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What Power Supply should I use?

Denyl
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Hello,

I have an Dell Optiplex 7010 with an i5 3470 CPU, GTX 1050 and 12 GB RAM. My power supply is an Dell 0FC1NX L275EM-00 275W FC1NX as this one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYWf-oQXG-o

I found a PSU today on an older PC and I was thinking if I should replace it with mine.

It is an KCAS 500W .

I just want to know if it is better, I don't plan to buy something else.

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@NunoLava1998 mentioned in your other thread that KCAS was no good.

 

In general, don't "upgrade" your power supply unless it's to something decent, and only if you actually need to.

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

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i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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I see! I'm short on money and I was thinking that even if it a little bit better I should use it. But if you say the brand is bad I will stick with mine.

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1 minute ago, Denyl said:

I see! I'm short on money and I was thinking that even if it a little bit better I should use it. But if you say the brand is bad I will stick with mine.

saving up extra money for a power supply is always a good idea, a good power supply is a good investment, especially for a system you don't want to lose.

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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The "better" PSU is worse than your current one.

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On 4/3/2019 at 10:45 PM, Denyl said:

I just want to know if it is better, I don't plan to buy something else.

Buy someting else.

Delta PSU are fine.

There is no reason to replace it with a low quality thing.

 

In general the PSU of decent OEM Systems are lower mid range. Something like be quiet System Power 9, Pure Power 10/11, Corsair CX (White Label), Cooler Master Master Watt, that is the bare minimum to replace the PSU with.

"Hell is full of good meanings, but Heaven is full of good works"

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Sorry, correction: LiteON

 

And the PSU is 80plus GOLD Certified.

So my last post is incorrect. The PSU is even better than that...

 

A better one would be something like Bitfenix Formula for example.

"Hell is full of good meanings, but Heaven is full of good works"

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