Corsair are overated

[iamthewizard2]

Ok, now dont get me wrong Corsair make great cases as well as great stable ram. What i disagree with is their power supply lineup.

Back in 2007 every reviewer, magazine and website raved about the quality of their power supply units. But i think their time in the 'power supply' spotlight has come to an end.

Let me tell you my story. In 2008 i invested in their top of the line Corsair HX-1000 Power Supply Unit. The same unit within the year died. I thought every company produces the occasional 'bad' product. I let them off the hook for this time.

In 2010 i built a pc for my parents using a Corsair HX-650 Power Supply...the same unit died within a year too. At this stage i was having doubts about Corsair's claim about 'quality power supplies.'

2 weeks ago i built my sister a new pc. At the time the only available 400-500W unit soultion in stock at the local store was a newer Corsair power unit known as the Corsair CX-430 Power Supply. Can you believe my luck but it died in 2 days!! Even worse is the fact that my friend is a special electrician and he had a look at the unit and said the power ratings were nowhere near that of what Corsair specified...the whole total wattage didnt even come close to 430W.

moral of the story: dont always believe in name brands. Since a hat-trick of Corsair power supply deaths i have switched to Enermax which has not failed me since

 

[enaher]

I've always gone seasonic, but I've have pal's and work mates who have used corsair, I've seen budget CX series powerup a Q6600 + HD 4870 x2 besides corsair backups each power supply with their warranty, most people agree that corsair is a quality brand an usually their power suplies have much higher peak wattage that what's rated in the box, I've seen a TX 750 PULL OVER 800WATTS, your'e probably were very unlucky.

 

[iamthewizard2]

nice to know you've seen good experiences with Corsair ....maybe im just an incredibly UNLUCKY PERSON lol

 

[micropage7]

sorry to hear that
there many things that cause its dead
from their quality control, how it handled on delivery, your house voltage etc :shadedshu

 

[LAN_deRf_HA]

A few notes... One, that's most likely just absurdly poor luck. As many, myself included, can attest to the reliability of corsair powersupplies. Second, their warranties are exceptional. Replace the units and that's that. Lastly, if this is all in the same house it may be worth looking into the quality of the power delivery.

 

[ctrain]

I haven't had a single corsair unit fail so far and I've used a bunch...

 

[DanishDevil]

The CX series is crap compared to what the company's PSUs have been expected to be. You got unlucky with the HX series PSUs. Sorry to hear about your trouble!

 

[Frick]

The CX430 is their weakest unit, but it's still good considering how much you pay for it.

 

[BUCK NASTY]

You have to remember that the CX430 is their "builder series", so the quality is not on par with the "HX" or "TX" series. It does not even carry a 80+ rating. I have used several Corsair 750TX over the years for F@H use @ 80% load 24/7 and never had an issue.

JonnyGURU is a great source for PSU reviews.

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=214

 

[xenocide]

I was hoping this post would be about Corsair memory, now that stuff really is overrated..

I've used 3 Corsair PSU's over the past 3-4 years and haven't had a single one fail. You have bad luck. :[

 

[GSquadron]

Man even my old junk PSU resisted for 5 years since 2006.
Named brands are worse, because they don't have to make good products, they achieved what they wanted.

 

[scaminatrix]

If I was you, I would take this is a warning to get you electrics checked over. "Dirty power" (bad wiring in your house) can cause PSU's to die.

 

[kurosagi01]

The CX400 which is the one i got is their best CX series,i have had it for 2 years or so and i am powering it with an i3 and gtx460 lol.
The CX430 is a huge disappointment,i would expect that from the 500 and 600w units too.

 

[Crap Daddy]

Well, I don't think it's overated. They use Seasonic, at least in their TX series. Corsair is among the very few who offer quality and performance PSUs but every manufacturer has its flops and bad luck is part of the game. I would assume that the price is correct for what you get and again there are moments when you have to resort to the warranty.

 

[legends84]

I have mine HX620wt running for nearly 3 years now...

 

[cheesy999]

Corsair power unit known as the Corsair CX-430 Power Supply.

sorry to here about your bad luck - if it matters this paticuler psu is not of seasonic orgin and is much lower quality then most corsair units, that said i've never used corsair and never had a psu die on me, not even cheap oem ones, i've powered my entire rig on a £20 'colours it' power supply for about 2 years before upgrading

 

[Deleted member 24505]

I remember them shitty colors it psu's *facepalm* They sold them in cheapo pc shop in my area.

My mate bought a brand new corsair 500w psu, and it blew its smoke supply out on first power up, they actually sent him a better psu in replacement, which he has had running for 2 or 3 yrs now.

 

[AlienIsGOD]

my HX1000 has been going strong for almost 3 years now powering the HIS rig in my sig. Not sure about the CX line, but the TX and HX are great units IMO. I hear the AX ones are pretty awesome too http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story5&reid=189

 

[wiak]

I have mine HX620wt running for nearly 3 years now...

no problem with my 620HX for over 3 years

 

[Evolved]

PC Power & Cooling is where it's at!

 

[trickson]

I was hoping this post would be about Corsair memory, now that stuff really is overrated..

I've used 3 Corsair PSU's over the past 3-4 years and haven't had a single one fail. You have bad luck. :[

I agree there RAM is really over rated I have used many many many sticks of Corsair RAM over the years and well must say that they can not hold a candle to the Kingston Hyper X I have now ! As for there PSU's I have only had one and that is in my sig and it is the best PSU I have ever had even hooked up to a 226w TEC and it powered that and the computer incredibly fine ! I mean one thing I can say about this PSU is FANTASTIC!

 

[PaulieG]

I've owned 7 Corsair PSU's, mostly HX with one TX and one CX that's in a family PC. No problems with any of them, ever. Very stable rails and clean power. Sorry, but I gotta think that the OP has to be a very unlucky person when it comes to PSU's, as most owners have similar experiences to mine. On the flip side, I've owned 2 Enermax units, and one of them died on me. It's only the second to die on me of more than 3 dozen power supplies that I've owned.

As far as their ram goes, it's been hit or moss for me. They have always been reliable, but I've not been happy with the mid-high level sticks. They just have not clocked well for me compared to similarly priced sticks from other brands. I can't comment on the Dominator GT sticks, as I won't pay what Corsair wants for them.

 

[MadClown]

Over 3 years on my ocz here, hehe.

 

[n-ster]

I don't trust the builder series... The CX 400 was the best low budget PSU I ever saw though, great build. CX430 just sucks compared to Corsair standards.I'm not famliar with the HX 650, but if it is anything like the 750 or 850W, They are AWESOME and you either have bad luck or dirty power. The HX 1000 is also a good PSU, though not as great as the HX 850

I would also suggest looking st your power lines in case. Also make sure you don't overload the PSU to often (ie: a system that uses 950~1000W on full load on an HX 1000 is VERY tight and not recommended)

 

[Frick]

I don't trust the builder series... The CX 400 was the best low budget PSU I ever saw though, great build. CX430 just sucks compared to Corsair standards.

Not when you look at the price it doesn't. It's awesome value, and I really think jonnyguru knows what his talking about.