Thoughts?

[NotOnMyComputer]

So I am in the middle of re building my PC after realizing my old build is "extremely" out of date haha

 

I attained this Corsair TX750W from a customer from work for $20, its in okay condition just a lil dust otherwise i was told it was never really used.

I just recently remembered that I even owned it. 

 

Is the PSU any good? I have an MSI b450 tomahawk and have for the GPU a Geforce GTX980. 

 

[Daniel Z.]

What colour is the label? Is it gray? If it is, it’s a great unit

[Bombastinator]

I’m not sure I dare.  Every time I think there is this burning smell...

 

I concur with @Daniel Z..  The Corsair TX series has a not totally unmarked but generally quite good reputation.  Any used PSU is a bit of a die roll of course.

[LukeSavenije]

we're talking about 5 or so lines here... what model number, color of the label or anything?

[NotOnMyComputer]

6 hours ago, Daniel Z. said:

What colour is the label? Is it gray? If it is, it’s a great unit

its this model

 

[NotOnMyComputer]

6 hours ago, Bombastinator said:

I’m not sure I dare.  Every time I think there is this burning smell...

 

I concur with @Daniel Z..  The Corsair TX series has a not totally unmarked but generally quite good reputation.  Any used PSU is a bit of a die roll of course.

Gotcha If i dont have to spend the money for a new PSU that would be dope but I also dont want to kill my build by trying to cheap out haha

[Daniel Z.]

3 hours ago, NotOnMyComputer said:

its this model

 

It’s a pretty solid unit

[Guest]

Great PSU.  Albeit 15 years old. 

 

Like Bombastinator said:  Any used PSU is a crap shoot.  If the bulk cap pops because it's dried up, try not to jump. 

 

[NotOnMyComputer]

4 hours ago, jonnyGURU said:

Great PSU.  Albeit 15 years old. 

 

Like Bombastinator said:  Any used PSU is a crap shoot.  If the bulk cap pops because it's dried up, try not to jump. 

 

is there a way to find out beforehand if its gonna be crap? i would test it on my older system but the only problem is i cant seem to hook it to my biostar ta970

[Bombastinator]

22 minutes ago, NotOnMyComputer said:

is there a way to find out beforehand if its gonna be crap? i would test it on my older system but the only problem is i cant seem to hook it to my biostar ta970

I’ve seen comments in the PSU thread talking about looking for ripple, so I’m guessing you’d need an oscilloscope? 

[NotOnMyComputer]

37 minutes ago, Bombastinator said:

I’ve seen comments in the PSU thread talking about looking for ripple, so I’m guessing you’d need an oscilloscope? 

I'm just gonna take the leap and use it as is, i got it from a trusted source so I will put my faith on the PSU