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1165110 2010-12-27 19:50:00 Don't buy the new CX430!

www.badcaps.net


So in case you don't know someone pulled a CX430 off the shelf and did a technical analysis and showed that it is a massive piece of garbage.
Agent_24 (57)
1165111 2010-12-27 20:12:00 I have happily bought a few VX450's in the past. Is the CX430 a replacement or an 'as well as'? linw (53)
1165112 2010-12-28 01:49:00 I have happily bought a few VX450's in the past. Is the CX430 a replacement or an 'as well as'?

It's "as well as". While they won't market it as such (for obvious reasons), it's been introduced as their "super cheapo please give this away when you sell pre-built computers so people see our name on more PSUs" model.

Note also that it comes with a 2-year warranty, where their AX, VX and HX series come with a 5- or 7-year warranty. They know it's cheap. It's intended as such. It's a dumb move, though, as it may cheapen the brand in the eyes of those that don't know better.
inphinity (7274)
1165113 2010-12-28 03:41:00 Thanks for the great explanation. I agree with the 'dumb move' bit. The VX450 was very well priced, anyway, I thought. linw (53)
1165114 2010-12-28 12:29:00 their good supplies are made by seasonic, this is probably made by someone else. dugimodo (138)
1165115 2010-12-28 18:56:00 CWT apparently. pctek (84)
1165116 2010-12-28 20:49:00 Although it's not that the design from Channel-Well is bad, apparently, it's that Corsair got them to use crap parts. Agent_24 (57)
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