Thermaltake smart bx1 RGB 550W PSU reliable?

[vijaykarthi24]

I have the following components:

 

Ryzen 5 3600, RTX 2060, Gigabyte b450m ds3h, hdd 1tb 7200rpm, 16gb 3000mhz ram

 

I needed a PSU. I have only option to buy thermaltake smart bx1 RGB 550W 80+ Bronze PSU due to lockdown. Is it reliable? I'll be using it for machine learning and gaming. I'm not gonna overclock.

 

If it's a bad PSU. I can replace it after 6 months. Need suggestion.

Please help!

[KGGaming]

You could buy a corsair bronze rated 550W psu for about that price and you defininitely won't need to replace it after 6 months like the rm or cxm or txm series don't get the vs or cv as those are just pure crap

[Oswin]

3 minutes ago, vijaykarthi24 said:

I can replace it after 6 months

yeah would definitely get a replacement if you can

[vijaykarthi24]

2 minutes ago, KGGaming said:

You could buy a corsair bronze rated 550W psu for about that price and you defininitely won't need to replace it after 6 months like the rm or cxm or txm series don't get the vs or cv as those are just pure crap

Does it make my PC get blown up? Or damage my motherboard?

[Oswin]

here is a tier list that you can use for future purchases 

 

 

 

 

[vijaykarthi24]

3 minutes ago, Oswin said:

here is a tier list that you can use for future purchases 

 

 

 

 

Can you tell me why that PSU is a bad one? I'm a noob

[Oswin]

1 minute ago, vijaykarthi24 said:

Can you tell me why that PSU is a bad one? I'm a noob

anything equal and below c tier are mostly crap, would recommend you to get a B+ tier or above for a replacement

[vijaykarthi24]

Just now, Oswin said:

anything equal and below c tier are mostly crap, would recommend you to get a B+ tier or above for a replacement

Buying this PSU cause my system to blow up or does it damage my Motherboard? Why it's placed in cheap tiers?

[boggy77]

Just now, vijaykarthi24 said:

Buying this PSU cause my system to blow up or does it damage my Motherboard? Why it's placed in cheap tiers?

it lacks the more advance overcurrent/overtemp protections the better psus have. basically, it's more likely to fail if there is let's say a weird power surge and it's possible to take down other components with it.

it's not guaranteed to fail, many people go with cheap psus for years and they are fine. there's just a bigger chance of failing and damaging something else.

[steelo]

26 minutes ago, vijaykarthi24 said:

I have the following components:

 

Ryzen 5 3600, RTX 2060, Gigabyte b450m ds3h, hdd 1tb 7200rpm, 16gb 3000mhz ram

 

I needed a PSU. I have only option to buy thermaltake smart bx1 RGB 550W 80+ Bronze PSU due to lockdown. Is it reliable? I'll be using it for machine learning and gaming. I'm not gonna overclock.

 

If it's a bad PSU. I can replace it after 6 months. Need suggestion.

Please help!

More than likely you'll be fine until you find a higher quality unit but nobody can say for sure. However, these 'cheaper' psu's that are placed on lower tiers are more likely to experience failures which may or may not take components out with them. Right now, I'm using a cheap evga that is considered to be pretty bottom of the barrel and it's fine after 2 years of usage. You're kind of gambling when you put in a low tier PSU that doesn't offer the same overvoltage protection as more expensive ones.

[vijaykarthi24]

9 minutes ago, steelo said:

More than likely you'll be fine until you find a higher quality unit but nobody can say for sure. However, these 'cheaper' psu's that are placed on lower tiers are more likely to experience failures which may or may not take components out with them. Right now, I'm using a cheap evga that is considered to be pretty bottom of the barrel and it's fine after 2 years of usage. You're kind of gambling when you put in a low tier PSU that doesn't offer the same overvoltage protection as more expensive ones.

Thanks a lot!

 

This helps me a lot

[GoldenLag]

27 minutes ago, KGGaming said:

don't get the vs or cv as those are just pure crap

Actually, as far as group regs go. The VS is one of the better ones together with the upgraded CV 550w or less. (Dont recommend getting group regs, but if you have not other choice, its one of the better ones(

 

CV650 on the other hand is decent as its a different PSU internally, using DC-DC instead of group regulation. 

 

Just now, vijaykarthi24 said:

Thanks a lot!

 

This helps me a lot

Well what you are mostly risking with the BX1 is longevity (like far future) afaik the BX1 is a group regulated unit which doesnt have UVP on the major rail. Which means it may shortek the life expectancy of the board or GPU. Tho that is a very long term concern. (Say 5 years, in other words, a long time away)

[vijaykarthi24]

10 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

Actually, as far as group regs go. The VS is one of the better ones together with the upgraded CV 550w or less. (Dont recommend getting group regs, but if you have not other choice, its one of the better ones(

 

CV650 on the other hand is decent as its a different PSU internally, using DC-DC instead of group regulation. 

 

Well what you are mostly risking with the BX1 is longevity (like far future) afaik the BX1 is a group regulated unit which doesnt have UVP on the major rail. Which means it may shortek the life expectancy of the board or GPU. Tho that is a very long term concern. (Say 5 years, in other words, a long time away)

So, it's a bad choice?

[GoldenLag]

19 minutes ago, vijaykarthi24 said:

So, it's a bad choice?

Well providing you wont be running the PSU for long, the BX1 is just fine. Can also be used for lower powered secondary rigs, as those wont run into the inbalanced loading of the 12v and 5v rail that much. 

[vijaykarthi24]

2 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

Well providing you wont be running the PSU for long, the BX1 is just fine. Can also be used for lower powered secondary rigs, as those wont run into the inbalanced loading of the 12v and 5v rail that much. 

Mostly I have to do machine learning training which takes days to finish

[GoldenLag]

19 minutes ago, vijaykarthi24 said:

Mostly I have to do machine learning training which takes days to finish

Well 6 months is fine. 

 

I dont expect anything to go wrong. 

 

Some stock is returning to normal-ish. So if there is some return window. A cx550 or System power 9, pure power 11 or CV650 will be decent pickups. 

[vijaykarthi24]

14 hours ago, GoldenLag said:

Well 6 months is fine. 

 

I dont expect anything to go wrong. 

 

Some stock is returning to normal-ish. So if there is some return window. A cx550 or System power 9, pure power 11 or CV650 will be decent pickups. 

I've bought this Power Supply today. can you give me some tips for the future?

[GoldenLag]

23 minutes ago, vijaykarthi24 said:

I've bought this Power Supply today. can you give me some tips for the future?

You got the BX1 today?

 

Well just get something good within 0-3 years. 

[vijaykarthi24]

2 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

You got the BX1 today?

 

Well just get something good within 0-3 years. 

Sure! Thanks

[vijaykarthi24]

47 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

You got the BX1 today?

 

Well just get something good within 0-3 years. 

Is my motherboard good? So many telling it to change

 

My motherboard: Gigabyte b450m ds3h

 

I won't do overclocking

[gloop]

20 minutes ago, vijaykarthi24 said:

Is my motherboard good? So many telling it to change

 

My motherboard: Gigabyte b450m ds3h

 

I won't do overclocking

It’s fine. It can handle a maxed out 3600.