Corsair HX520W PSU - Nice

logifuse · **19th August 2008, 03:44 PM**

I put one of these in my main VMC the other day in a power supply shuffle (my Coolermaster went back in to a Centurion 5 tower) & I have to say, it's very nice.

The modular cables are great & the spacing of the connectors allowed me to run 1 SATA cable to my (now) 2 hard drives & 1 molex cable to my DVD drive & through to my case fan connectors (in 2 different chambers).

Added to that, the P4 power lead (the extra motherboard 4 pin power lead) is a bit longer than the usual, so I was able to route it around the CPU easily (my PSU is mounted upside down, so the cables come out on the far side).

I'll see if I can post some of my own photos later on.

Justin

buccaneerbob · **19th August 2008, 07:50 PM**

And the best thing is they are whisper quiet. Would be nice to see some photos of your completed rig.

krypto · **19th August 2008, 09:12 PM**

I have been using 2 of these for nearly a year. One is in my WHS powering 9 HDDS.

Silent...and reliable so far.

TiggerK · **19th August 2008, 10:58 PM**

Yep, they're the best power supplies out there IMHO. I've got 2 of the 620HX models in my server and main rig, so quiet, stable and handle anything you throw at them, including 15 hard drives in the server.

And there's even a 1000W model for those SLI freaks out there!!

Cheers
TiggerK

Manta_Prox · **19th August 2008, 11:35 PM**

Good to hear.

I'll be grabbing one of these for my first HTPC build.

fido666 · **19th August 2008, 11:56 PM**

A pity they don't come in lower wattage versions, I'm sure my HTPC would run fine on a 380w or 430w.

I have just moved my HTPC over to a Silverstone GD02 case and it's designed for the 120mm fan type PSUs (you can flip the PSU to suck cool air from the underside of the case). I currently have an Antec NeoHE 430w and it doesn't work as well in this case, it only has the front vents and a rear 80mm fan. I'm trying to find something else that is quiet and modular, the Neo's fan is working too hard with the reduced airflow so gets a little noisy.

Vico · **19th August 2008, 11:59 PM**

The Enermax PRO82+ 525W is better in efficiency and quietness. (check reivew, im not saying that the corsair one is bad, its just the PRO82 is better

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logifuse · **20th August 2008, 11:15 AM**

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Originally Posted by fido666

A pity they don't come in lower wattage versions, I'm sure my HTPC would run fine on a 380w or 430w.

I have just moved my HTPC over to a Silverstone GD02 case and it's designed for the 120mm fan type PSUs (you can flip the PSU to suck cool air from the underside of the case). I currently have an Antec NeoHE 430w and it doesn't work as well in this case, it only has the front vents and a rear 80mm fan. I'm trying to find something else that is quiet and modular, the Neo's fan is working too hard with the reduced airflow so gets a little noisy.

I was running a standard Coolermaster RS-430-PCAR (now been replaced by the 460 I think) & it was fine - cheap too ($60). I only changed because of the modular cables.

Here are my photos.

Justin

buccaneerbob · **20th August 2008, 03:36 PM**

Looks good. Have you thought about putting a Mini-Ninja in there and passive cooling?

logifuse · **20th August 2008, 03:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by buccaneerbob

Looks good. Have you thought about putting a Mini-Ninja in there and passive cooling?

I don't notice the fan noise (all the fans are barely turning over), but I like the Thermaltake cooler as it has a large gap between the part that sits on the CPU & the actual heatsink (joined by 4 heat pipes) which allows a direct line between the case fans & the onboard GPU/northbridge.

My one criticism of the Fusion/NSK2480 is that most motherboard heatsinks are oriented 90 degrees to the air-flow of the case (as the board layouts expect front to back cooling) meaning that they often don't have much air-flow passing through them.

Justin

fido666 · **21st August 2008, 08:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by logifuse

I was running a standard Coolermaster RS-430-PCAR (now been replaced by the 460 I think) & it was fine - cheap too ($60). I only changed because of the modular cables.

I had one of those in another PC for a while. Maybe I just got a bad one but it was way too noisy to consider for my HTPC. I RMA-ed it and got a new one but sold it unopened so will never know LOL.

Can anyone claify if the Corsair VX versions are physically smaller (not as deep)? Yes I know they are the non-modular variety.