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Should I replace my PSU

Nolanl83
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Got my PC a few years back. Runs very well. Was a prebuilt thought and im deciding whether or not I should replace the PSU soon.

Came with an I7 5820K GTX 960 and a 2TB HDD. since then Ive added 2 SSD's and a 1060 as a replacement. I think its a 500w PSU thats a low certification but after a few years im wary of whether or not I should replace it. If I should anyone got any suggestions what to replace it with? Motherboard doesnt not have a proprietary PSU cable to my knowledge I believe its just the regular 24 pin

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8 minutes ago, Nolanl83 said:

Got my PC a few years back. Runs very well. Was a prebuilt thought and im deciding whether or not I should replace the PSU soon.

As long as it's still working fine I really wouldn't bother until you build an entirely new PC.

If you're in the US anyways PSUs are pretty overpriced from a few factors.

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19 minutes ago, Nolanl83 said:

Got my PC a few years back. Runs very well. Was a prebuilt thought and im deciding whether or not I should replace the PSU soon.

Came with an I7 5820K GTX 960 and a 2TB HDD. since then Ive added 2 SSD's and a 1060 as a replacement. I think its a 500w PSU thats a low certification but after a few years im wary of whether or not I should replace it. If I should anyone got any suggestions what to replace it with? Motherboard doesnt not have a proprietary PSU cable to my knowledge I believe its just the regular 24 pin

upgrade it with your upgrade. i'm assuming it's either a oem unit or EVGA B1/Corsair CX considering the age

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11 hours ago, LienusLateTips said:

upgrade it with your upgrade. i'm assuming it's either a oem unit or EVGA B1/Corsair CX considering the age

OEM Yea. Ive made alot of the upgrades and they still work within the power output limit  but I just wanna make sure after like 4-5 years If I should get rid of her

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