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Antec NE650M vs Corsair CX550

by MSH001 Jan 20, 2020 7:55AM PST

I had an antec tp650(CRAPPY PSU) but it was replaced via warranty due to power issue. But it took lots of time to deliver and within that time i have purchased corsair cx550. Then, the retailer provided me Antec NE650M(https://antec.com/product/power/ne650m.php ). Now i am confused which one i should keep.

So, please experts help to choose better durable PSU.

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Both look to be in the same class of PSUs.

by r. proffitt Forum moderator Jan 20, 2020 8:53AM PST

So this brings up two areas that I want to touch on.

1. Durability. This area is mostly about the load you'll put on the PSU. I find that if we design our PC with a PSU that has double the capacity of the maximum power draw we never see that PC for PSU issues outside of lightning strikes or other than normal wear and tear issues. Figure 10 year life span so that is as durable as it gets.

2. PSU design. That is, for the average PC builder I have to give the nod to a Single +12V Rail. The NE650M has that so this avoids the builder from balancing rails or being sure this rail is beefy enough.

The NE650M looks fine for the usual i7 and RTX 2080 build.

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