[Test] Corsair CX650F RGB – Conseil Config
| Specs | Price – Who would Corsair be if it weren’t for RGB all over the place on all products? The CX power supply range has long been aimed at those who want a correct unit at an equally correct price. Indeed, many people have owned them in mid-range machines over the years and in different versions. Today, Corsair is putting the cover back for its more successful CXF RGB and of course with an ARGB fan, the editorial staff has dug up a 650 Watts white version for the occasion. Will she be able to impose herself? This is what we will see!
Characteristics
| Corsair CX650F RGB | |
| Power | 648 Watts for +12 V 130 Watts for + 3.3 V and + 5 V combined 3.6 Watts on -12 V 15 Watts on the +5 Vsb |
| Number of 12v rails | 1 x 54 A |
| Certification |  |
| Fan | Corsair NR120L |
| Sound level | 5.4 to 30.4 dB |
| Modular | Yes 100% |
| Protections | OPP, OVP, UVP, OPP, OTP, SCP |
| Dimensions | 140 x 150 x 86 mm |
| Format | ATX |
| Guarantee | 5 years |
| Recommended price | 88 € |
As we can see, we are not talking about a unit with all the features and the guarantee of an ultra high-end model. But the essential is there, namely a 12 V capable of delivering all of the power for which the CS65F RGB is sold, namely 648 Watts. But the 80Plus certification is confined to Bronze, namely an output on 230 V which reaches 88% at 50% load. It’s a shame when the bulk of the blocks flow slowly towards the 80Plus Gold, but the difference in practice in terms of yield is only 4% on paper. For example, a configuration with components that consume 300 Watts will display 326 Watts at the outlet for an 80Plus Gold block versus 341 Watts with an 80Plus Bronze certification. In practice, the difference in the heat to be dissipated is not huge, but this often means that there is no hybrid ventilation mode on the 80Plus Gold units. And this is the case with the CX650F RGB which has a fan that is active 100% of the time. This does not mean that this type of block is noisy, of course, be quiet! for example does not work in hybrid ventilation and silence is nevertheless required, as we can see in our test of his monster Dark Power Pro 12 1200.
The CX650F RGB is a model with a particularly compact format, it is indeed only 14 cm deep, it is perfect for those who have a small box such as the Fractal Design Node 304 for example. In addition, goodbye the semi-modularity that we found so far on CXMs to make room for 100% detachable cables. The CX65F RGB is offered at 88 € for a five-year warranty, it’s quite expensive compared to other 80Plus Bronze units on the market, but the Corsair has more features.
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