Which to buy first PSU or UPS?

[david72396]

 I'm planning to buy a Seasonic S12 620w and a high quality UPS but I'm on a tight budget. Which of the two should I buy first? I'm coming from a Corsair VS450 and I want to upgrade.

[SavageNeo]

1 minute ago, david72396 said:

 I'm planning to buy a Seasonic S12 620w and a high quality UPS but I'm on a tight budget. Which of the two should I buy first? I'm coming from a Corsair VS450 and I want to upgrade.

Why would you upgrade. That is enough wattage even for 2080 ti

[GoldenLag]

3 minutes ago, david72396 said:

Seasonic S12 620w

which S12?

[Meganter]

4 minutes ago, david72396 said:

 I'm planning to buy a Seasonic S12 620w and a high quality UPS but I'm on a tight budget. Which of the two should I buy first? I'm coming from a Corsair VS450 and I want to upgrade.

Hello,

 

Which S12 ?

[LukeSavenije]

1 minute ago, SavageNeo said:

Why would you upgrade. That is enough wattage even for 2080 ti

yeah, only problem is that voltage goes through the roof and if it goes down, there's no 12v uvp to stop it

 

wattage is fine, quality is not

 

honestly, s12ii should be eol, it's over a decade old now

 

and if that's vs 2017, i'd even take over it, though there are better options

[david72396]

3 minutes ago, SavageNeo said:

Why would you upgrade. That is enough wattage even for 2080 ti

I saw some forums that the VS450 ain't that great of a PSU and I'm worried it'll fry my system in the long run

 

[david72396]

1 minute ago, GoldenLag said:

which S12?

S12II 620w 80+ bronze

[david72396]

3 minutes ago, Plouffe said:

Hello,

 

Which S12 ?

S12II 620w 80+ bronze

[GoldenLag]

1 minute ago, david72396 said:

S12II 620w 80+ bronze

dont. old topology (edit: wrong word)

2 minutes ago, david72396 said:

I saw some forums that the VS450 ain't that great of a PSU and I'm worried it'll fry my system in the long run

 

if that is the VS450 greylabel. then the S12ii really wont be a better unit. 

 

how much you spending?

[david72396]

4 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

yeah, only problem is that voltage goes through the roof and if it goes down, there's no 12v uvp to stop it

 

wattage is fine, quality is not

 

honestly, s12ii should be eol, it's over a decade old now

 

and if that's vs 2017, i'd even take over it, though there are better options

What can you recommend ?

[LukeSavenije]

Just now, david72396 said:

What can you recommend ?

at what budget and country?

 

and what system are you powering?

[david72396]

2 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

dont. old topografy. 

if that is the VS450 greylabel. then the S12ii really wont be a better unit. 

 

how much you spending?

Yeah its the grey unit. So its fine for now? I'm planning to buy an rx 570 later down the line though. 

[david72396]

Just now, LukeSavenije said:

at what budget and country?

 

and what system are you powering?

Im here in the Philippines where power surges and blackouts are quite common. I'd say around a 100 bucks. 

 

CPU: Ryzen 3 2200g

Mobo: Asus A320m-k (planned upgrade to a B450)

Ram: HyperX 2x4 2666mhz (planned upgrade)

PSU: Corsair VS450 Grey Label

GPU: (planning to buy a rx 570)

 

[GoldenLag]

1 minute ago, david72396 said:

Yeah its the grey unit. So its fine for now? I'm planning to buy an rx 570 later down the line though. 

rx 570 is fine to run with the vs450. 

 

still isnt great due to the topology. but its workable. S12ii usually go for about the same as the cx greylabel or PP11 600w units, depending on region offcourse. those would set you for a long time

[david72396]

1 minute ago, GoldenLag said:

rx 570 is fine to run with the vs450. 

 

still isnt great due to the topology. but its workable. S12ii usually go for about the same as the cx greylabel or PP11 600w units, depending on region offcourse. those would set you for a long time

In other words the PSU is no problem for now so for the meantime should Ijust buy a ups ? since if im going to upgrade the PSU I might as well spend more of my budget for a high quality one. 

[GoldenLag]

Just now, david72396 said:

In other words the PSU is no problem for now so for the meantime should Ijust buy a ups ? since if im going to upgrade the PSU I might as well spend more of my budget for a high quality one. 

if there are poweroutage issues. and "unclean" power at your place. an UPS would be a better investment for now. and then save up for PSU upgrade at some point. 

[david72396]

1 minute ago, GoldenLag said:

if there are poweroutage issues. and "unclean" power at your place. an UPS would be a better investment for now. and then save up for PSU upgrade at some point. 

Thanks a lot. I'm new to this PC building thing and had an old system passed down to me so I'm still learning the ropes. In any case that I would be upgrading what PSU would you recommend within the 100 dollars budget ? 

[GoldenLag]

2 minutes ago, david72396 said:

In any case that I would be upgrading what PSU would you recommend within the 100 dollars budget ? 

 

Tier B+ or tier A is what you should be able to get. 

 

Units to look at include the TX550m, straightpower 11 550. Bitfenix formula gold. Bitfenix whisper M

 

Among other units. Really depends on the local market. 

 

Would aim for 550w as that covers you for anything consumer these days.