Always effective
I bought this Corsair CX cuvée 2023 power supply to replace one of its big sisters, a Corsair CX obtained around 2015, which was starting to show signs of malfunctioning on an old i7 7700K-based configuration.
Obviously I don't have enough hindsight to judge the quality of this power supply, but the old one was used for more than 8 years before weakening, so if Corsair hasn't changed its recipe and this 2023 version lasts as long, that would be good enough!
There are still some minor differences:
- the exterior is more sober: the label on the power supply is now completely in black and white, in line with Corsair's graphic charter for the last few years.
- the 2023 power supply unit is a little smaller in length, which saves space.
- on the other hand, the cables seem shorter: on the old model I was able to run the CPU cable 'behind' the motherboard for a semblance of 'cable management', which was impossible on the 2023 version, so I had to resign myself to letting this cable run 'in front' of the motherboard and graphics card like a slob.
