toms hardware Corsair Issues Recall for Some HX1200 and HX1200i Power Supplies

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Through a post on the company's forums, Corsair announced a recall on its HX1200 and HX1200i series of power supplies. While the issue isn't life-threatening, i.e., the power supplies won't burst into flames, Corsair still recommends that consumers contact the manufacturer for a replacement unit. The company has also put out the word for retailers to return affected units so none of them can make it to the consumer.

Source: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.tomshardware.com/amp/news/corsair-issues-hx1200-hx1200i-psu-recall

[J7SC_Orion]

On 1/31/2021 at 9:06 AM, ENTERPRISE said:

Source: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.tomshardware.com/amp/news/corsair-issues-hx1200-hx1200i-psu-recall

  

...held my breath for a moment after reading the story - I just used an (older) Corsair 1200 for a new 3090 Strix...great clocker, but does this (on stock bios):

 

Fortunately, my PSU is not the Corsair HX1200...for a moment there, I though I would have to remove the PSU on a new build, along with all the cabling 

  

  

   

Edited February 1, 2021 by J7SC_Orion

[Sir Beregond]

6 hours ago, J7SC_Orion said:

  

...held my breath for a moment after reading the story - I just used an (older) Corsair 1200 for a new 3090 Strix...great clocker, but does this (on stock bios):

 

Fortunately, my PSU is not the Corsair HX1200...for a moment there, I though I would have to remove the PSU on a new build, along with all the cabling 

  

  

   

 

That reminds me...I have an old unopened AX1200. I'll probably just use that in the next build assuming there's no issue from it having sat in a closet since probably 2012. Got it as a warranty replacement and never opened it as I had bought a new PSU at Micro Center unable to wait.

Edited February 2, 2021 by Sir Beregond

[J7SC_Orion]

23 minutes ago, Sir Beregond said:

 

That reminds me...I have an old unopened AX1200. I'll probably just use that in the next build assuming there's no issue from it having sat in a closet since probably 2012. Got it as a warranty replacement and never opened it as I had bought a new PSU at Micro Center unable to wait.

 

Yeah, the new build with the Strix is using that, an AX1200 from circa 2013ish...in those days, I did some HWBot w/ quad-sli, so I bought two of the AX1200. They both still work fine, though they didn't run the entire 8 or so years as I had also picked up two Antec HPC 1300s and a BeQuiet 1200 (quad SLi on sub-ambient and CPU on sub-zero =  power  consumption). The irony is that I haven't bought a new PSU since those days and missed the whole shortages thing...and the loony price rises for those   

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I hate having hardware you find could be an issue, always a relief when you find out you are good.