Hyper Threaded Posted October 23, 2010 Posted October 23, 2010 I'm looking to replace my aging Enermax Liberty 500w, it's close to five years old now. What I'm looking at, is a Corsair 650HX to replace it. I remember when Corsair first brought out PSUs, they were made by Seasonic and top-notch. Are they still good? How is the reliability of these units? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedCrazy Posted October 23, 2010 Posted October 23, 2010 THEY ARE EXCELLENT. From others comments and reviews i know they are reliable but i cant say from personal experience as i have only had 1 for 3 months. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great_Gig Posted October 23, 2010 Posted October 23, 2010 I have had a TX650 for sometime now (over 2 years), it has not missed a best also efficient to run as well. Used to have a 450 that was also perfect. I would always recommend Corsair PSU's Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted October 23, 2010 Posted October 23, 2010 Don't replace a PSU just to replace one, do you need the extra wattage for something?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MxGladiator Posted October 23, 2010 Posted October 23, 2010 That is a good PSU! but as IVIYTH0S was saying unless you are planing some power hungry upgrades it may not be necessary. Only in one case did I ever see a PSU upgrade increase performance and that was because the guy was trying to run a two way GTX 275 SLI with a 350W PSU!! LOL How it was working I don't know.... was laggy as heck!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulktreg Posted October 23, 2010 Posted October 23, 2010 Don't replace a PSU just to replace one, do you need the extra wattage for something?? I'm with IVIYTHOS here, the Enermax is by all accounts a pretty good power supply and with a typical MTBF of 100,000 hours or over 11 years there's still lots of life left in it yet! If the Corsair HX650W is part of your upgrade plans, and it's a great power supply, then go for it but if you're replacing it just for the sake of it then I'd save the money for now and put it towards your next major upgrade. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyt Posted October 23, 2010 Posted October 23, 2010 I'm with IVIYTHOS here, the Enermax is by all accounts a pretty good power supply and with a typical MTBF of 100,000 hours or over 11 years there's still lots of life left in it yet! If the Corsair HX650W is part of your upgrade plans, and it's a great power supply, then go for it but if you're replacing it just for the sake of it then I'd save the money for now and put it towards your next major upgrade. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted October 23, 2010 Posted October 23, 2010 Enermax's are awesome (despite them usually being quite costly), and if you still want to upgrade, I'll take that old Enermax for a backup PSU for the cost of shipping because I wouldn't pay a dime more for such a "run down", "old" unit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dihartnell Posted October 23, 2010 Posted October 23, 2010 I'm looking to replace my aging Enermax Liberty 500w, it's close to five years old now. What I'm looking at, is a Corsair 650HX to replace it. I remember when Corsair first brought out PSUs, they were made by Seasonic and top-notch. Are they still good? How is the reliability of these units? They are indeed excellent. My HX620 (older model than the HX650) which I have had for several years on my C2D rig has never missed a beat and I have been running it 24x7 for all of that time. I think most corsair PSUs are now made by CWT, but their quality hasn't diminished in anyway that I can see. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyper Threaded Posted October 23, 2010 Posted October 23, 2010 Thanks for informing me about this, I only had crappy Thermaltake PSUs before this one. Which seem to play out after a year or so. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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