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Quoll
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I've been using a Truepower Quattro 1200 since '07 or '08. It's been pretty much trouble free for its entire life despite me forgetting that there is a difference between 4+4 and 6+2 a few times now.

 

I'm presently in the middle of a rebuild/upgrade and i'm wondering if I should stay with what i've got, add a Revolt Pro 1000 for redundancy, or possibly go a third route. Thoughts?

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Things that been use for that long, despite it's reliable for so far and have no trouble so far, can't really know the condition of the components inside after those years, probably some condensation will made any metal on the PCB corrode/rust. It might be degraded but would still works fine, or... poof? Dunno. Especially with higher power usage for when you upgrade your PC.

 

I probably would change it since... I don't want any sudden *poof* came from old components as it could kill my new components, but I'm no expert on such thing tbh, so let's hear from others below me either.

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I would replace it if it is that old. It could have erosion, and might be running slightly worse than it was before because of possible corrosion. I would go with a reliable Corsair PSU, at least gold rating and probably 850w or 1000w (depends on what new components you are using)

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using that psu would be the same thing as never changing or adding oil to your car in 5 years of driving it daily. i would replace that asap.

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