Is this PSU recommended?

[ExtremeC9.1]

500W 80 PLUS BRONZE

My PC:

Ryzen 3 3100

RX 5500XT

HyperX Fury 3200mHz 8gb x2

1 HDD 7.2k RPM

1 HDD 5.6k RPM

1 SSD 120gb Kingston

https://gamemaxpc.com/productkkk/675-en.html

That's it, i want to know if i can trust this PSU lmao.

 

[Pixelfie]

Unknown brand, so no. Get Corsair, Be Quiet or Seasonic. And still make sure to not get the cheapest.

[blowupabuilding]

Gamemax is not a good brand at all for PSUs, I assume that there isn't a full 500 watts of power on the 12 volt rail. I would stay away from it.

[Downkey]

Now if you are a huge fan of fires and explosions, it's recommended!


if you are a sane human, avoid this like the plague!

[ExtremeC9.1]

2 minutes ago, Pixelfie said:

Unknown brand, so no. Get Corsair, Be Quiet or Seasonic. And still make sure to not get the cheapest.

what about Redragon ? and Thermaltake?

[blowupabuilding]

Just now, ExtremeC9.1 said:

what about Redragon ? and Thermaltake?

Never heard of Redragon, but Thermaltake is another good brand

[Downkey]

Thermaltake makes alot of horrible PSUS (The Thermaltake Smart is terrible! Don't buy it)

They also make some good PSUS, the toughpower1 being a good example

[ExtremeC9.1]

2 minutes ago, Caroline said:

 

PLEASE stop using brand as a synonym of quality. Thermaltake, Corsair, BeQuiet and Seasonic have manufactured TERRIBLE power supplies in terms of quality/stability, so saying "Thermaltake is a great brand for power supplies" is nothing more than a blatant lie because you're implying any and all Thermaltake PSUs are great.

 

 

OP. That PSU is bad. Don't buy something just because of its brand.

Thank you!

By the way, how do i know if a PSU is good? i mean, what and where do i have to look.

[Pixelfie]

8 minutes ago, ExtremeC9.1 said:

what about Redragon ? and Thermaltake?

Redragon definitly not, what model Thermaltake? What country & budget? If you want I can search a good one for you.

[IkeaGnome]

2 minutes ago, ExtremeC9.1 said:

Thank you!

By the way, how do i know if a PSU is good? i mean, what and where do i have to look.

This is a good start. It's not the end all be all, but it'll get you places. Reviews from reputable reviewers(not Amazon or Newegg reviews) will help you get the one you want too. 

 

[ExtremeC9.1]

Just now, Pixelfie said:

Redragon definitly not, what model Thermaltake? What country & budget? If you want I can search a good one for you.

Ok, im from Argentina (Latin America), my budget is around 80 usd. thanks for your help

[Pixelfie]

14 minutes ago, ExtremeC9.1 said:

Ok, im from Argentina (Latin America), my budget is around 80 usd. thanks for your help

If you don't plan on upgrading you can get the Be Quiet! Pure Power 11 CM 500w. If you wanna upgrade go for the Seasonic Core GM 650w. I don't know how prices are in Argentina but for some reason my PC Part Picker won't load prices. They're 80 here so it's probably the same in Argentina.

 

Also check this out: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1116640-psucultists-psu-tier-list/

[illoCharles]

Sabiendo que eres de Argentina... tienes alguna tienda con la que pueda revisar aparte de compragamer, para checar todas tus opciones.

 

[Guest]

1 hour ago, ExtremeC9.1 said:

500W 80 PLUS BRONZE

My PC:

Ryzen 3 3100

RX 5500XT

HyperX Fury 3200mHz 8gb x2

1 HDD 7.2k RPM

1 HDD 5.6k RPM

1 SSD 120gb Kingston

 

https://gamemaxpc.com/productkkk/675-en.html

That's it, i want to know if i can trust this PSU lmao.

 

Notice it only has 408W on the +12V rail?  For a "500W"?

 

1 hour ago, ExtremeC9.1 said:

what about Redragon ?

The Redragon 80 PLUS Gold PSUs aren't bad.  They're same as Helly 1st Player.

 

The 80 PLUS Bronze units are super old (2013) CWT GPK platform.  Even then, still way better then Gamemax.

[illoCharles]

Y tomando en cuenta Compragamer, tus opciones 3B Buenas, Bonitas y Baratas de acuerdo a lo que necesites serían:

 

• XPG Pylon
• Be Quiet! System Power U9
• Corsair CX (Está un poco mas cara, pero si planeas mejorar a futuro, vale la pena)

[Guest]

1 hour ago, ExtremeC9.1 said:

what about  Thermaltake?

Thermaltake has a HUGE range of products.  If it's "Smart" or "TR2", etc. it's not very good (although STILL better than Gamemax).  Thermaltake "Toughpower" models, on the other hand, are much better.

 

[Guest]

Just now, illoCharles said:

• Be Quiet! System Power U9

System Power U9 is the same as Redragon Bronze.  So between the two, you get the cheapest of the two. 

 

[illoCharles]

The thing is: He is from Argentina and AFAIK the redragon he might find is the RGPS-500 which is Group Regulated

 

9 minutes ago, jonnyGURU said:

System Power U9 is the same as Redragon Bronze.  So between the two, you get the cheapest of the two. 

 

 

[Guest]

26 minutes ago, illoCharles said:

The thing is: He is from Argentina and AFAIK the redragon he might find is the RGPS-500 which is Group Regulated

 

 

Ah.. That's right.  The 500 and 600 are completely different than the 700 and 800.  My bad.

 

[ExtremeC9.1]

1 hour ago, illoCharles said:

Y tomando en cuenta Compragamer, tus opciones 3B Buenas, Bonitas y Baratas de acuerdo a lo que necesites serían:

 

• XPG Pylon
• Be Quiet! System Power U9
• Corsair CX (Está un poco mas cara, pero si planeas mejorar a futuro, vale la pena)

Muchas gracias

[ExtremeC9.1]

1 hour ago, illoCharles said:

Y tomando en cuenta Compragamer, tus opciones 3B Buenas, Bonitas y Baratas de acuerdo a lo que necesites serían:

 

• XPG Pylon
• Be Quiet! System Power U9
• Corsair CX (Está un poco mas cara, pero si planeas mejorar a futuro, vale la pena)

Otra pregunta, recién vi las que me dijiste en CompraGamer y tambien vi estas

 

• DeepCool DA600

https://compragamer.com/producto/Fuente_Deepcool_600W_DA600_80_Plus_Bronze_8615?seccion=3&destacados=1&listado_prod=&nro_max=50&cate=34&sort=lower_price

• Gigabyte P550B

https://compragamer.com/producto/Fuente_Gigabyte_550W_80_Plus_Bronze_P550B_11352?seccion=3&destacados=1&listado_prod=&nro_max=50&cate=34&sort=lower_price

 

Que onda con esas? perdon que joda tanto con esto pero no se mucho de fuentes y no la quiero cagar.

 

(English): What do you think of those two? i'm not really into PSU's so i dont want to fck up

[illoCharles]

2 minutes ago, ExtremeC9.1 said:

 

• DeepCool DA600

• Gigabyte P550B

Nope, un no, no bueno.

son fuentes con plataformas mucho mas viejas y que sencillamente son de una peor calidad, precisamente por eso puse esas opciones de arriba porque son las mejores en el presupuesto que asumo necesitas.

Estas dos fuentes a parte de tener componentes de peor calidad usan un tipo de regulación mucho mas viejo, aqui una explicación de Luke Savenije de lo que hablo en concreto...

Conclusión: Son peores opciones
 

[ExtremeC9.1]

1 minute ago, illoCharles said:

Nope, un no, no bueno.

son fuentes con plataformas mucho mas viejas y que sencillamente son de una peor calidad, precisamente por eso puse esas opciones de arriba porque son las mejores en el presupuesto que asumo necesitas.

Estas dos fuentes a parte de tener componentes de peor calidad usan un tipo de regulación mucho mas viejo, aqui una explicación de Luke Savenije de lo que hablo en concreto...

Conclusión: Son peores opciones
 

Gracias, solo queria saber porque estaban entre ese rango de precio, pero definitivamente voy a ir por las que me dijiste. seguramente la Be Quiet!

 

 

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Caroline said:

Hate to interrupt here but do know the U9 is a bit worse than the CX, if you're talking about the current model with a gray label. 

 

It's def not going to blow up or cause a fire with just a 3100 and low wattage card, but, if you're planning to upgrade to let's say a 5600X then the CX is gonna be a better choice.

We know the CX is better than the U9, but the CX may not be available in Argentina right now.

 

It is very difficult to import into Argentina right now.

 

 

 

[ExtremeC9.1]

20 minutes ago, jonnyGURU said:

We know the CX is better than the U9, but the CX may not be available in Argentina right now.

 

It is very difficult to import into Argentina right now.

 

 

 

Oh it is available, there is like 20 dollars of diference