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Hello everyone! As the title suggests, I'm looking for a good and reliable PSU for my new PC. The parts are https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/ZrBNpB and from the German version because the prices are the closest to my country (Greece). My first thought was the Be Quiet Pure Power 12 850W but I wasn't sure if it would be a good option and trying to research all the PSUs and which would be a better fit just ended up making me doubt every choice I had and gave me a headache. I'm not looking for something really high end, just something that's true and tested and reliable so I can have my peace of mind.

hey guys im looking for some info about this specific psu warranty policy, meanwhile i found nothing. any official source about this one? how long the warranty? and how can i register. ty so much

Upgrading GPU and CPU: Strix RX480 8GB OC > > > TUF RX7800XT Ryzen 7 2700X > > > Ryzen 9 5900X 16GB DDR4 > > > 32GB DDR4 (Kingston Fury) Currently have a Cooler Master B600 600W PSU and I'll need a new one for the RX 7800XT, 850W is recommended (minimum 750W but I'd rather have extra room), but of course I'm looking to get the most reliable PSU for the least money I can. I would probably go with any Cooler Master 850W 80+ Gold but they're above my budget (unless everything else available would be a bad choice), currently have these few picked out as options and I'm interested in opinions and open to suggestions (just keep the suggestions in this or similar price range - Be Quiet 850W System Power 10 BN330 80+ Gold - Gigabyte GP-P850GM 80+ Gold - LC Power 1000W LC1000M V2.31 80+ Gold - MSI 850W MPG A850GF 80+ Gold - Gigabyte 1000W GP-UD1000GM 80+ Gold These 5 are placed in ascending price order, around 42 euros in difference from BeQuiet and Gigabyte 1000W with the rest in between Another 2 options are - Corsair RM850x 850W V2 80+ Gold (priced somewhere in the middle of the first 5) - Cooler Master Cooler Master MWE 80+ Bronze V2 MPE-7501-ACABW-BEU 750W - cheapest on this list (but I would still go with 850W) Thanks in advance

I am currently running an i7 8700(non k) 16gb 3400mhz ram, corsair aio cpu cooler, z-390 Mobo, 5600xt gpu, and a thermaltake 700w smart 80plus non modular psu. I bought a 6700xt being told my 8700 can still run it and well it cant. Hook it up, update all the drivers ( i did uninstall old I get a display and can watch youtube and such, open a game weather in 1440p or 1080p (destiny 2) gonto move my character and it crashes, same with borderlands 2. Put my 5600xt back in update the drivers and it works. My question is why? Is the cpu not good enough or is it the fact my psu has 2 8pin plugs but they both come off the same cable which I read can be an issue. Any and all help is greatly appreciated. This new monitor is making a worlds difference with my old gpu I may just return the new one.

Recently I came upon some parts from an old OEM and I decided to put them in my computer. Got out of it a 1000w PSU and ryzen 5700x. Tried to put the motherboard into my old case but alas, nothing. After this I tried to see if the power supply even worked in the oem and it didnt. It would turn on with a power reset switch on the back but it seems it just blasts out power instead of allowing it to be drawn. So silly me after thinking the MOBO was broken bought a new one (was broken, new one is ASUS TUF 570X PLUS) Got this hooked up today and guess what! Not even my old PC's 750w PSU could power it. But this weird 1000w could with this back power button thingy. And after that it smelt like burning! So I'm in a really tricky situation as I can't afford a new anything but I really want my PC back up. And the 750w PSU will work with the old MOBO from my original build but not the OEM's MOBO???

How would you reccomend me upgrade my current pc with the current parts listed below Budget 800-1000$ Country: united states Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: fortnite apex amd call of duty at 1080p Other details cpu: r5 3600 gpu: radeon 5600xt ram: 16gb ddr4 psu: kratos m1 550b Mobo: GA320M-S2H

Recently built a sff pc with r5 5600 and rtx2080, with Montech sky one mini, an full synthetic load cpu hovers around 73-75 and gpu around 79-80, but the psu(tx6500m) is drawing hot air from inside and exhausting at the top, after long gaming session(2-3h) psu exhaust air is soo hot that the panel above reaches around 55-60, is this oky or should I be worried Update: guys I found that psu would be fine at those types of temp.... But the real good news is that i got a new cpu cooler(Deepcool AK400) and ste the rear intake to exhaust, Now I'm seeing max 68C on the cpu and 78 on the gpu with full load , Happy with the temps, and the psu exhaust area gets to 45-47C at the time of testing, Rear exhaust is doing much better job ig, (2nd picture)

Dear people of brilliance! Preemptive apology: Not only am I practically tech illiterate, I'm probably too stupid to even own a PC. But I love games so here we are. Very grateful for any help! I got a (relatively) good deal on a Zotac AMP Extreme 4080 Airo. I'm planning on connecting it with my 750W Cooler Master MWE Gold (not V2). Vanilla, non-overclocked performance will probably be enough for me (monitor: 1440p ultrawide), so I've been told the recommended 750W should be okay. Question: What cables will I need to buy to make sure my old PSU can power my new graphics card? The high-end 4000 kidney-pawners famously come with an adapter, but I'm confused about which cables I need to connect to that adapter. I've seen a few in my market (Norway) aimed at the 4000 series, but many of them say "only for Corsair PSUs" or something to that effect. I just want to find a safe bet, and I don't care about looks. Incoming GPU EAN: 4895173626364 Current PSU EAN: 4719512069882

PC started rebooting randomly and under load like two weeks ago and this become worse. I made some of diagnostics and not sure what is culprit: bad CPU or bad motherboard (Thinking VRM). When i load OCCT and running cpu load separately on each core, on core 4 my pc instantly rebooting, but in lighter load (small Block size, normal load on core 4) it can work longer and again reboot. Whea logger writing me 18 event, hierachy error, but after kernel power critical error. Again i disabled memory XMP and CBS in bios to make it stable at just load Windows and do basics. Windows : 10, x64 MEMORY : FURY BEAST (3600 MHZ) 2X16 GB (2 AND 4 SLOT) Mobo : MSI MPG X570 GAMING PLUS CPU : RYZEN 5900X PSU : BE QUIET STRAIGHT POWER 850W GPU : GTX 750 TI (old but not broken) COOLER : BE QUIET DARK ROCK PRO 4 (CPU do not overheat) PC CASE: DEEPCOOL CG540 (Very good air flow)

Hello, I'm planning on upgrading my old trusty GTX 1050Ti to a RTX 4070 but I'm worried about my 600W power supply. I know that recommended power is 700W for a 4070 but sites like this Power Supply Calculator - PSU Calculator | OuterVision show me recommended psu wattage at 520-540W I don't need it to last years just a few months until I can upgrade my PC some more. If someone rocks a similar setup and could share their experience with me I would appreciate it! My system: I5-11600KF RTX 4070 12GB (after upgrade) cpu cooler be quiet! Pure Rock 2 motherboard MSI Z590-A PRO 32GB DDR4 Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO SL be quiet! Pure Power 11 CM 600W

It seems like there is a 16 pin to 6+2 pin cable, but I just want to make sure that everything I do is correct, it is my first build, so I question everything.

Hello guys I have probably the most dumb problem. I have c850 nzxt psu and it has modular cables and I attach my pcie cable to the psu. Now I bought gpu rgb extension cable and for some dumb reason female connector is not pcie it is eps(cpu), but end of it have male pcie connector. So I don't know what to do. Should i buy adapter to pcie to eps so i can connect this two, which means I would have Psu->pcie->pcie to eps adapter->eps to pcie extension cable->pcie to 12gpu.

I've posted this on reddit a couple times, but I don't get any help over it on there, I really need some help with this. Recently I've started to see a problem with my games and that is the frame times spiking exactly every second. It wasn't a problem before, it just started happening out of nowhere. I've noticed that every time it happens my wattage also jumps up and down, going from 50 to 100+ then back down or 70 - 100+ then back down. I've stress tested my GPU on furmark, and everything seems fine, no artifacts, still even during the furmark test, this was happening. I get 60fps in most games I play, but have this frame time problem at the same time When I lock to 30 it works fine. Recently lighting struck near my house and two of my WiFi routers got fried, ever since then, when I boot up a really intensive game, my pc just crashes, no display, nothing, just the GPU fans going crazy. What's giving out? Is it my PSU? My GPU? Or my motherboard? My specs: MSI twin frozr Rx 480 4gb Intel core i5 6400 Biostar Z270GTN 12 GB ADATA Ram (4+8) Thunder TGS - 550G (I've heard it's some local shady power supply with false advertising, I was on a budget at the time, so the computer store guy hooked me up with this)

Hello, I would like to know a recommendation as a source of power I have an rx6700xt+Amd ryzen 5 5600 I have these sources in mind: Corsair CX-M Series CX750M (CP-9020222-NA) (750 W) EVGA SUPERNOVA 650 G5 (220-G5-0650-X1) (650 W) XPG PYLON PYLON750B-BKCUS (750 W) Please

Title: Frequent Crashes and Restarts during Gaming – Seeking Expert Advice Post: Hello fellow tech enthusiasts, I'm reaching out to the Linus Tech Tips community in search of some expert advice to help me diagnose and resolve a persistent issue with my gaming PC. I've tried several troubleshooting steps, including replacing my AIO cooler, but the problem continues to elude me. Here's a detailed breakdown of my situation: System Specifications: CPU AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X3D Motherboard ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Hero RAM G.Skill Trident Z5 NEO RGB Series (AMD Expo) 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR5 6000 CL30-38-38-96 1.35V GPU RTX 4090 SUPRIM X 24G Case HYTE Y60 Storage SABRENT 2TB Rocket 4 Plus PSU ASUS ROG Thor 1000W Platinum II Display(s) ASUS ROG Swift 41.5” 4K OLED Gaming Monitor (PG42UQ) Cooling Was Fractal Lumen S36, just replaced with Ryujin III 360 AIO. BIOS BIOS 1709 (Most current, I've updated every time since I got PC back in July hoping for a fix). The Issue: I've been encountering frequent crashes and restarts during gaming sessions, particularly during extended gaming (3-4 hours). The crashes are often accompanied by system shutdowns, where only motherboard and RAM lights remain on. The only way to turn the PC back on is by flipping the I/O switch on the back of the PSU. Steps Taken So Far: Replaced AIO Cooler: I initially suspected cooling issues and replaced my AIO cooler with a new one. This improved idle temperatures, but the crashes persist. XMP and Curve Optimizer: I've tried running my system with XMP and Curve Optimizer settings enabled, as well as with optimized defaults. Crashes occurred in both scenarios. Monitoring Tools: I've been using HWINFO to monitor system parameters, but nothing glaringly out of the ordinary stands out during crashes. Software Updates: I regularly update my software and drivers to ensure compatibility and stability. Stress Testing: I've run stress tests like Prime95 and Cinebench R23, as well as benchmarks like Time Spy and Core Cycler. While the system seems stable in most tests, it crashes during a specific one (e.g., SHA3 test AIDA64 > Benchmarks > CPU SHA3, the one that last only a 30 seconds or so) instantly as soon as I run it the computer just goes black and restarts (not the motherboard and lights issue. Additional Information: I've checked PSU voltages with HWINFO, and they appear to be within normal ranges. (The 3.3+, 5V and 12V under motherboard I mean). I've monitored GPU temperatures during various workloads and gaming sessions, and they remain reasonable. I feel GPU is least likely to be the issue, but I could be wrong. I also thought it may be my simulated sinewave 1500VA 900W APC Back-UPS XS 1500M since it constantly reads 123-125V when it should be 120V so I literally just ordered the Tripp Lite gaming one. But it never had issues on my old PC and Ive only had it about a year. So I think I may have just wasted my money. Warranty replacements on parts take so long and I need my PC for work. I don't have time to wait, so I cannot keep dropping money. Request for Help: I'm at a loss regarding the root cause of these crashes, and I'm looking for expert advice to help me diagnose and resolve this issue. Your insights, suggestions, or potential next steps would be greatly appreciated. I've tried to be as thorough as possible in describing my problem, but if there's any specific information or logs you need to help me further, please let me know. Thank you in advance for your assistance, and I look forward to any insights you can provide.

I have a setup that I’m in the process of upgrading (I have a new GPU/CPU to install but haven't done this yet). Motherboard: Asrock Fatal1ty B450 Gaming-ITX/ac CPU: Ryzen 5 3600 GPU: Radeon RX580 I originally had a Corsair SF450 Power Supply. This still works fine. But I’m upgrading my CPU and GPU (Ryzen 7 and Radeon 6700XT) so needed a beefier one. I bought a Corsair SF850L to fit my ITX case and tested it out, but it boot looped: The PSU clicks on, power light stays on, the CPU fan spins briefly, then the power supply clicks off again and this process loops. I tested with a full-ATX 1,000W Corsair PSU I have and the old SF450 and it boots fine- so figured it was a faulty SF850L. I returned it and got a new one- which turned up today... Same thing happens. Some things I have tried so far: I pulled the motherboard and everything out of the case: The PSU has been replaced - so the issue persists on 2x Corsair SF850L's. I made sure the Motherboard and CPU connectors were correctly seated. The PSU comes with 2x sets of CPU / PCIe PSU cabled - I switched out these on both PSUs and the issue persists. I pulled out the RAM and tested with one stick at a time, (in both slots, just for fun) and the issue persists. I also have a Ryzen 7 CPU that I am upgrading to - The issue persists with this too. Things I will try next: Test with both the new GPU I have ordered (6700XT) and an old GTX1650 (LP) I have laying around (doesn't need separate power) Boot with a known working PSU (The SF450 or 1000W Corsair's I have) and update the BIOS Is there something I'm missing? Is there some kind of compatibility issue here that I don't know about? Thanks! video.mp4

hi all,i want to upgrade my PSU,currently is a no branded 500w power supply,it worked fine but i upgraded my GPU and i don't trust it anymore. i found a really good price super flower psu for 750w 80+ gold,but i did't heard about this brand until now. this is the psu name: super flower sf-750p14xe and here is a link to it to see it's specifications: https://www.super-flower.com.tw/en/products/legion-hx-gold-750w is it good for 45$ to buy? or i need to go on another brand,maybe because is the same cheap Chinese material like the no-branded psus acorss tyhe market...

I'm taking an old dell system and transplanting it into a new case for a NAS. My plan is to have 3 SSDs and 2 16tb HDDs, and likely a blu ray drive so I can rip blu rays directly to the storage, so 6 sata devices. Unfortunately, many power supplies only go to 4-6 sata plugs, especially at 400-500 watts. For efficiency, I don't want to really go higher than that. What's my best option to also have room for adding more drives down the road? I know molex adapters are usually frowned upon, but would pcie power adaptors work since I'm not going to have a graphics card? And what's a decent PSU for a good price for a server?

I was thinking of upgrading for Black Friday but was wondering if a 600w 80+ plus bronze psu would be enough for those spec and if I can’t run those what would y’all recommend with my current set up. my current build is a budget one so looking for some help specs:i3 12400f rx6600 8x2 gigs of ddr4

Hello all, I really need help for this, I'm having black screen of deathissues with my PC, it happens mostly in vr chat when the vram is really pushed, it's happened in cyberpunk maxed out as well, the specs are R7 5800x 3d Rtx 3090 strix 32 gigs of 3600mhz cl18 Formerly had a 750w evga power supply and tried upgrading to a strix 1000w power supply and have the same issue, I thought it was that one of the 8 pins where splitted from the last psu causing the issue, but the new psu I put in today has 3 separate 8 pins, and I still have the same issue, when the card is undervolted the issue is not as bad, the card never overheats, but I'm definitely putting the gddr6x modules down as a suspect

I've been a bit stressed about this topic for a few weeks now, reading multiple opinions, both good and bad about different PSUs. To summarize: I have a computer with a 5600G and 16Gb of RAM. I am planning on getting a RX 6600 graphics and maybe changing the processor to a 5600 or 5600x. The thing is, currently my PSU is an EVGA W1, from what I've read, it's pretty bad and they don't recommend using it. The only models I have access to buy are a 600w EVGA GD GOLD and a 700w EVGA BQ, in my country it is difficult to get PSU, they only sell W1 models in all stores. Would you recommend the EVGA GD ? The BQ gives me a little insecurity because I have read that it lacks a protection, so I think the "best option" would be the GD, but I would like to read opinions. I don't intend to overclock or anything like that, I don't intend to buy a 3090 or similar, I just want a PSU to protect my PC.

Budget (including currency): up to 400EUR Country: Serbia Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Listed below. Hello everyone, first thanks for your time helping me out. I am building up a new PC and I was considering a few power supplies for it. First here are the components that I will be using: Asus ProArt X670E-CREATOR WIFI AMD Ryzen 9 7950X G.SKILL 64GB Trident Z5 RGB DDR5 6000MHz CL30 Kit (2x32) Sapphire NITRO+ AMD Radeon™ RX 7900 XTX Vapor-X 24GB Fractal Design Define 7 XL Artic Liquid Freezer 360 II ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 1TB Segate EXOS X16 16TB x4 Samsung 850 EVO 1TB Samsung 990 Pro 2TB x2 Some of the components are carry over from current build. So I was looking for this build a 1200W+ PSU, with platinum or titanium rating. This system will run for most of the time so being more efficient is a good benefit over the length of time I intended to own the PSU. Also because I am considering upgrade to the 4090 maybe early next year but still didn't decide on it as I would need to swap my main monitor which is a nice FreeSync one. Additionally I would like for it to last for next 5+ years. ATX 3.0 is a nice to have as it might make 4090 and next-gen GPU upgrades easier but considering how bad it was received (12-pin connector) it might just as well not be part of next gen GPUs. The main contenders are the Corsair and the Seasonic from the title but others also include: MSI MEG Ai1300P 1300W PCIe5 (~25-30EUR cheaper then the PX-1600 and HX1500i) SEASONIC Prime PX 1300W (~60-70EUR cheaper then the PX-1600 and HX1500i) BE QUIET! Dark Power Pro 13 1300W (same price as the PX-1600 and HX1500i) Note that HX1500i is an ATX3.0 unit and PX-1600 is older ATX2.0 unit. To be honest, ~25-30EUR difference between MSI and PX/HX PSU makes it a bit redundant, and Dark Power Pro is same price for less power, considering all of them are pretty much high end units. PX-1300 seems like a decent value, but at the same point, the whole build is a less of a value build so should I really care about spending extra 60-70EUR on a PSU? I am leaning towards just paying a bit more and not thinking about PSU and being able to easily upgrade down the road, something I actually do incrementally and nearly every year with different parts of the system. Also worth notion is that system is going to be used 80% as a workstation and 20% for gaming, so stability is very important. I would love to hear what do you guys think is the best option to pick.

Hi everyone, let me straight to the point. My PC specs are: Asrock b550m pro4 new R7 5700G new Zotac Holoblack RTX 3070 used havent repaste 32GB team create new Gamemax 650w 80+ bronze about 4 years old Problem: Around last week, I used video enhancer software to enhance HD to 4K and when it starts to work,my PC crashed and restarted. Then today after I updated my Nvidia driver, played Hogwarts Legacy and it restarted. Played the Witcher 3,able to play for an hour then it restarted. I limit my GPU power draw to 50% for energy saving. What really happened? Is the PSU break? Or I need to reseat cables and repaste GPU? Anyone with the same issue? I plan on cleaning my PC tonight while repaste and repads all the components. If that fails, perhaps PSU is at fault? Need help here,and thank you for any replies.

Hi all, I have a r9 3900, rtx 3080 OC, 32gb drr4, 6 case fans and 4 disks. A 800w PSU is sufficient? I search in the net the PSU calculators, but every page gives me different results. All the best.

I have been trying to identify an issue for the last two weeks with a PC I have put together made up of second hand parts. Essentially every time I install an OS there is various errors that stop the installation, If I insert a working drive with an OS installed into the PC it crashes/ blue screens etc. This happens in windows and ubuntu. I will leave below my troubleshooting steps to help with providing advice, but I am currently thinking it is a Motherboard/PSU issue (which seems very strange but the only justifiable explanation) PC Specs: i5 8th Gen CPU MSI B360m PRO-VDH Motherboard 8gb DDR4 Corsir memory (Unsure of the exact name) Created a Ubuntu installation media, when running installation it freezes, errors or took over 12 hours and therefore I cancelled the installation. Re created installation media with a different USB stick, same issues occurred Changed drive that I was installing it to, same issues Tried installing Windows 10, this crashes and froze during installation Failed when trying to install Debian Installed Ubuntu onto the drive using my gaming PC Plugged the bootable drive into the 'newly built PC' This caused Ubuntu to crash in the desktop environment. Firefox wouldnt launch and would error. Terminal would fail to start etc. Eventually it wouldnt boot into the OS and would launch in Emergency mode. Changed RAM stick to a known working one. Made no difference Flashed back the Motherboard BIOS to 3 different versions. This just created different issues such as Ram not being recognized in 2 out of 4 of the slots Took back the i5 back and swapped it for a i7. This stopped the RAM issue where it wasnt recognised but still booting into Emergency mode Tried wiping the drive again and resetting the BIOS, then installing Ubuntu onto an empty drive. This saw the same problems with crashed and errored installations This started to make me certain there is a motherboard issue Removed the motherboard and put in another older Motherboard CPU and Ram, that i had laying around This motherboard also started to suffer from the same issues of crashing whilst booting or installing I then started to believe the PSU was at fault, as two separate boards and components were suffering the same symtoms when hooked up to the PSU. So I took another PSU and plugged it into the older Motherboard CPU and Ram, just to confirm it wasnt two faulty boards. Which it wasnt Emptied the PC Case, hooked back up my i7 8th Gen, 8gb DDR4 and the same MSI B360m PRO-VDH Motherboard, however I used a different power supply, after this everything was running perfectly. Ubuntu installed within 5 minutes and I could start setting up my device and installing software etc. (COUDLNT BE HAPPIER!!!) After 3-4 hours of getting the machine up and running finally and assuming there was a power supply fault, the issues started to come back.... Since the issues came back the 'newly' swapped out PSU that was working is also not working and when i use it in another machine it causes the same kind of performance and reliability issues the original PSU seemed to be causing. I have now tested the PSU and the 12v Pins on the 24 pin connector are reading as 11.4v through my multimeter. My working theory currently, that I want opinions on, is that the motherboard has a fault that is killing my power supplies? This issue has been driving me mad for two weeks now and I would appreciate any help or advise. As I say above I am fairly confident in my troubleshooting that I have a fault with a PSU, I now think that it is the B360m motherboard that is causing power supplies to fail. I have a new motherboard on the way, but annoyingly I need to buy a new PSU as well because I currently dont have one that doesn't cause my machine to fail