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Considering the budget nature of the Corsair CX600M, the paintwork and finish is reassuringly good. We have reviewed many ‘budget' power supplies in the past which ship with substandard paintwork and rough edges. Not so, with the CX600M.
It also passed the ‘scratch test' which is our way of replicating a rough ‘real world' installation. We run the head of a Philips screwdriver down the side of the unit applying light to moderate pressure. When building a system, it is often possible to accidentally glance the head of a screwdriver against the paintwork of a power supply. In this case it didn't remove the paint.
The large fan resides behind a black grill, with the Corsair badge shown in the center. We will take a closer look at the fan, when we open the power supply later in the review.
The unit measures 150mm x 86 mm x 140mm (WxHxD).
One side of the unit has a power connector and switch, next to the honeycomb air venting.
On the other side of the power supply are four modular cable connectors which are labeled. One of the connectors is larger, to ensure you can only hook in the PCIe connector cable.
| Corsair Modular CX600M | |||||
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DC Output
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+3.3V
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+5V
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+12V |
-12V
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+5Vsb
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Max Output
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25A
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25A
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46A |
0.8A
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3A
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| Total Power | 130W | 552W | 9.6W | 15W | |
| 600W | |||||
Both +3.3V and +5V rails can deliver 25A. The single +12V rail can deliver 46A, for 552W of the total output.
What a price. looks great.
I have one of the non modular ones and its been great now for 18 months, never a problem. im using a HD7950.
Cant buy one here. out of stock. must be a big seller. I have had a thermaltake PSU for years now but its been a disaster for me due to the fan failing and the replacement blowing up !
I was going to order one of these last week and couldn’t find any reviews. thanks! ordering it now.
been wondering about this one for a while now. good info. still trying to get one of their TX650 units, they are £75 now. which is a great deal.
I bought one too a CX600 non modular about 4-5 weeks ago, It really surprised me for a non modular design the cables were nice and long and went nicely behind my motherboard, I was able to place them out of the way of my fan’s airflow. I replace a Rocketfish RF500WPS2 with this unit, And I notice a big difference in performance, My GPU now gets the correct amps and voltage. Also I like 3 year warranty, And Corsair is the best when it comes to warranty, If one of their products causes your hardware to fail.They will replace your hardware or give you the cash to get new hardware.
These are nice units but try to get the newest model, The older versions are solid units, But some did have issues, The latest version does not have those issues, The newest version will say CX Series instead of CX Builder Series, So look for that.
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