its limit.

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