Corsair's 520w Psu Tested |
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Corsair's 520w Psu Tested |
 Oct 1 2008, 08:28 PM
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 Will Fold 4 Food  Posts: 6,106 Joined: 10-May 04 From: Franklin, TN Member No.: 10,039  |
Check it out here - http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/corsair_hx520w/
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Oct 1 2008, 08:32 PM
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 Free yourself from yourself Posts: 2,263 Joined: 29-April 08 From: Texas Member No.: 32,050 |
Great review Paul
 One of Corsairs best unit. A little late review though? this psu has been out for quite some time now 
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Oct 1 2008, 08:36 PM
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 OCC Boss Posts: 27,161 Joined: 27-April 02 From: Canada Member No.: 521 |
QUOTE (damian @ Oct 1 2008, 09:32 PM)  A little late review though? this psu has been out for quite some time now Thats not up to him that is up to Corsair. Its still a great selling unit for them and they requested Paul have a look at it so thats what we did
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Oct 1 2008, 10:24 PM
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 I'm a thread killer Posts: 5,098 Joined: 11-December 04 From: Costa Mesa, CA Member No.: 14,086 |
I have a Corsair PSU in my rig and this thing has been rock solid since day one
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Oct 2 2008, 12:30 AM
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 King of the Autobahn  Posts: 9,851 Joined: 4-November 05 From: Hannover, Germany Member No.: 17,834 |
One more reason to recommend them!
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Oct 2 2008, 02:12 AM
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 Geek Posts: 652 Joined: 25-May 08 From: Bournemouth, UK Member No.: 32,552 |
I currently have 3 Corsair PSU's, all are virtually silent, power efficient and have proved very reliable.
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Oct 2 2008, 02:39 PM
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 e = MC Hammer Posts: 5,897 Joined: 21-February 04 From: Southampton, UK Member No.: 8,605 |
Another confirmation that this is a very good power supply.
It is worth noting that even though it has indeed been available for a while, it is still helpful information and shows that quality control on the product hasn't slipped. --------------------   Recommended Power Supplies List E8400 @ 3.6GHz - DFI Blood Iron P35-T2RL - 4GB Patriot Viper Fin - HD 4850 512MB - X-Fi Xtreme Music |
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Oct 2 2008, 03:35 PM
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Free yourself from yourself Posts: 2,263 Joined: 29-April 08 From: Texas Member No.: 32,050 |
Another great thing about Corsair is that they have some of the best units out there, but at a low price and the MIR's are jaw dropping.
Most of their units are from $80-150, with a power supply for every group of x range computer. Low end to mid you have the VX series, and high end you have the TX and HX series. (www.newegg.com) This post has been edited by damian: Oct 2 2008, 03:35 PM -------------------- Antec 300
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Oct 2 2008, 03:51 PM
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 Chronic Haggler... Posts: 14,172 Joined: 20-May 05 From: The fields... Member No.: 32,143 |
Very nice job Paul....
I currently have that same unit in my rig....I am thinking mine is a little lacking for me even though Corsair says it's fine....even under normal load at 70f ambient temps the PSU case is warmer than ambient... with the Q6700 at 300x10 at default 1.19v and the 9600gt at default settings it runs warmer than I think it should... If I run a game like R6V2 it gets even warmer yet...and if I lean on the video card to 750/1200 it gets pretty hot...I got a little worried about the temp in the PSU so I backed off on the clocks on the card.... even when I leaned on the CPU to 380x10 at 1.45v it started smelling funny under the load of Orthos and 3Dmark 06 running at the same time... other than that it's been absolutely great.... very nice review...good job -------------------- Wii-Kart code 2707-2013-4642
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Oct 5 2008, 05:36 AM
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 Day of the Testicle Posts: 7,303 Joined: 10-June 04 From: Liverpool, UK Member No.: 10,582 |
I've had one of these for 17 months now and I have to agree that it is superb. Easily one of the quieter PSUs out there, but I have a passive system and the noise was audible for me, but I really am quite the fussy person!
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Oct 5 2008, 05:43 AM
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 such-a-potato was formerly known as lego  Posts: 6,122 Joined: 6-February 04 From: Narrrrwich, UK Member No.: 8,314 |
It's good
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