Personally I'd get a new unit... something like a FSP Hexa 500W... The old unit might not be able to deliver its rated wattage due to capacitor aging.

my rigs are r9 290x, mobo b85m-g and i5-4670. will my cs650m b able to support? lol, tot gold rated shud b ok.

Should be fine.
Though if you are shopping for a new unit, I'd get the Seasonic S12G/G series/Rosewill Capstone series.

how will the psu perform? i read tpu review and it says 8.6, but the cooler master gx650 which is a bad psu, they oso giv 8.0 ratings... if it is allowable to still perform well under stress load condition, i wont get another psu.

The point is price...
That unit is fine, though the choice of capacitors and electrical components are not exactly the best.
Note that the GX650 TPU reviewed is the Bronze version, which uses different OEM (Enhance instead of Seventeam), which does not suffer from poor ripple suppression.

This post has been edited by chocobo7779: Feb 11 2014, 01:16 PM

so, ur trying to say corsair cs650m is actually good just that the corsair brand mayb overprice, but performance of that model stil ok? and how bout its capacitors? does it suffer from poor ripple suppression?

No. Did you go through the reviews?
Capacitors usually do not affect ripple suppression. However, high quality capacitors will ensure the longevity of the unit. It's not Japan caps, but it is still a solid unit, unfortunately the price range isn't good.

so hows the caps in ur opinions? put aside price range, is it a good psu that can handle r9 290x?

It's a decent unit. Though I'm actually concerned about something:



Japan main caps on the PSU.



Subgrade caps... Especially Elite caps. They are known to fail prematurely.


CapXon caps on the modular board. CapXon (aka CrapXon) is known for poor quality capacitors, though since it's on the modular board (i.e. there is no or very little electrical load), it's fine actually.

Source: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Corsair/CS650M/4.html

Chocobo , i dont know if this is posted here yet. But , look at this little baby. XD Eagerly waiting for it to become available and hopefully got nice reviews on them.

Sos cili mana?

I've bought one....450W Silverstone SFX....RM 359.......if my HTPC is not so small, i won't buy it...but currently, it is the only modular SFX PSU available. Good thing is it has bracket, so can fit into ATX slot...my HTPC actually has a full size ATX slot.

IKR.


Hehe. You should get the PP05 Kit as well bro. Might save you on the cable mess. I have the same unit. But now after allegedly discovered that a new 550Watts SFX will be available , i think i'm gonna sell this off when it comes out. Just hope that it will be good. Fingers cross.

err...why do you need 550w?? 450W already too much...my rig use only 40-50W normal usage. PSU most efficient when above 20%...i only reach 10%...if prefer to have a 300W unit!

Well , true. =) . Not that i really need it for my current build which i don't even have a GPU. =) Buuuuuuttttt , i'm funding for the R9-290 . So yeah , you'll need that extra juice just to be sure.

I opened up my Gigabyte 500W Powerock (GE-N500A-C2, not the same as the bunch of other powerocks with the AX/EX/etc which are from different oems) after the warranty period expired to have a look inside. I can confirm that it was a CWT built unit. The primary capacitor was Jap and the secondaries were Teapos. Not bad for RM140. The identical Corsair CX600 probably nearly double the price before it was discontinued.

hello, if im using fx6300, 970A-DS3 mobo and R9 280X did CM G650M psu should be enough, because others said, rather than 650W i should get 750W psu. help me guys. i am confuse

What's your budget for PSU?
Are u building a new rig?

This post has been edited by Minecrafter: Feb 22 2014, 08:38 PM

budget around rm300
yes new rig.

Seasonic S12II 80+ Bronze 620W RM299..
You can ask on the "Official Rig Suggestions Thread V4" if u want some advises..