It has been roughly 2 years since we reviewed a power supply that had an output rating that was less than 500 watts. These days you really don’t see that many 450w power supplies, so the new Corsair VX450w power supply was a bit of a surprise. That said, we were pleased to find a quality power supply that wasn’t rated for 600 watts plus! The VX450w is ideal for those looking at building a Core 2 Duo gaming system with a GeForce 8800 GTS graphics card...
The Corsair VX450w has proven to be a solid performer, while also proving that a 450 watt power supply can easily handle a quad-core processor and a GeForce 8800 GTS graphics card. Of course not all 450 watt power supplies are made equally and we have found that most cannot compete with the single 33A 12v rail featured on the VX450w. Take the Thermaltake TR2 W0070RUC for example, this 430w unit only features a single 20A 12v rail, making it more challenging to run a quad-core processor along with a GeForce 8800 GTS and a number of hard drives.
