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Is the Corsair CX 430w 80 PLUS Bronze a good PSU?

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Is the Corsair CX 430w 80 PLUS Bronze a good PSU? I heard the Corsair VS PSU's weren't too great. Thanks!

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A friend of mine who uses the PS says it's good. He had it 24/7 use for 11 months, only times he had the PC off was when the power went out. It outlasted a hyper 212 evo aswell.

 

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3 minutes ago, JonnoLags said:

Is the Corsair CX 430w 80 PLUS Bronze a good PSU? I heard the Corsair VS PSU's weren't too great. Thanks!

according to this list, cx 430 is on tier 4-5 which means thats average-not worth/price psu... My recommendation is to get cx 450m which is tier 3 and for its price/components quality is pretty nice if you're looking corsair psu

Tier 4

  • Corsair - Old CXM "Green unit" variants, Rev. 3 "Green unit" variants

Tier 5

  • Corsair - Rev. 2 CX "Green unit" variants

About VS models, they are on tier 6 so they are kinda "trash" 

 

Tier 6

  • Corsair - VS

@STRMfrmXMN and @Energycore knows very well about these things

 

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29 minutes ago, JonnoLags said:

Is the Corsair CX 430w 80 PLUS Bronze a good PSU? I heard the Corsair VS PSU's weren't too great. Thanks!

The newer CX450M is a much better choice.

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33 minutes ago, JonnoLags said:

Is the Corsair CX 430w 80 PLUS Bronze a good PSU? I heard the Corsair VS PSU's weren't too great. Thanks!

It's a "meh". I would only choose it for someone if there wasn't another good option for around the same

 

5 minutes ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

The newer CX450M is a much better choice.

Pretty much. Depending on where you live, you can also find Fractal Design Integra M, Seasonic S12II (or ECO), or XFX TS / Proseries

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You can check out the old one that gave joy to so many across the land here

 

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