Originally posted by shaffaaf:

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OT, but long time no see greensman! :)

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Originally posted by sammorris:

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What are you upgrading to? 600W is massive overkill for your current system.

Of those units:

Corsair CX 600W - crap, avoid

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Originally posted by GTR35:

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OK~ after checking the price for zalman ZM500-HP its nearly the price for a HX650w, but for my future build, i still think its a OverKill! but maybe i can keep it for longer?

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Originally posted by creaky:

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I was reading up on CX power supplies a little, from what i remember, Corsair went el cheapo on them, in respect of their max output. So a 500W unit wouldn't be capable of delivering anywhere near 500W, something like 380W. Can't remember the exact details, i'll see if i can find an example link ~ http://www.overclock.net/power-supplies/837679-psa-corsair-cx-series-5.html - have a read thru the whole thread but posts 44 & 45 seem to sum it up.

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Originally posted by creaky:

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I was reading up on CX power supplies a little, from what i remember, Corsair went el cheapo on them, in respect of their max output. So a 500W unit wouldn't be capable of delivering anywhere near 500W, something like 380W. Can't remember the exact details, i'll see if i can find an example link ~ http://www.overclock.net/power-supplies/837679-psa-corsair-cx-series-5.html - have a read thru the whole thread but posts 44 & 45 seem to sum it up.

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Originally posted by sammorris:

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Yeah corsair have been cutting corners all over the place now, it's very disappointing. Negative reviews of their memory are slowly building up. A real shame as Corsair was one of the companies we used to really be able to trust.

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Originally posted by RedMaw:

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That is very disappointing. Seems like everyone is trying to churn out the cheapest product possible these days.

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