• Reviews around psu (3.57 of 5)

    CORSAIR VS Series, VS400, 400 Watt, 80+ White Certified, Non-Modular Power Supply

    • (This is assuming you can find it at a good price - as in maybe half of the $90 that Corsair suggests it should sell for - you can get a much better PSU for $90).
    • This is a very nice PSU
    • This PSU is quieter than the Silverstone SFX-L ("long") PSUs which fit a 120mm fan.
    • When I installed this PSU the problems I was experiencing cleared up and my hardware and software install went without a hitch
    • Solid PSU
    • Brand new psu, failed within a 2 month period
    • Overall, easily the best SFX PSU on the market at the moment
    • Perhaps this PSU and the mobo just aren't compatible, so I'm going to advise you not to use this component with an AsRock Z77 Pro4 motherboard
    • Solid PSU
    • Good PSU for my case.
    • Good PSU.
    • They just need to update that one cable and this psu would be perfect for any build
    • you might want to know that this PSU is not sufficient for powering x2 modern GPU's
    • The PSU is ALOT quitter then my old PSU!!
    • Overall its a great PSU with gold rated efficiency and quiet as a mute man.
    • Had bought two cheaper PSU's before this one and both burned up in less than a year so am very happy with this one.
    • Ordered for a friends custom built PC whose cheap PSU that came with the case junked out
    • Great PSU for the pice
    • This PSU would be perfect for a mining rig as well
    • Great PSU
    • This is a great PSU from a great company, if you need a 500w PSU then look no farther
    • All I can say is that I would highly recommend this PSU to anyone in the market
    • This is a very well made PSU
    • I'm amazed that such a compact PSU is so quiet and efficient.
    • Appears to be a very good quality PSU
    • I'm looking to get another power supply made from another brand and not this noisy POS PSU
    • Great PSU
    • Since Corsair is one of the top PSU makers, I will for sure stick with them when upgrading.
    • First time I've used a modular PSU, worked awesome, Definitely worth it for a Mini or Micro ATX build
    • I bought this to replace a much more expensive PSU that for some reason stopped working and this thing putting in work with no problems so far
    • This is an amazing budget PSU
    • Solid PSU so far.
    • Good PSU
    • Nice PSU
    • Great PSU, 450W is all that is often needed
    • I didn't have the noisy experience some report, but this PSU was perfect for me
    • Cables are sheathed to prevent the insulation from wearing off, and it's large fan is quiet and does a good job of keeping the PSU cool
    • Highly recommend this psu, because while not the sexiest of computer parts, the psu is really a foundation that everything else depends on, is one of the more complicated parts to replace (because of all the cables) so is worth getting high quality from the
    • For example, the CPU power connector can be split in half to create a 4 pin connector instead of an 8 pin connector.-Fairly cheap ATX PSU compared to other power supplies of this quality.-Comes with 4 screws to hold the power supply in and comes with Zip ties for cable management which was very useful.-Comes with plenty of extra cables for SATA
    • It's not a bad PSU, just low life expectancy when you're a gamer...
    • Great PSU, delivers as promised, very quiet and stable power
    • This is a great PSU
    • Great psu for the
    • Affordable good quality psu
    • Throughout my last few PCs, I noticed one common problem; after about a month or so, the PSU begins to whine.
    • but it this PSU is good for the price and not only the price it takes everything that I threw at
    • about 200W so the PSU stays mostly silent.
    • After replacing their dead PSU with the Corsair.
    • top notch PSU however it may not have enough cables for fancy builds with Crossfire/SLI, fancy case lighting or a bunch of extra fans
    • great PSU
    • Quiet PSU
    • Good PSU at this price
    • This PSU should fix any problem like that, and the price is great considering this is Corsair, not some generic brand with questionable components
    • Well made, solid PSU
    • I needed a more powerful PSU since I bought an older GTX470 for an old rig I was "upgrading"
    • The PSU was okay when it worked
    • Thanks to this perfect little power supply, I was able to revive my dying Computer with a very fair priced and more importantly "modular" PSU.
    • As a previous reviewer mentioned, the PSU seems great but the cables were awful
    • Great PSU for the money.
    • Not enough to be extremely concerning, but enough to be annoying about having to worry when it will happen next (already ruined one League of Legends game for me).Researching online, these symptoms point to a bad PSU (don't have a GPU at the moment, using an R5
    • It was a very silent psu.
    • Can't say all that much about this PSU yet, as it just replaced a failed OCZ PSU that didn't even make it a year
    • It may have that angsty teen appeal, but it makes testing the power supply with a multimeter (which I had to do with my previous PSU) more problematic.
    • There's just one thing that's bugging me, but it hasn't affected performance or usability thus far, and that is, when I smell the PSU around the I/O switch, it smells like burned capacitors/electronics, I don't remember if it smelled that way out of the box
    • been using it as soon as I got it, amazing psu
    • Came with everything I needed for a quick install of a dead PSU
    • Now adding in the Zero RPM feature, we might have one of the quietest, and strongest little SFX PSU’s on the market
    • The PSU is quiet and has been functioning without issues for the past 3 months.
    • I recommend this PSU!
    • Really good PSU, uses the Type 4 connector in case you plan to buy a cable kit from Corsair.
    • I bought this PSU to replace a dying iMicro PSU (some cheap crap that shouldn't have been in use to begin with)
    • And the new one that I now have in my PC is probably the best PSU I have ever purchased
    • I recommend this PSU to mid range PC builders that need to save money on the PSU but not go too cheap
    • This semi-modular PSU is excellent for cable management
    • This psu is awesome for gamers that just have one gpu and do not crossfire
    • great psu
    • I'm not saying I was expecting a silent PSU, but I was expecting something tolerable
    • Awful PSU, constantly underloading a system that only pulls 375w, and it's so damn
    • I liked this PSU for its price, but I wasn't going to risk it going out on me
    • PSU was dead on arrival
    • Not only is this psu more powerful, it's also quieter
    • Overall I'm very happy that this PSU is available now:
    • Great PSU,
    • good psu, no problems to be found
    • A good PSU which I used in a custom firewall appliance
    • Perfect PSU for someone on a budget who doesn't have a particularly power-hungry system - love that it's semi-modular, but wish it had included just one more cable for peripherals.
    • This is really an amazing PSU
    • My PSU burned out while playing a game, and this brought it back to life
    • The PSU doesn't even break a sweat while powering these, even functioning simultaneously
    • Great PSU!
    • Strange and janky fix, but it was a cheap PSU and still works.
    • already have a highly efficient PSU, in conjunction with Active PFC to reduce sound and increase the efficiency even more
    • Overall this is a great PSU for the money!
    • My PSU on my old tower died.
    • (if you know what that is), they say EVGA and SeaSonic are the only good PSU brands (everyone was hating on Corsair when I was reading through the current /pcbg/ thread)
    • Well all I have to say is that this is a really sturdy PSU, the quality is noticeable to the naked eye
    • Its the cheapest modular PSU that I've found that is certified
    • My current Rig (being upgraded):PSU: Corsair Builder Series CX 500 Watt ATX/EPS
    • My system is built for efficiency so the PSU is overkill
    • I recieved a Defective PSU they sent me another One that
    • Meanwhile my PC is down for 2 weeks (so far) due to the failed PSU, and I had to purchase a replacement myself (another brand) despite the Corsair PSU warranty
    • In a real life scenario where you'll be gaming for extended periods of time (where a case can get up to 60+C), the RMx PSU will be vastly more efficient, and generate less heat.
    • I thought the price was very reasonable and so far this product has been reliable while my other PSU is being worked on.
    • (if you know what that is), they say EVGA and SeaSonic are the only good PSU brands (everyone was hating on Corsair when I was reading through the current /pcbg/ thread)
    • The PSU has been running great and it's been running a bit cooler now that the CX500 isn't being pushed
    • I give it 4 stars because it looks nice, is of high quality, performs well, and I would say is a perfect PSU for a lower end computer or even a higher end computer that doesn't consume a ton of power.
    • But as for the VS550, if you are looking for a low cost, decent quality PSU that should last 5 years or more, the price is great and it should power any single GPU and any consumer level CPU without any issues.
    • Rock solid PSU - went into an image editing computer that works with high resolution images and runs for days
    • This PSU is almost silent and has worked perfectly.
    • Strange and janky fix, but it was a cheap PSU and still works.
    • I don't know if I just got a defective psu or if the molex connector is supposed to provide more power, either way everything is currently running now without problems so far.
    • I've recently tried it again with a new graphics card and have come to realize I ordered a defective PSU that never worked in the first place
    • If you're ok with a little ambient noise, this is perfect and it's a great PSU.
    • Do you have various hdds ? or fans ? and have a graphics card - if you do you may want to aim to a better psu
    • This PSU is very quiet
    • It's a HTPC, it's meant to go into a living room, advertising as a selling feature of it's 500 watt psu sorta makes you think the PSU is reasonably quiet for the living room
    • nice psu
    • Its been like a month and 8 days since i bought this item, and it already blew out, i am not satisfied with the product, I was in the middle of a Rocket league game and all of sudden *POP* dead psu, sounded like something popped, scared me to death.
    • And the PSU is no louder then case fans as in I do not hear any increase in noise have dual fans push / pull on a 140mm Radiator 1 exhaust with 2 intake fans.
    • Pretty much standard features on the computer so this PSU is perfect for what I need it for.
    • Very quiet PSU even under load if specified correctly
    • My old PSU ( the F-16 jet I was referring to earlier) was able to push my processor up to 4.6 ghz and it would not crash on me, however that one was rated at 550w
    • This PSU has extremely low noise as advertised
    • Great PSU for the buck