CORSAIR TXM Series (TX650M), 80+ Gold Certified 650W Semi Modular Power Supply

I got this as a part of my new computer build this past Thanksgiving.I have to say it's a great item to have. I've only ever used Corsair for my PSU and they have never let me down. However, I was a bit bummed when I realized I had not purchased the FULLY modular one, but the semi modular one. I always recommend getting the fully modular one (that's where all of the cables are separate, easier for cable maintenance) but I will say that if you choose to not do full modular or mess up, like me, you won't be disappointed with this. The construction is solid, the cables are super nice, and they even print the model logo the correct side up when you face the fan downward (which you should always do with the exhaust fan) that way, the logo isn't upside down and looking funny.As far as power, I think this is adequate enough for the type of build I have. My build is designed for gaming and video/photo rendering, so it can take up quite a bit of power. Luckily, with my previous knowledge of my last build, I was able to save a couple bucks by not going for too high of power. This is my build:*Asus Maximus Hero IV Motherboard*Intel Core i7 7700k (not overclocked at the moment)*Asus GTX 1070 8GB ROG STRIX Graphics card (not overclocked at the moment)*Corsair HV100i V2 AIO water cooler (super nice)*Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 2.5 inch SATA SSD*1 TB HDD (upgrading to more soon)*Windows 10 ProI run high settings on my games: Battlefield 1, Rocket League (not that demanding), Assassin's Creed Origins, etc.This power unit has NOT ONCE powered on it's fan, because it's not using that much. The estimated usage of my rig was around 350w and I look at PSUs that are about 20-30% higher than my anticipated wattage. Everyone has their own methods when choosing PSUs so there isn't one right way all the time. But, if you wanna save a couple bucks and still get a Gold certified PSU, this is a solid choice. I'll give this an A+

I originally bought this power supply for a mid-level PC that I was building from scratch. It wasn’t going to be anything crazy; just an i5-8400 and a Nvidia RTX 2060 along with the fans that came with the case I’d bought, so 650 watts seemed like plenty of headroom. Then I changed my mind at the last second and bought an RTX 2080 instead and after the i5-8400 started bottlenecking, I upgraded to an i7-9700k which I promptly overclocked to 5GHz on all 8 cores. For those of you keeping track, the 2080 recommends at least a 650-watt power supply on its own. Mine is overclocked and at full power (2050 MHz) with max fan speed it draws roughly 285 watts. My overclocked i7-9700k draws about 175 watts at full power. Add these together and I’m drawing 460 watts for just the CPU and GPU alone which doesn’t leave a lot of headroom for efficiency loss, the Motherboard, CPU cooler, 3.5-inch hard drive or my seven 120 – 140 mm high-speed case/CPU fans. It all seemed like too much, but this Corsair TX650m pulled through for me! If I had to do it over again I’d probably get the 850-watt model just to be safe, but the TX650m definitely has got some punch and has exceeded my expectations. I can’t speak to longevity since its still new to me and have no idea what the noise level is since I have so many other fans which are significantly louder, but I highly recommend it to anyone with a similar setup.

The product works great plus quiet and effective for a computers power supply gold rating I got tired of my old power pack that was 80+ and got loud over the last 8 years and so I bought this one and is higher grade than the CX650. If anything happens I will edit and inform you all but I don't see that happening foreseeable future😁.

Corsair products are always if the highest quality, and even though this is only a semi modular PSU the cables they force you to have are the ones you need anyway. The 24 pin and the CPU power cable. Great PSU for the money.