corsair cx 550 vs msi mag a650bn; which is the better one?
Posted by ingenarel-NeoJesus@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 6 comments
MSI MAG A650BN is 5,600 bdt: aka 45.62 usd for me
Corsair CX550 4,900 bdt: 39.91 usd for me
both are on sale btw, and i have only 14-15 ish hours left to decide on which i wanna buy because then discount will stop, and both will be out of my budget
this is going to be my first ever purchase
my current system uses a 200 watt psu, ik i'm mostly shooting over the moon here, however i do want quite a lot of headroom, because i have some long future plans of upgrading my setup slowly, and i'm trying to do it one component at a time, so a good 500+ watt ish psu should be good enough for future plans
the msi one does have 5 sata connectors, so that means i can add back a storage device, and my cd rom, also i can play around with my fan setup too because of the other connectors
do let me know your thoughts
GeraltForOverwatch@reddit
CX550 vs A650BN is not a straight forward answer as one might expect.
Assuming it's the latest version of CX550, that's a lower end model with a different platform than the higher wattage versions (CX650, CX750, CX650F RGB), it's closer to the Corsair VS and CV (which are subpar).
However the A-BN has local differences. In LATAM the A-BN has a downgraded capacitor that makes the PSU a similar grade of quality as the Corsair CX550. I dont know which version you got there, if it's the same as EU/US then it's a solid "c tier" PSU, a step above the CX550.
All that said, there's not much difference practically speaking to be frank. Both will take mid to lower end GPUs, I would pick the one the offers the best warranty in your area.
ingenarel-NeoJesus@reddit (OP)
thanks a lot for the explanation fam
yeah i have seen the post about the downgraded capacitor, however in the end if i wanted to buy a "good gold tier" psu, then i would probably have to sell one of my kidneys /s
i live in bangladesh, which is in south asia, so i think the reseller does have a high chance of getting the downgraded capacitor, or they could import it from eu/us
well, i guess i'll find out if it dies
PokerLawyer75@reddit
500 watt for future plans. Are you planning on adding a modern GPU in your upgrade plans?
ingenarel-NeoJesus@reddit (OP)
yeah maybe in a few years
i'll probably buy a secondhand gtx 1050, because i think it's the cheapest gpu i could get my hands on that supports 4:4:4 hevc encoding
i'm a dev myself, and i mostly play old games and stuff when i'm free, but i do stream a lot and you yt, my current i5-6500 cpu does support hardware encoding, however it's not 4:4:4, and 4:2:0 sucks balls
Born_Bad_1294@reddit
Get the MSI MAG A650BN
ingenarel-NeoJesus@reddit (OP)
oki