Corsair CX430M Modular Power Supply Review – What $25 Can Buy

Testing results (Regulation & Ripple)

We could classify the electrical performance as above average if the CX430M was one of the mainstream gaming/professional units we usually test. For a budget level product however, it simply was outstanding. There is virtually minimum voltage ripple, with our instruments measuring only up to 18mV on the 12V line even at maximum load. Voltage regulation is excellent too, with the 12V line displaying a difference between 20% and 100% load of less than 1.4%. The regulation of the minor 3.3V/5V lines lands at about 2.5%, a clearly higher but still good figure.