Originally Posted by
Raphtheone
From the summary of the review you linked:
The PSU goes ahead and scores 10/10 on Functionality and Value, and 9/10 on Performance, with a final score of 9/10. How do you translate a 9/10 great value PSU as "bad"?
The reason I asked for a source is because I'm the go-to guy in my friend circle (and their friend circles, frankly) when it comes to building computers. In the past 4 builds since the summer I've opted for the CX430, including my brother's latest build (family = important to get it right!), just because of its great value, ability to feed a single GPU setups without breaking a sweat, silence and reliability. I always get in touch and ask for feedback, to make sure I got it right. If they have any type of problem with their computers, I'm the first one they notify. Theoretically anyway, as they haven't yet (not counting that one time a friend of a friend insisted he'd build it himself, bought 1x4Gb RAM instead of 2x and complained that the computer was slow when doing lots of stuff on it).
When you said the PSU is bad I thought I had missed something big (as frankly, it's an excellent PSU). Sidenote: I only suggested the CX500 due to its lower price, so I'm totally fine with a review on the CX430. Sidenote2: I don't have a CX-series PSU myself as I'm partial to the Fractal Design PSU's, but the CX series are much better in terms of value.
Regarding the SSD, MX100 is better, yes, but also more expensive. The only drawback of the LS is the drop in write speed. As you get an SSD for its awesome read speed, it doesn't really matter if it takes 3 minutes or 4 minutes to install a steam game, once. This is assuming you're sitting on a terabit line, as you can't install something faster than you can download it anyway. Also, age isn't a disfavor on the SSD market, it's a favor. It means it's proven technology and any kinks that a drive might have has been found out. It's the new ones you should be wary about (at least open to the possibility it might have issues with firmware, etc). You don't have these issues with proven technology.
Just my opinions, take them for what they are.