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guys is it safe to use a cheap power supply?

what i mean is you can buy a psu of lrts say 400w, at a cheap price like 40$ and u can get a psu with the same wattage at about 400$, is there anything worng the cheaper ones?

one of my friends said if u dont put a good psu your pc will explode...

is it true? can someone help on this?

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Just now, CutePanda said:

guys is it safe to use a cheap power supply?

what i mean is you can buy a psu of lrts say 400w, at a cheap price like 40$ and u can get a psu with the same wattage at about 400$, is there anything worng the cheaper ones?

one of my friends said if u dont put a good psu your pc will explode...

is it true? can someone help on this?

Depends, some cheap ones, like a cx are good. SOme are waiting to explode

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Just now, CutePanda said:

guys is it safe to use a cheap power supply?

what i mean is you can buy a psu of lrts say 400w, at a cheap price like 40$ and u can get a psu with the same wattage at about 400$, is there anything worng the cheaper ones?

one of my friends said if u dont put a good psu your pc will explode...

is it true? can someone help on this?

Bad PSU's are bad, good PSU's are good.

Good PSU's can run a system properly and safely.

Bad PSU's can have badly damage itself and the components in a system.

1 minute ago, CutePanda said:

one of my friends said if u dont put a good psu your pc will explode...

Good friends don't let their friends buy bad PSU's, this could certainly happen with a PSU that is not adequate for the system.

 

Buy a PSU fit for the system you're building, don't cheap out on it.

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Explode is an over exaggeration but cheap PSUs can be very unreliable and can actually catch fire IN RARE CASES. Realistically when it comes to psu you should be buying something from a reputable company with an 80+ certification of somekind.

 

 

 

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3 minutes ago, CutePanda said:

is it true? can someone help on this?

If it's a bad PSU with bad ripple no protections bad voltage regulations bad components  and just a bad PSU, yes it can.

Never cheap out on a PSU. 

And quick note, brand, wattage and efficiency have nothing to do with quality.  

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6 hours ago, Ravendarat said:

Realistically when it comes to psu you should be buying something from a reputable company with an 80+ certification of somekind.

 

A known brand or a decent efficiency doesn't guarantee that the unit will be a good quality one.

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3 hours ago, Tautedorus said:

A known brand or a decent efficiency doesn't guarantee that the unit will be a good quality one.

Thats true but its not a bad place to start your research and if a PSU is missing both those things I mentioned it would be a red flag to me when talking about a consumer level PSU

 

 

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