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Is the Corsair VS PSU really that bad?

Sport Driver
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So I'm planing to buy a graphics card and because of that the old generic cheap PSU is going out and I will be buying a new one. I don't want to brake a bank. I know Seasonic S12II is the most recommended but it is good 25€ more expensive. I was thinking about Corsair VS550W. Is it rally that bad? 

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A corsair CX450 or 550m would be a much better choice and its only about 10$ us more and its Tier 3. If you plan on gaming, I would not go any lower than a Tier 3 PSU.

 

 

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But would the 450w PSU be enough for RX 480, i5 4430, 8gb of RAM.

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the vs will be much better than a no-name arson box, but i wouldn't pair it with any GPU.

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5 minutes ago, Sport Driver said:

But would the 450w PSU be enough for RX 480, i5 4430, 8gb of RAM.

enough but quality is lacking. see if there's any seasonic/xfx(not XT)/superflower unit or a corsair cx450/550m for sale, those are a good fit for an RX 480.

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Seasonic S12II 430w is 60 €, corsair cx450m is 64€, cx430 (green) writing is 52 but that one is worse, correct?

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1 hour ago, Sport Driver said:

Seasonic S12II 430w is 60 €, corsair cx450m is 64€, cx430 (green) writing is 52 but that one is worse, correct?

better than the VS but worse than the cx450m/s12ii. is the seasonic eco cheaper?

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8 hours ago, Sport Driver said:

Seasonic S12II 430w is 60 €, corsair cx450m is 64€, cx430 (green) writing is 52 but that one is worse, correct?

Yes, and if you can afford an RX 480 then you should be able to afford at least the Seasonic S12 430W. 

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Well I have money, but I'm not sure I want to spend it :P

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10 hours ago, herman mcpootis said:

better than the VS but worse than the cx450m/s12ii. is the seasonic eco cheaper?

There is no seasonic eco where I'm looking, s12ii is the cheapest. 

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1 hour ago, Sport Driver said:

Well I have money, but I'm not sure I want to spend it :P

Rule of Thumb: Don't cheap out on PSu's since bad 1's can take down your system more often than higher quality PSU's. By saying you are trying to cheap out on this component, means you are going in w/ a bad mentality.

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Can you maybe find a Corsair VS500 or VS600 instead? That's based on a different design that's somewhat better quality.

 

It's related to some of EVGAs budget units, but with some specific improvements Corsair requested.

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