The Corsair CX430 V2 looks like an rather forgettable, low priced product on paper, but in reality it is a hell of a bargain. The shipping materials may be very plain, but the appearance of the unit itself is surprisingly attractive, with subtle green lettering on the plain black chassis.
Technically, the design has literally no weaknesses. The internal CWT topology is stellar and cross loading, load regulation and noise suppression are all as good as we have seen in this price bracket. The overall technical analysis highlights that Corsair have paired up with CWT to produce one of the finest budget power supplies ever released. We have tested power supplies at over twice the price with worse regulation and noise suppression than the CX430.
Not everyone can afford, or needs a 80 Plus Gold Certified 1000W power supply, and if you are in the market for a general, low cost power supply for a media center, office machine or entry level gaming rig then this should certainly be top of your shortlist. We are still quite shocked how good the test results are. This unit will last a long time, and Corsair clearly have the same feeling as they are confident in offering an extended three year warranty.
You can buy the CX430 in the UK for under £40 inc vat.
Pros:
- great looking power supply
- stellar technical performance
- quiet
- efficiency is pretty good
- cheap as chips
Cons:
- Not modular
Kitguru says: The bargain PSU of the year, without compromising on quality.
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June 30, 2011
#1
There is a bloke on ebay selling these for £29.99! just ordered one as a backup. what a bargain
June 30, 2011
#2
is is hard to argue with a gold award for this. wish they made one with the same internal structure for £10 more, which was modular………. especially for a media center
June 30, 2011
#3
Wow im quite surprised how good this is. I read the first review on johnnyguru before and it seemed quite good even then, this one is even better
June 30, 2011
#4
Excellent. those are impressive figures, for a 40 quid psu. ordering one on OCUK, dont trust ebay
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