CORSAIR Builder Series CX430 CMPSU-430CX 430W ATX12V Active PFC Power Supply

Pros: Its better than the $20 units...

Cons: -SLEEVE BEARING FAN = SHORT LIFESPAN. Specs say its double ball-bearing, its not. Fan is model# D12SH-12 which is sleeve bearing, not ball - google it. -Only 2-year warranty, compared to 3-year on previous CX400 model(I wonder why...?) -CX400 was made by SeaSonic, CX430 now made by CWT. Cost Optimization... -CX400 had 30amp 12v rail, CX430 has 28amp 12v rail. More 12v power is what you want with today's PCs.

Overall Review: Overall, Corsair took a rock-solid PSU(CX400) and replaced it with a cheapo that will probably blow up in 2.5 years once the sleeve-bearing fan dies. Looks like I'll have to find another brand to use in my lower-end builds. A ball-bearing fan is one of the most important requirements of any PSU. It doesn't matter if its the best-built PSU in the world, if the fan dies, its game over pretty quick.

Pros: Nice heavy unit for 430W. Nice packaging, long cables.

Cons: Some Corsair models have a fan problem. Corsair support says the fan is suppose to spin all the time and vary its speed as required. The defect is that some go from not spinning to full speed noisy and then dead still again.

Overall Review: This problem should have been caught at the factory. I bought Corsair because I was hoping to avoid any hassles - costly returns, replacement delays and yet this is what I got.

Pros: Inexpensive Has lots of ratings Corsair quality comes with a goody bag! Compact standard sized PSU! Fit in my miniITX case wonderfully! sleeved cables for tidy install. they honor rebates! Single rail +12v@28A which is 336W

Cons: For the price, none! Could use more than 2 sata connectors total though. Modular would be a nice feature so I can get rid of any unwanted cables.

Overall Review: Goody bag has 10 or so black wire ties and a Corsair logo to put on you case. also has 4 black colored PSU screws. The rebate took a long while. order 12/07/09 and got rebate 3/23/11. almost 4 months and no updates. I almost forgot about it until it showed up. I may have waited a couple weeks before mailing though. Don't remember the day I mailed it. Runs my H55 with a i3-550 overclocked with a 5770 overclocked and the PSU blows out somewhat cool air still. Great for a budget build. I'm ordering another one @$39.99 with a $20 rebate plus free shipping for a total of $19.99 at this price you won't find a better PSU.

Pros: Free shipping when I purchased it, decent price, and good power output.

Cons: If your like me and are using this in an older computer, be prepared this only has 3 molex connectors.

Overall Review: I purchased this for my older PC I built around 06 for my parents, the other PSU was getting weak and finally failed. I am on a budget so I picked this up, so far so good 6 months in.

Pros: Single 12v rail, low price, solid performance.

Cons: None

Pros: The psu works as it is suppose to and for $13.99 after rebate, what more do you want? Its got all the connectors you need for a budget build because this is a budget psu.

Cons: none.

Overall Review: To the guy who said there is no 4 pin connector, there is a 4+4 pin connector that you can split to use it as a 4 pin connector, idiot. why wouldn't you ask someone before you returned it.

Pros: Ended up costing me only $13.99 with free shipping last week. Bench Tested it as soon as I received it, everything was good. Let it run for a little while before installing it, could not even tell it was on. Running on a kids computer with no issues. I would definitely use this model again on another build.

Cons: None as of yet.

Overall Review: To the person who said there was no 4 pin ATX connector. There is a 4+4 pin, just need to split them. I used the 4 pin on my kids P4 board, so there is one. I really don't know how they made money on me when this deal was out. IT is goes on again, I will have to buy another and save it for a future build.

Pros: Come on people are you really that stupid?

Cons: Quiet is spelled like this, not Quite. They are two completely different words. Do not write anything if you can't figure that out please.

Overall Review: Your fan is not "quite"