Recommend me a good PSU

[Kanna]

I’m looking for a PSU for my soon to be secondary build (upgrading most stuff) 

 

CPU : i5-8400

MOBO : Some generic lga mobo

GPU : GTX 960 2GB

RAM : 16GB 2x8

SSD : 128 M.2

HDD : Probably a 1TB drive

[Oswin]

budget and location?

[Kanna]

Just now, Oswin said:

budget and location?

Yeah forgot those Sweden and sub 1000kr

[Oswin]

1 minute ago, Kanna said:

Yeah forgot those Sweden and sub 1000kr

this is one solid option

https://se.pcpartpicker.com/product/dDH48d/corsair-txm-gold-550w-80-gold-certified-semi-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020133-na

 

are there any sites we can look into? iirc pcpp doesnt have the best prices for Scandinavian countries

[The Torrent]

7 minutes ago, Kanna said:

I’m looking for a PSU for my soon to be secondary build (upgrading most stuff) 

 

CPU : i5-8400

MOBO : Some generic lga mobo

GPU : GTX 960 2GB

RAM : 16GB 2x8

SSD : 128 M.2

HDD : Probably a 1TB drive

i recommend corsair rm550x. Never cheap out on psu.

[Kanna]

Just now, Oswin said:

this is one solid option

https://se.pcpartpicker.com/product/dDH48d/corsair-txm-gold-550w-80-gold-certified-semi-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020133-na

 

are there any sites we can look into? iirc pcpp doesnt have the best prices for Scandinavian countries

I would prefer inet (not on PCPP) here is a link https://www.inet.se/kategori/595/nataggregat-psu

[Kanna]

Just now, The Torrent said:

i recommend corsair rm550x. Never cheap out on psu.

Yeah I know but I just want a solid option and not spend to much since it will be a secondary pc

[The Torrent]

Just now, Kanna said:

Yeah I know but I just want a solid option and not spend to much since it will be a secondary pc

Up to you, but my friends tx750m blew up last week taking the mobo and gpu so u know. Ur risk. I never go under rmx.

[Kanna]

2 minutes ago, The Torrent said:

Up to you, but my friends tx750m blew up last week taking the mobo and gpu so u know. Ur risk. I never go under rmx.

What about CX

[Mateyyy]

5 minutes ago, Kanna said:

I would prefer inet (not on PCPP) here is a link https://www.inet.se/kategori/595/nataggregat-psu

https://www.inet.se/produkt/6903065/be-quiet-pure-power-11-400w

Or you can go for the semi-modular CM model, which is 90kr more. Up to you.

 

2 minutes ago, The Torrent said:

Up to you, but my friends tx750m blew up last week taking the mobo and gpu so u know. Ur risk. I never go under rmx.

Either he got very unlucky or something else was at fault there.

[Oswin]

here are some other solid options for cheaper:

https://www.inet.se/produkt/6903066/be-quiet-pure-power-11-500w

https://www.inet.se/produkt/6902231/corsair-cx550-550w

also the tx650m is cheaper on this site

https://www.inet.se/produkt/6902227/corsair-tx650m-650w

 

[Kanna]

6 minutes ago, Oswin said:

here are some other solid options for cheaper:

https://www.inet.se/produkt/6903066/be-quiet-pure-power-11-500w

https://www.inet.se/produkt/6902231/corsair-cx550-550w

also the tx650m is cheaper on this site

https://www.inet.se/produkt/6902227/corsair-tx650m-650w

 

Would the modular version of the be quiet be Good?

[Oswin]

Just now, Kanna said:

Would the modular version of the be quiet be Good?

if you need the modularity for cable management, then it may help, but its not needed really since they are still in the same tier.

[Kanna]

Just now, Oswin said:

if you need the modularity for cable management, then it may help, but its not needed really since they are still in the same tier.

Then I think I'm going for the non modular  tbh

[Haro]

23 minutes ago, The Torrent said:

but my friends tx750m blew up last week

That doesn't mean the txm is bad, some rmx units also failed/ blew up lol. 

 

10 minutes ago, Kanna said:

Then I think I'm going for the non modular  tbh

Go with @Oswin's recommendations if you want. (Referring to the pure power and the txm). 

It'll be more than enough. 

[Kanna]

2 minutes ago, TofuHaroto said:

That doesn't mean the txm is bad, some rmx units also failed/ blew up lol. 

 

Go with @Oswin's recommendations if you want. (Referring to the pure power and the txm). 

It'll be more than enough. 

Yeah that is what I'm doing I'm going for the non modular pure power lots of good reviews too

[Haro]

1 minute ago, Kanna said:

pure power lots of good reviews too

Well customer reviews don't mean anything but yea the pure power is good. 

[Kanna]

Just now, TofuHaroto said:

Well customer reviews don't mean anything but yea the pure power is good. 

They don't mean anything how so? (Pure power it is then)

[Haro]

10 hours ago, Kanna said:

They don't mean anything how so?

well because customer reviews are based on if the unit turns on or not. nothing else really.

[Kanna]

2 minutes ago, TofuHaroto said:

well because customer reviews are based on if the unit turns on or not. nothing else really.

Huh weird I think the reviews look usefull they say that it's quiet aka pros and cons (I think it is usefull)

[Haro]

10 hours ago, Kanna said:

Huh weird

yea just look at an actual review for the unit and not customer reviews since they generally don't mean anything..

[quan289]

1 hour ago, Kanna said:

They don't mean anything how so? (Pure power it is then)

There can be useful information with reviews. Like let's say, within a single week you see a large spike of DOAs. If you noticed that maybe it's good to hold off of the purchase, as something may have happen during shipments (an entire pallet of PSUs somehow drop off a forklift, and they try to savage what they can sell, where some units that got damage gotten mixed in).

 

Generally speaking though, you should take those reviews with a grain of salt. I've made a post recently about reviews.

On 8/2/2020 at 9:43 AM, quan289 said:

A few things to consider about reviews in general :

Amazon often have a single listing of multiple of similar product, where the quality can range from poor, low-end to excellent high quality units, so the low rating could be for an entirely different product.

 

Often times, if a product simply work, they would leave a positive review without any other consideration, when in reality, it's a piss-poor solution that can cause stability issue, reduce lifespan of components due to poor electrical performance, and may even be a fire hazard in the future. This is why you see a lot of Apevia, Coolmax, Diablotek, Raidmax (although they do have some decent units, but due to their reputation of cheating 80 Plus certification with a bait and switch, I'll never recommend them), etc. have an average of 4+ stars. On the other hand, for products that are more expensive, so if it works as they expect it should, they simply move on with their lives and not leave a review. But if they have a problem, you can expect them to leave a bad review 99% of the time. 20 bad reviews out of 46 may seem a lot (43.5%, and that also including bad reviews of the user themselves misrepresenting a product), but if they sold 4,000 units in that time frame, I would say that's pretty good for a 0.5% failure rate.

 

Of course, legitimate problems does happen. These are mass-produced productions have dozens of components in it, where hundreds or thousands of units are being made in a day. There are bound to be some problems that got slip pass QC/QA (it can be be both obvious or not), and it doesn't mean it is a flaw product. That's why there's a warranty in place, and what is important here is how the company will treat you when such problem arises.

 

Also, Dead On Arrivals (DOA), while can be extremely frustrating, is not an indicator of poor quality (although it can be an indicator of a poor packaging at the factory). Before it gets to your house, it must go through multiples of stops from the factory in mainland china to multiples of distributors, and then to storage warehouses of each e-tailer you buy it from. There are ample of opportunity for something to be drop and have something knocked loose despite passing QC.

 

Anyways, if people here have recommend it contrary to Amazon reviews, I would like to believe they are basing it actual PSU reviews that that hook it to an ATE, oscilloscope, etc. to test the electrical performance, as well as disassemble it to look at the design, components, and soldering quality. If that is the case, you should make your purchase based on their recommendation rather than looking at amazon reviews.