PSU blew up, looking for a new one

[Onw]

Hello,

so my PSU blew up. I had a EVGA 550 B3, it was 2 years and 2 months since I bought it. Right now, I'd like something that would last longer. Is Seasonic focus GX 650 gold a good option?

Thanks for all replies!

 

CPU: R5 2600X

GPU: GTX 1050 Ti (might upgrade in the future, that's why 650W)

 

[Meganter]

Hello,

 

It's a good option but you may have other good units available in your market for a similar or lower price. Also 550W is more than enough.

[Ashley MLP Fangirl]

@LukeSavenije i summon you

[Haro]

A 550w is more than enough. 

Budget for a PSU?

[Mateyyy]

The Focus GX is fine, though I'd also look for a Corsair RMx or be quiet! Straight Power 11.

Also, 550W will be plenty, even with a GPU upgrade in mind.

[Bombastinator]

B3 or supernova b3?

[LukeSavenije]

43 minutes ago, Bombastinator said:

B3 or supernova b3?

that's... the same psu

 

gx would be a good option at 550w, but not the only

[GoldenLag]

1 hour ago, Onw said:

Right now, I'd like something that would last longer

budget and country/retailer you are buying from?

 

focus gx is a fine options, tho there may be cheaper or better offerings. 

[Bombastinator]

14 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

that's... the same psu

 

gx would be a good option at 550w, but not the only

That’s a possible issue then.   b3 supernova is B rated. 

[LukeSavenije]

16 minutes ago, Bombastinator said:

That’s a possible issue then.   b3 supernova is B rated. 

yeah, it's more that early batch b3 had issues with it's over power protection, and OP likely got one of these samples. the current b or even c rated units should have little to no risk of exploding, and current batch b3 doesn't have this, but older ones did. this is fully on EVGA/RSY's fault

[Bombastinator]

Just now, LukeSavenije said:

yeah, it's more that early batch b3 had issues with it's over power protection, and OP likely got one of these samples. the current b or even c rated units should have little to no risk of exploding, and current batch b3 doesn't have this, but older ones did. this is fully on EVGA/RSY's fault

So with this PSU it’s important to be able to tell an early batch from a late one.  How is that done?

[Onw]

1 hour ago, Meganter said:

Hello,

 

It's a good option but you may have other good units available in your market for a similar or lower price. Also 550W is more than enough.

Thanks for the reply! What other units should I look for? And alright, I'll take the 550W, it is 15 bucks cheaper, thanks!

1 hour ago, TofuHaroto said:

A 550w is more than enough. 

Budget for a PSU?

Thanks for the answer! Alright, I'll grab some 550W. I really want something, with very little chance of failing on me again, I guess I'm willing to sped up to 100$, maybe little over.

1 hour ago, Mateyyy said:

The Focus GX is fine, though I'd also look for a Corsair RMx or be quiet! Straight Power 11.

Also, 550W will be plenty, even with a GPU upgrade in mind.

Thanks! I'll get some 550W, as I wouldn't get a flagship GPU anyway. Will look onto the other options, thanks!

37 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

that's... the same psu

 

gx would be a good option at 550w, but not the only

Thank you! What would be the best I can get for 100$?

29 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

budget and country/retailer you are buying from?

 

focus gx is a fine options, tho there may be cheaper or better offerings. 

Thanks! My budget is around 100$, I'm from czech republic, so no amazon/newegg, just local czech retailers. What better units would you recommend?

[LukeSavenije]

10 minutes ago, Bombastinator said:

So with this PSU it’s important to be able to tell an early batch from a late one.  How is that done?

sometimes it's noted on the label in some way... but I haven't really looked into how this is done on EVGA units

 

1 minute ago, Onw said:

Thank you! What would be the best I can get for 100$?

assuming you're in the US here (PSU prices vary especially now per country)
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/jfs8TW/bitfenix-formula-gold-450w-80-gold-certified-atx-power-supply-bp-fm450ulag-7r (heavily modified CWT GPS)
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/f2qhP6/antec-neoeco-gold-550-w-80-gold-certified-semi-modular-atx-power-supply-ne550g (focus FM/GM with worse fan)

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Y3bCmG/phanteks-amp-550-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-ph-p550g_us01 (focus gx)

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/R6vRsY/thermaltake-power-supply-pstpg0650dpcgusg (CWT CSC)
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/gPXYcf/seasonic-focus-550-w-80-gold-certified-semi-modular-atx-power-supply-focus-gm-550 (focus GM)

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/4xGnTW/phanteks-amp-650-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-ph-p650g_us01 (focus gx)

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3Vc48d/be-quiet-straight-power-11-550w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-bn281 (fsp, custom platform)

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/zDMTwP/thermaltake-toughpower-gf1-pe-650-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-ps-tpd-0650fnfagu-1 (CWT GPR)

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/n34BD3/enermax-revolution-df-650-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-erf650awt (CWT GPU)
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/bqVD4D/corsair-rmx-2018-550w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020177-na (heavily modified CWT GPU)

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/4kyqqs/be-quiet-straight-power-11-550-w-80-platinum-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-bn640 (FSP, custom platform)

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/4pGnTW/fractal-design-ion-660-w-80-platinum-certified-fully-modular-at-power-supply-fd-psu-ionp-660p-bk (Highpower #818)

 

personally, I'd grab

- formula gold if you don't plan to go much higher end than something like this

- neo eco gold if you want something that's expected to last around 5 years due to the fan

- amp/tp dps g/focus if you want something with a better fan, expected around 7-10 years

- straight power 11/gf1/revolution df/rmx if you want something more quiet with a similar life expectancy of the above

- straight power 11 platinum/ion+ if you want something more efficient with 80+ platinum

 

these aren't all options out there, this is just as far as pcpp US goes as of right now

[Haro]

17 minutes ago, Onw said:

guess I'm willing to sped up to 100$, maybe little over.

Well to name some. 

MWE gold 550w. 

Focus gm 550w. 

Pure power 11 500w. 

Straight power 11 550w. 

Rm550x. 

AMP 550w. 

Tx550m. 

Ion+ 560w. 

Bitfenix formula gold 550w. These are all good. 

Nvm @LukeSavenije and his links are back at it again LOL. 

Edited August 20, 2020 by TofuHaroto

[Onw]

51 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

sometimes it's noted on the label in some way... but I haven't really looked into how this is done on EVGA units

 

assuming you're in the US here (PSU prices vary especially now per country)
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/jfs8TW/bitfenix-formula-gold-450w-80-gold-certified-atx-power-supply-bp-fm450ulag-7r (heavily modified CWT GPS)
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/f2qhP6/antec-neoeco-gold-550-w-80-gold-certified-semi-modular-atx-power-supply-ne550g (focus FM/GM with worse fan)

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Y3bCmG/phanteks-amp-550-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-ph-p550g_us01 (focus gx)

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/R6vRsY/thermaltake-power-supply-pstpg0650dpcgusg (CWT CSC)
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/gPXYcf/seasonic-focus-550-w-80-gold-certified-semi-modular-atx-power-supply-focus-gm-550 (focus GM)

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/4xGnTW/phanteks-amp-650-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-ph-p650g_us01 (focus gx)

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3Vc48d/be-quiet-straight-power-11-550w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-bn281 (fsp, custom platform)

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/zDMTwP/thermaltake-toughpower-gf1-pe-650-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-ps-tpd-0650fnfagu-1 (CWT GPR)

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/n34BD3/enermax-revolution-df-650-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-erf650awt (CWT GPU)
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/bqVD4D/corsair-rmx-2018-550w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020177-na (heavily modified CWT GPU)

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/4kyqqs/be-quiet-straight-power-11-550-w-80-platinum-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-bn640 (FSP, custom platform)

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/4pGnTW/fractal-design-ion-660-w-80-platinum-certified-fully-modular-at-power-supply-fd-psu-ionp-660p-bk (Highpower #818)

 

personally, I'd grab

- formula gold if you don't plan to go much higher end than something like this

- neo eco gold if you want something that's expected to last around 5 years due to the fan

- amp/tp dps g/focus if you want something with a better fan, expected around 7-10 years

- straight power 11/gf1/revolution df/rmx if you want something more quiet with a similar life expectancy of the above

- straight power 11 platinum/ion+ if you want something more efficient with 80+ platinum

 

these aren't all options out there, this is just as far as pcpp US goes as of right now

WOW, and there I thought picking a PSU would be easy, well obviously, it is not. Thank you so much for all the tips! I found a straight power 11 550W for about 120$. Thank you very much, I'll pick it up, it also has that silent fan, which is amazing. You seem to know a lot about PSUs, should I somehow maintain it? I mean dusting the inside off together with the PC, turning it off for some time or something like that? Thank you very much once more!

42 minutes ago, TofuHaroto said:

Well to name some. 

MWE gold 550w. 

Focus gm 550w. 

Pure power 11 500w. 

Straight power 11 550w. 

Rm550x. 

AMP 550w. 

Tx550m. 

Ion+ 560w. 

Bitfenix formula gold 550w. These are all good. 

Thanks you! I'll grab the straight power 11 550W as I found it for about 120$. Thank you very much!

PS: Agreed Meshify C is amazing case! How often do you dust it?

[LukeSavenije]

2 minutes ago, Onw said:

You seem to know a lot about PSUs, should I somehow maintain it? I mean dusting the inside off together with the PC, turning it off for some time or something like that? Thank you very much once more!

regarding turning off or anything... not much you should do there, just let it run as usual and there's not really a problem to keeping it connected/turned on if you don't have the system powered on.

 

as for dusting out... you could use something like an air duster to blow it out from the outside when you clean your pc, but that's about it... I wouldn't recommend to open it when you do so, externally is fine

[Haro]

4 minutes ago, Onw said:

How often do you dust it?

Don't own one right now sadly but will probably next year or later this year lol. 

[Onw]

1 minute ago, LukeSavenije said:

regarding turning off or anything... not much you should do there, just let it run as usual and there's not really a problem to keeping it connected/turned on if you don't have the system powered on.

 

as for dusting out... you could use something like an air duster to blow it out from the outside when you clean your pc, but that's about it... I wouldn't recommend to open it when you do so, externally is fine

Ok, thank you sooooo much, you've been a big help!

[Onw]

2 minutes ago, TofuHaroto said:

Don't own one right now sadly but will probably next year or later this year lol. 

Go for it! It's great Thank you sooooo much for your help with the PSU!

[Guest]

6 hours ago, Onw said:

Hello,

so my PSU blew up. I had a EVGA 550 B3, it was 2 years and 2 months since I bought it.

 

So it's still under warranty.

 

[Bombastinator]

7 minutes ago, jonnyGURU said:

So it's still under warranty.

 

Point.  If the problem was it’s an early model warranty replace the thing and you’ll get a decent one. $0

[Ankerson]

1 hour ago, jonnyGURU said:

So it's still under warranty.

 

 

That's what I was thinking too, EVGA has an excellent warranty and customer service....

[Onw]

3 hours ago, jonnyGURU said:

So it's still under warranty.

 

OH, we have just 2 years warranty on everything, but I checked on EVGA's site And it still is! Thanks, I'll try to RMA it. Month without a desktop, but well, what can you do.

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Onw said:

OH, we have just 2 years warranty on everything

You misunderstood the warranty.

 

MANUFACTURER'S warranty is supported by the manufacturer.  In the EU, the RETAILER is obligated to support that warranty for up to 2 years.

[quan289]

9 hours ago, LukeSavenije said:

yeah, it's more that early batch b3 had issues with it's over power protection, and OP likely got one of these samples. the current b or even c rated units should have little to no risk of exploding, and current batch b3 doesn't have this, but older ones did. this is fully on EVGA/RSY's fault

By saying the OP likely have the early batch of the B3, are you also saying the reason why the OP B3 blew up is due to the OPP not being implemented properly? If so, I feel that there's another issue that needs to be address.

 

What cause a system that draws around 225w-250wDC under synthetic load stock to have a load that should have trip the OPP which should be set around 715wDC+ (in this case more, since it wasn't properly configured)? It may not be a bad idea for the OP to do an one over (or two) at all of the components and PSU cables in case something had failed and shorted out.