CS550M USED OR VS550

[Shark. . .]

Hey Friends!

I'm still confused whether to buy Corsair CS550M used for 2yrs for 27$ or buy a new VS550 for 36$.

I know Buying used PSUs aren't that worth but CS550M is a good semi modular and 80+ gold efficiency Whereas VS550 isn't!

[Spoiled_Kitten]

6 minutes ago, Shark. . . said:

Hey Friends!

I'm still confused whether to buy Corsair CS550M used for 2yrs for 27$ or buy a new VS550 for 36$.

I know Buying used PSUs aren't that worth but CS550M is a good semi modular and 80+ gold efficiency Whereas VS550 isn't!

are you able to test the used psu or get a warranty? if you can and it works well do so.

[Constantin]

15 minutes ago, Shark. . . said:

Hey Friends!

I'm still confused whether to buy Corsair CS550M used for 2yrs for 27$ or buy a new VS550 for 36$.

I know Buying used PSUs aren't that worth but CS550M is a good semi modular and 80+ gold efficiency Whereas VS550 isn't!

I use to have the CS650M, it last 5 years and fried my motheboard!

[dizmo]

I bought a used CX650M and it's been going strong for 3 years. Used hardware isn't that bad, it all depends how much you pay for it.

Personally, I'd go with the new one for a few dollars more in this case.

Or, you know, do a few hours more work and get a significantly better quality unit.

[Shark. . .]

41 minutes ago, Spoiled_Kitten said:

are you able to test the used psu or get a warranty? if you can and it works well do so.

Yep He told me I'll get complete refund if it doesn't work!

[Shark. . .]

31 minutes ago, Constantin said:

I use to have the CS650M, it last 5 years and fried my motheboard!

Bro That's terrific

[Shark. . .]

16 minutes ago, dizmo said:

I bought a used CX650M and it's been going strong for 3 years. Used hardware isn't that bad, it all depends how much you pay for it.

Personally, I'd go with the new one for a few dollars more in this case.

Or, you know, do a few hours more work and get a significantly better quality unit.

But CS550M is a good quality product and VS550 isn't! btw i have specs similar to urs tho! 

I5 6600 

8gb ddr4

Asus strix 970

[Constantin]

5 minutes ago, Shark. . . said:

Bro That's terrific

Yes it is !!!

[Shark. . .]

2 minutes ago, Constantin said:

Yes it is !!!

But That won't happen every time brother!! Right?

[Constantin]

2 minutes ago, Shark. . . said:

But That won't happen every time brother!! Right?

sure it wont!

Thats why i bought a Seasonic...

[Spoiled_Kitten]

2 hours ago, Shark. . . said:

Yep He told me I'll get complete refund if it doesn't work!

so its from a company? if its from gumtree or something make sure you have there address and full name (ask to see there drivers license) or if its online use paypal for money back

[LukeSavenije]

8 hours ago, Constantin said:

Thats why i bought a Seasonic...

if you do the wrong things, a seasonic can burn too...

 

except if you have the tools to test a psu properly, you shouldn't attempt to buy them used. CSM is decent and is the groundwork for what currently is the TXM Gold, but has been EOL for a while and even if the price looks attractive, a PSU and storage are what in my eyes should always be bought brand new.

 

VS isn't terrible, but as it's group regulated, you shouldn't use it in anything more than a low power apu or at best a low-end gpu like a 1030 or so.

 

do you have any other options outside of corsair, maybe for a little more?

[Shark. . .]

54 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

if you do the wrong things, a seasonic can burn too...

 

except if you have the tools to test a psu properly, you shouldn't attempt to buy them used. CSM is decent and is the groundwork for what currently is the TXM Gold, but has been EOL for a while and even if the price looks attractive, a PSU and storage are what in my eyes should always be bought brand new.

 

VS isn't terrible, but as it's group regulated, you shouldn't use it in anything more than a low power apu or at best a low-end gpu like a 1030 or so.

 

do you have any other options outside of corsair, maybe for a little more?

There's some Coolermaster basic edition for same price used and a corsair RM850X for 55$ with 7yrs warranty but I'll have to borrow some money from my friends and don't even know will I get em or not!

[Shark. . .]

7 hours ago, Spoiled_Kitten said:

so its from a company? if its from gumtree or something make sure you have there address and full name (ask to see there drivers license) or if its online use paypal for money back

It's not from a company! It's from a user who isn't using it! Anymore

[LukeSavenije]

12 minutes ago, Shark. . . said:

There's some Coolermaster basic edition for same price used and a corsair RM850X for 55$ with 7yrs warranty but I'll have to borrow some money from my friends and don't even know will I get em or not!

okay, different way then

 

what country do you live in and what are you powering as a system?

[Shark. . .]

2 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

okay, different way then

 

what country do you live in and what are you powering as a system?

I'm in India and powering

I5 6600

H110M s2

8gb 2133Mhz (single stick)

1tb 7.2K rpm hdd

Asus Strix 970

 

[LukeSavenije]

how about this one?

https://in.pcpartpicker.com/product/Q7L7YJ/corsair-cx-2017-450w-80-bronze-certified-atx-power-supply-cp-9020120-na

 

or if you want a second 8 pin pcie for future use (strix only has a single one from what i can see, so the 450w version would be fine)

https://in.pcpartpicker.com/product/FdRFf7/corsair-cx-2017-550w-80-bronze-certified-atx-power-supply-cp-9020121-na

[Shark. . .]

1 minute ago, LukeSavenije said:

how about this one?

https://in.pcpartpicker.com/product/Q7L7YJ/corsair-cx-2017-450w-80-bronze-certified-atx-power-supply-cp-9020120-na

 

or if you want a second 8 pin pcie for future use (strix only has a single one from what i can see, so the 450w version would be fine)

https://in.pcpartpicker.com/product/FdRFf7/corsair-cx-2017-550w-80-bronze-certified-atx-power-supply-cp-9020121-na

Brother CX450 cost 4K inr and CX550 cost 6K inr and I really can't afford em!!

I had an old CX430 but the games were crashing in few mins! And I really don't have anything to powerup my system! 

I actually have 2K inr Right now! NGL

I know you're helping but I can't help myself with that money tho!

[LukeSavenije]

1 minute ago, Shark. . . said:

I had an old CX430 but the games were crashing in few mins! And I really don't have anything to powerup my system!

cx430 and cx450/550 have nothing more in common than the company that makes them (CWT with Corsair) and the first two letters. internally they're two totally different PSUs based off two totally different platforms

2 minutes ago, Shark. . . said:

I actually have 2K inr Right now! NGL

unfortunately PCPP's range isn't that wide, and this is the cheapest I can recommend you

[Shark. . .]

1 minute ago, LukeSavenije said:

cx430 and cx450/550 have nothing more in common than the company that makes them (CWT with Corsair) and the first two letters. internally they're two totally different PSUs based off two totally different platforms

unfortunately PCPP's range isn't that wide, and this is the cheapest I can recommend you

Thank you for your help!! Buddy appreciate but I think I'll give cs550m a shot!