CX450M or RM650x

[WAR Corporation]

Hello...

 

In 2/3 months I'm gonna build my first gaming pc and I'm not sure if I should get the RM650x or CX450M.

 

WATTAGE: Both PSU have the wattage I need. The GTX 1060 only requires 400w and the RM650x is 650w and the CX450M is 450w.

The RM650x is a tier 1 power supply but the CX450M is a tier 3. The RM650x costs 118€ and the CX450M costs 63€. Is the 55€ difference in price going to make much difference in performance? I can fit the RM650x in my budget.

 

The components I'll probably buying are:

i5 7600k

MSI Gaming h270 M3 (I know, H not-overclockable motherboard and K overclockable processor xD)

OCZ Trion 150 240gb

Asus Turbo GTX 1060 6gb

Asus Monitor

[Guest]

Go save 50 euros and buy some pizzas

[Mr.Meerkat]

Just get the CX450M, it's more than enough for your needs  

 

[WAR Corporation]

@deXxterlab97 In their website it says that the CX450M should be used for basic system upgrades. That's why I was kinda unsure..

[WAR Corporation]

@Mr.Meerkat Oh

Tagging: @STRMfrmXMN

[Mr.Meerkat]

Just now, WAR Corporation said:

@Mr.Meerkat Oh

Tagging: @STRMfrmXMN

I see...I see how it is ;-;

 

2 minutes ago, WAR Corporation said:

@deXxterlab97 In their website it says that the CX450M should be used for basic system upgrades. That's why I was kinda unsure..

That's a suitable description for their old green labelled CX PSUs but their new grey labelled CXM PSUs are much higher in quailty where I'm tempted to say it's kinda wrong?  

Not like your system consumes that much power anyway

[WAR Corporation]

Just now, Mr.Meerkat said:

I see...I see how it is ;-;

Nuuuu... I was just tagging him cause I know him from PSU Tier list

 

1 minute ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

That's a suitable description for their old green labelled CX PSUs but their new grey labelled CXM PSUs are much higher in quailty where I'm tempted to say it's kinda wrong?  

Not like your system consumes that much power anyway

Oh gotcha. Also is that a good system anyway? My pc is a laptop which has a n2830.. yee. Also I'm gonna be doing game development (already do in this one but crashes alot and is slow). Also gonna be playing at 1080p (decent graphics) cs:go, minecraft with shaders, rise of the tomb raider... etc

[Mr.Meerkat]

Just now, WAR Corporation said:

Nuuuu... I was just tagging him cause I know him from PSU Tier list

Why not @Energycore and @Starelementpoke as well then? 

Exactly...

 

Just now, WAR Corporation said:

Oh gotcha. Also is that a good system anyway? My pc is a laptop which has a n2830.. yee. Also I'm gonna be doing game development (already do in this one but crashes alot and is slow). Also gonna be playing at 1080p (decent graphics) cs:go, minecraft with shaders, rise of the tomb raider... etc

Yep, it will be a great system for gaming, 1080p@ultra 60fps should be izi pizi (if you don't turn MSAA too high). 

[LienusLateTips]

If the RX480 is cheaper get that.

[flibberdipper]

Get the CX450M. The newer grey label ones are straight up solid, and even my green label units have taken a beating (between hot summers, my CX750M running a hefty OC on a G3258 + a 7950 and GTX 480, and my CX430M having a fan fail and running passively with internal temps nearing the 60C mark).

[WAR Corporation]

@Mr.Meerkat  tyvm! adding dat to my pcpartpicker list

 

@JDE Well yeah... The 1060 6gb asus one is 300€ while the most expensive RX480 is 270€.

It's kinda cheaper but idk I think I'm gonna go with the green team this time

[LienusLateTips]

1 minute ago, WAR Corporation said:

@Mr.Meerkat  tyvm! adding dat to my pcpartpicker list

 

@JDE Well yeah... The 1060 6gb asus one is 300€ while the most expensive RX480 is 270€.

It's kinda cheaper but idk I think I'm gonna go with the green team this time

 

[TomR]

I've used the same CX450M in multiple 

1 minute ago, WAR Corporation said:

@Mr.Meerkat  tyvm! adding dat to my pcpartpicker list

 

@JDE Well yeah... The 1060 6gb asus one is 300€ while the most expensive RX480 is 270€.

It's kinda cheaper but idk I think I'm gonna go with the green team this time

As an owner of both, while the rx480 might perform slightly better I prefer Nvidia's software

[WAR Corporation]

Guess the CX450M is not that bad after all  Thank you guyz!

[Energycore]

31 minutes ago, WAR Corporation said:

Hello...

 

In 2/3 months I'm gonna build my first gaming pc and I'm not sure if I should get the RM650x or CX450M.

 

WATTAGE: Both PSU have the wattage I need. The GTX 1060 only requires 400w and the RM650x is 650w and the CX450M is 450w.

The RM650x is a tier 1 power supply but the CX450M is a tier 3. The RM650x costs 118€ and the CX450M costs 63€. Is the 55€ difference in price going to make much difference in performance? I can fit the RM650x in my budget.

 

The components I'll probably buying are:

i5 7600k

MSI Gaming h270 M3 (I know, H not-overclockable motherboard and K overclockable processor xD)

OCZ Trion 150 240gb

Asus Turbo GTX 1060 6gb

Asus Monitor

Well as a CX450M owner, it does get a bit loud as you game on it. It's louder than my (admittedly very silent) MSI RX 480 and the fan takes a bit to spin down. Not to mention it has cheaper caps than the RMx and "only" 5 year warranty versus 10 (or 8 I think) on the RMx. So if you can afford that, get it. You'll like the fan-off feature as it will allow your whole PC to be fanless at idle.

 

Of course there are a few good alternatives you can look for out there. EVGA's G2 or G3 are similar to the RMx and may cost less, same goes for anything on Tier 1 in the list, and even a lot of T2s will have idle fan-off.

[WAR Corporation]

@Energycore The store I'm buying the parts doesn't have EVGA products :(. This is my pc so far: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/dLsY7h

I'm kinda unsure doe... I can fit the RM650x in the build but the total cost of the build will be 1010€ vs 955€. Since I'm 15, I do not work and I've been saving up for almost an entire year I guess I can buy a cheaper GPU like the RX 480 to bring the cost a little bit down.

[WAR Corporation]

Also: https://www.pcdiga.com/fontes-de-alimentacao

[-rascal-]

30 minutes ago, WAR Corporation said:

Also: https://www.pcdiga.com/fontes-de-alimentacao

 

You can always get a PSU that is right in the middle of the price bracket

 

• SeaSonic G-550W -- Tier 2 -- https://www.pcdiga.com/fontes-de-alimentacao/fonte-seasonic-g-series-550w-ssr-550rm
• CoolerMaster V550 -- Tier 2 -- https://www.pcdiga.com/fontes-de-alimentacao/fonte-cooler-master-v550-semi-modular-rs-550-amaa-g1
• Corsair CX 550M -- Tier 3 -- https://www.pcdiga.com/fontes-de-alimentacao/fonte-corsair-cx550m-cp-9020102-eu
• SeaSonic S12II EVO 620W -- Tier 3 -- https://www.pcdiga.com/fontes-de-alimentacao/fonte-seasonic-m12ii-evo-edition-620w-ss-620gm

 

 

 

[Energycore]

37 minutes ago, WAR Corporation said:

Also: https://www.pcdiga.com/fontes-de-alimentacao

The CX450M looks like the best value there.

[WAR Corporation]

The CX450M looks good but for some future proof I'll maybe go with the RM650x. My build: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/BZXLnn

I'm gonna try and buy everything with at least 10% discount  But yeah thank you guys for all the suggesitons/comments

[STRMfrmXMN]

6 hours ago, WAR Corporation said:

Hello...

 

In 2/3 months I'm gonna build my first gaming pc and I'm not sure if I should get the RM650x or CX450M.

 

WATTAGE: Both PSU have the wattage I need. The GTX 1060 only requires 400w and the RM650x is 650w and the CX450M is 450w.

The RM650x is a tier 1 power supply but the CX450M is a tier 3. The RM650x costs 118€ and the CX450M costs 63€. Is the 55€ difference in price going to make much difference in performance? I can fit the RM650x in my budget.

 

The components I'll probably buying are:

i5 7600k

MSI Gaming h270 M3 (I know, H not-overclockable motherboard and K overclockable processor xD)

OCZ Trion 150 240gb

Asus Turbo GTX 1060 6gb

Asus Monitor

A CX450M is totally fine for a GTX 1060.

[quan289]

How much is the RM550x?

Can you provide some links to stores you can buy from so we can see what's available to you?

 

The CX450M would be a good budget unit for your system though.

[Lethalmonk]

7 hours ago, WAR Corporation said:

Hello...

 

In 2/3 months I'm gonna build my first gaming pc and I'm not sure if I should get the RM650x or CX450M.

 

WATTAGE: Both PSU have the wattage I need. The GTX 1060 only requires 400w and the RM650x is 650w and the CX450M is 450w.

The RM650x is a tier 1 power supply but the CX450M is a tier 3. The RM650x costs 118€ and the CX450M costs 63€. Is the 55€ difference in price going to make much difference in performance? I can fit the RM650x in my budget.

 

The components I'll probably buying are:

i5 7600k

MSI Gaming h270 M3 (I know, H not-overclockable motherboard and K overclockable processor xD)

OCZ Trion 150 240gb

Asus Turbo GTX 1060 6gb

Asus Monitor

cx is a horrible line and is not even made by corsair. dont get them as they are horrible quality. get an evga equivalent if u cant get the rm

[genexis_x]

7 hours ago, WAR Corporation said:

Hello...

 

In 2/3 months I'm gonna build my first gaming pc and I'm not sure if I should get the RM650x or CX450M.

 

WATTAGE: Both PSU have the wattage I need. The GTX 1060 only requires 400w and the RM650x is 650w and the CX450M is 450w.

The RM650x is a tier 1 power supply but the CX450M is a tier 3. The RM650x costs 118€ and the CX450M costs 63€. Is the 55€ difference in price going to make much difference in performance? I can fit the RM650x in my budget.

 

The components I'll probably buying are:

i5 7600k

MSI Gaming h270 M3 (I know, H not-overclockable motherboard and K overclockable processor xD)

OCZ Trion 150 240gb

Asus Turbo GTX 1060 6gb

Asus Monitor

For unlocked CPUs, personally I will go for tier1/2 PSUs. Therefore I choose the RMx.
Btw is there a RM550x option? 550W is more than enough.
Edit: Didn't see you have H270 mobo, the CX-M will work fine.

[quan289]

28 minutes ago, Lethalmonk said:

cx is a horrible line and is not even made by corsair. dont get them as they are horrible quality. get an evga equivalent if u cant get the rm

None of the Corsair line up is not made by Corsair. This is true for EVGA as well. The newer CX*50M are good budget units, and it's certainly better than the group-regulated EVGA units that's in the same price range (the B1, W1, N1 unit) in respect to quality and electrical performance.