Buying used PSU

[Moonzy]

1 minute ago, Ankerson said:

That's why I said BUDGET MODEL originally.....

The CX (grey) series isn't "budget" PSU if budget means cheap. It's actually one of the better PSU for the money, and I don't see anything wrong with buying it used.

 

Unless it's very aged (like five years or more), then in which case it might be more worth it to buy new.

 

Of course I wouldn't buy a PSU used personally because who knows how's it's been treated. But if OP knows that his friend doesn't mistreat things then why not.

 

6 minutes ago, Kanna said:

It was used like everyday in that time, but yeah maybe I shouldn't buy it since it will fry my the other guy says

I haven't seen much motherboard just die like that, but bad vrm that burnt out is a possibility

[Kanna]

Just now, Moonzy said:

The CX (grey) series isn't "budget" PSU if budget means cheap. It's actually one of the better PSU for the money, and I don't see anything wrong with buying it used.

 

Unless it's very aged (like five years or more), then in which case it might be more worth it to buy new.

 

Of course I wouldn't buy a PSU used personally because who knows how's it's been treated. But if OP knows that his friend doesn't mistreat things then why not.

 

I haven't seen much motherboard just die like that, but bad vrm that burnt out is a possibilit

Well the PSU is fairly new about 1 year almost as mentioned in the first post, my friend has used it good, the motherboard was some old and board not sure which one tho may also be that it's not plugged in correctly haven't diagnosed it (I'm the go to tech guy)

[Ankerson]

4 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

The CX (grey) series isn't "budget" PSU if budget means cheap. It's actually one of the better PSU for the money, and I don't see anything wrong with buying it used.

 

Unless it's very aged (like five years or more), then in which case it might be more worth it to buy new.

 

Of course I wouldn't buy a PSU used personally because who knows how's it's been treated. But if OP knows that his friend doesn't mistreat things then why not.

 

The CX series actually is a budget PSU even by Corsairs description... The VS and CX are the budget lines.

 

The NON budget units start with the TXM and above.

 

 

[Kanna]

2 minutes ago, Ankerson said:

 

The CX series actually is a budget PSU even by Corsairs description... The VS and CX are the budget lines.

 

The NON budget units start with the TXM and above.

 

 

What about the RX the isn't that also budget then 

[Ankerson]

13 minutes ago, Kanna said:

What about the RX the isn't that also budget then 

 

The RMX is not....

 

THAT is an excellent PSU, one of the best you can get.....

 

Line up goes... VS, CX(M), RMX(I), HX(I) and AX(I)....

 

Although I believe the RMX(I) and HX(I) are the best Corsair make. Not so sure about the AX(I)...... It is a premium PSU though no doubt...

[Moonzy]

9 minutes ago, Kanna said:

Well the PSU is fairly new about 1 year almost as mentioned in the first post, my friend has used it good, the motherboard was some old and board not sure which one tho may also be that it's not plugged in correctly haven't diagnosed it (I'm the go to tech guy)

It's up to you to evaluate the risk. I can only give general guide

Look for signs of choking the PSU intake, or if it's intake is from within a case that has bad airflow

The CX is rated at 40c so if internal temps are higher it could be a problem

 

8 minutes ago, Ankerson said:

The CX series actually is a budget PSU even by Corsairs description... The VS and CX are the budget line...

I'm from a third world country, and "budget" means very differently here (I've seen crap)

 

6 minutes ago, Kanna said:

What about the RX the isn't that also budget then 

For your build (off the top of my head)

R5 3600 and 2060(?)

 

A CX should do just fine, I wouldn't recommend splurging on a premium PSU with a build of that caliber.

But it's near the border where I would recommend an RMx series, an R7 with xx70 series GPU.

[Ankerson]

2 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

I'm from a third world country, and "budget" means very differently here (I've seen crap)

 

 

I know exactly what you mean....

 

I know it's hard in some Countries with all that's around these days.

 

The Premium PSUs can be VERY expensive and hard to get.

[Kanna]

7 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

It's up to you to evaluate the risk. I can only give general guide

Look for signs of choking the PSU intake, or if it's intake is from within a case that has bad airflow

The CX is rated at 40c so if internal temps are higher it could be a problem

 

I'm from a third world country, and "budget" means very differently here (I've seen crap)

 

For your build (off the top of my head)

R5 3600 and 2060(?)

 

A CX should do just fine, I wouldn't recommend splurging on a premium PSU with a build of that caliber.

But it's near the border where I would recommend an RMx series, an R7 with xx70 series GPU.

It is a Ryzen 5 3600 but the GPU is a 1060 3GB for now

[Ankerson]

4 minutes ago, Kanna said:

It is a Ryzen 5 3600 but the GPU is a 1060 3GB for now

 

Why not look at NEW CXM 550W and TXM 550W PSU's?

 

And the RMX 550W....

 

Just giving you something to look at..

[Moonzy]

4 minutes ago, Kanna said:

It is a Ryzen 5 3600 but the GPU is a 1060 3GB for now

yeap evaluate your choice

 

remember to evaluate the risk of buying used vs new, especially if the price difference is not huge

i would pay $20 to have a peace in mind

[Kanna]

Just now, Moonzy said:

yeap evaluate your choice

 

remember to evaluate the risk of buying used vs new, especially if the price difference is not huge

i would pay $20 to have a peace in mind

What PSU could you recommend something sub 1000sek 

[Moonzy]

3 minutes ago, Kanna said:

What PSU could you recommend something sub 1000sek 

can i get a local retailer website to browse? idk how much are things in sek

[Ankerson]

6 minutes ago, Kanna said:

What PSU could you recommend something sub 1000sek 

 

I would lean towards the TXM as they are close in price.

 

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

 

https://se.pcpartpicker.com/product/3hkwrH/corsair-power-supply-cp9020102na

 

 

 

[Kanna]

6 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

can i get a local retailer website to browse? idk how much are things in sek

Here is a site https://www.inet.se/kategori/595/nataggregat-psu

[Ankerson]

2 minutes ago, Kanna said:

Here is a site https://www.inet.se/kategori/595/nataggregat-psu

 

https://www.inet.se/produkt/6902226/corsair-tx550m-550w

 

https://www.inet.se/produkt/6903067/be-quiet-pure-power-11-600w

 

https://www.inet.se/produkt/6902297/bitfenix-whisper-m-650w

 

https://www.inet.se/produkt/6903697/seasonic-focus-gx-550w

[Moonzy]

3 minutes ago, Kanna said:

Here is a site https://www.inet.se/kategori/595/nataggregat-psu

-briefly browse- the CX550M is below 1000, though I'm not sure if there are better valued ones to go after

but can't go wrong with it.

 

you can use pcpartpicker to find better deals too

10 minutes ago, Ankerson said:

https://se.pcpartpicker.com/product/3hkwrH/corsair-power-supply-cp9020102na

 

[Ankerson]

1 minute ago, Moonzy said:

-briefly browse- the CX550M is below 1000, though I'm not sure if there are better valued ones to go after

but can't go wrong with it.

 

you can use pcpartpicker to find better deals too

 

 

The TXM is about the same price...

 

I gave him a list to look at anyway, all good units and in his range.

[Kanna]

3 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

-briefly browse- the CX550M is below 1000, though I'm not sure if there are better valued ones to go after

but can't go wrong with it.

 

you can use pcpartpicker to find better deals too

 

I know about pcpartpicker but most of the times this site is cheapest and most reliable (sometimes it isn't cheapest)

[Kanna]

22 minutes ago, Ankerson said:

 

The TXM is about the same price...

 

I gave him a list to look at anyway, all good units and in his range.

I personally want it form that site I linked due to me being familiar with it and that it is often cheapest 

[Ankerson]

1 minute ago, Kanna said:

I personally want it form that site I linked due to me being familiar with it and that it is often cheapest 

 

Yeah, I did that....

 

4 options....

[Kanna]

29 minutes ago, Ankerson said:

 

Yeah, I did that....

 

4 options....

Completly missed that post

[Ralf]

6 hours ago, Kanna said:

I can test the PSU and everything what more do you guys need

So you have the testing equipment that's worth about $5000 USD?

[Kanna]

4 minutes ago, Ralf said:

So you have the testing equipment that's worth about $5000 USD?

No I don't but read everything also what more does it need to do than turn on and work on stress tests (Not fry my PC)

[Minicoop]

I figure it to be the same thing like never using a old battery that you don't personally know works into a brand new car. Always better to be safe than sorry.

Edited September 1, 2020 by Minicoop
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