PSU Brand does matter?

[DanielLee]

Well...My pc just broke down after 2 years. Yesterday, while I was playing games, the monitor just turned off and the fan on the vga or the cpu ran at maximum speed (which normally I set them on balance), the fan got so loud that even when I played Elden Ring, it didn't make those loud noise. After I checked the cable from the PSU, the PC just shut down immediately, I tried to reset but it was useless, not even a sign, but the electricity still in the case ???. My PSU just suck, the brand is Aerocool, in the E or F tier, and i'm plan on replacing a new one but I want to have a new graphic cards in the future like the rtx 3060 or the rx 6600, so maybe around 650W is enough or I can get lower like 550W? cuz My pc case is quite small so there's no way it gonna fit a 3 fan rtx 3060. BTW is it better to get a high B tier 550W or a low D tier 650W PSU cuz... I don't know if it's gonna fried my vga and other parts of the pc or not. Tks for helping!!

 

My pc specs: AMD ryzen 5 2600, b450 motherboard, 16gb ram, gtx 1650, 3 fans, 500W PSU (Aerocool F tier BRUH) 

Edited November 17, 2022 by DanielLee
Extra information about my PC

[NF-A12x25]

5 minutes ago, DanielLee said:

BTW is it better to get a high B tier 550W or a low D tier 650W PSU

Never get a D-tier PSU. However whether a 550w supply is enough for your system depends heavily on what your parts are. Try a 650 or 750 watt a or b-tier, C being… not ideal but acceptable.

[Dukesilver27-]

Shell out a bit more for 650W B tier, you've seen what low quality PSU could do.

The difference is usually not that much anyway, think of it as an investment to keep your PC safe.

 

[DanielLee]

4 minutes ago, NF-A12x25 said:

Never get a D-tier PSU. However whether a 550w supply is enough for your system depends heavily on what your parts are. Try a 650 or 750 watt a or b-tier, C being… not ideal but acceptable.

Oh, I see, thanks for helping, my local store just flooded with D, E, F tier PSU, while B tier or A tier PSU price is double their website price

[DanielLee]

5 minutes ago, Dukesilver27- said:

Shell out a bit more for 650W B tier, you've seen what low quality PSU could do.

The difference is usually not that much anyway, think of it as an investment to keep your PC safe.

 

Got it, maybe i should spend more for the PSU though, it is important, and I don't want low tier PSU straight up fried my whole PC down...it will cost more than the GPU price itself.

[NF-A12x25]

Just now, DanielLee said:

it will cost more than the GPU price itself

nah there are plenty of $75-$100 units in tiers A and B, shouldn’t be TOO bad, whereas a good GPU will cost $125 for an rx580 and $150-200 for a used 6600xt

[Somerandomtechyboi]

What psus are available and for what prices?

Whats your current psu?

Full system specs? You can also include upgrade plan as thatll help for psu reccomendation

 

I dont use arbitrary tiers, its black and white for me, anything that works works, anything that doesnt will either have reliability issues (could be random shutdowns), not turn on, or explode in a dramatic fashion (looking at you giga pgm). My 11 year old 450w dazumba (effectively 360w due to 12v rail being 30a) works fine for my oc shenanigans even x58 and im pretty sure this would fall into a very low arbitrary tier though not explosive or unreliable

[DanielLee]

11 minutes ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

What psus are available and for what prices?

Whats your current psu?

Full system specs? You can also include upgrade plan as thatll help for psu reccomendation

 

I dont use arbitrary tiers, its black and white for me, anything that works works, anything that doesnt will either have reliability issues (could be random shutdowns), not turn on, or explode in a dramatic fashion (looking at you giga pgm). My 11 year old 450w dazumba (effectively 360w due to 12v rail being 30a) works fine for my oc shenanigans even x58 and im pretty sure this would fall into a very low arbitrary tier though not explosive or unreliable

wow...that's unexpected...but ok lemme upgrade my topic...

[DanielLee]

22 minutes ago, NF-A12x25 said:

nah there are plenty of $75-$100 units in tiers A and B, shouldn’t be TOO bad, whereas a good GPU will cost $125 for an rx580 and $150-200 for a used 6600xt

well...for me 75$ to 100$ is quite premium in my country currency, the best PSU I can possibly get is TUF 650W bronze which is in B tier and it already cost nearly 100$ in my currency while in the US it is like half the price

[Somerandomtechyboi]

2 minutes ago, DanielLee said:

well...for me 75$ to 100$ is quite premium in my country currency, the best PSU I can possibly get is TUF 650W bronze which is in B tier and it already cost nearly 100$ in my currency while in the US it is like half the price

Whats your country and budget?

[DanielLee]

Just now, Somerandomtechyboi said:

Whats your country and budget?

Vietnam, the tax strikes really hard on electronic stuff, and my budget just around 50$ or 60$, can't go higher than that

[NF-A12x25]

1 minute ago, DanielLee said:

Vietnam, the tax strikes really hard on electronic stuff, and my budget just around 50$ or 60$, can't go higher than that

Try to find a used power supply in A-tier or B-tier that’s been taken good care of… not much else you can do

[Somerandomtechyboi]

1 minute ago, DanielLee said:

Vietnam, the tax strikes really hard on electronic stuff, and my budget just around 50$ or 60$, can't go higher than that

What psus can you get from the store your buying and what price?

 

You may wish to buy a used psu, youll usually get better units then when you buy new atleast at lower budgets

[DanielLee]

3 minutes ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

What psus can you get from the store your buying and what price?

 

You may wish to buy a used psu, youll usually get better units then when you buy new atleast at lower budgets

even the used PSU are F and E tier, the local store has D-F tier PSU though, only a few are B tier, so...for me it is better to spend a little bit more to buy a B tier PSU

[DanielLee]

5 minutes ago, NF-A12x25 said:

Try to find a used power supply in A-tier or B-tier that’s been taken good care of… not much else you can do

well, that's the only way I have, Tks for the help

[Somerandomtechyboi]

1 minute ago, DanielLee said:

even the used PSU are F and E tier, the local store has D-F tier PSU though, only a few are B tier, so...for me it is better to spend a little bit more to buy a B tier PSU

Wouldnt focus on arbitrary tiers, what matters is the psu works and doesnt have reliability or explosion issues, my psu would problably be a very low arbitrary tier but it works just fine and has been for the 2 years ive owned it and 9 years with previous owner(s)

 

Just tell what psus are available

[DanielLee]

8 minutes ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

Wouldnt focus on arbitrary tiers, what matters is the psu works and doesnt have reliability or explosion issues, my psu would problably be a very low arbitrary tier but it works just fine and has been for the 2 years ive owned it and 9 years with previous owner(s)

 

Just tell what psus are available

most of them are xigmatek and low-tier cooler master, a little bit of Cosair low tier too

[Somerandomtechyboi]

8 minutes ago, DanielLee said:

most of them are xigmatek and low-tier cooler master, a little bit of Cosair low tier too

What models?

[DanielLee]

5 minutes ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

What models?

for cooler master it is the PC600 seires, for cosair it is the cv550 and cv650, and the vs550, xigmatek is...well...I don't know, the name is just xigmatek PSU BRUHHH

[Somerandomtechyboi]

Just now, DanielLee said:

for cooler master it is the PC600 seires, for cosair it is the cv550 and cv650, and the vs550, xigmatek is...well...I don't know, the name is just xigmatek PSU BRUHHH

Could you link the store?

[DanielLee]

23 minutes ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

Could you link the store?

here you go

Nguồn 500W-700W – Máy Tính Biên Hòa (maytinhbienhoa.vn)

the website just bruh...

[--SID--]

4 hours ago, DanielLee said:

the best PSU I can possibly get is TUF 650W bronze

That's a decent PSU but a bit loud. The 550w is a lot cheaper and more than enough for your PC, even when you upgrade the GPU to a RTX 3060 or RX 6700. TUF 550w is Silver efficient and TUF 650w meets Gold. See Cybenetics reports.

[DanielLee]

47 minutes ago, --SID-- said:

That's a decent PSU but a bit loud. The 550w is a lot cheaper and more than enough for your PC, even when you upgrade the GPU to a RTX 3060 or RX 6700. TUF 550w is Silver efficient and TUF 650w meets Gold. See Cybenetics reports.

wait really?? I mean the recommend PSU for the RTX 3060 is 650W...I though I would need exact same 650W to run it, 550W seem way too low

[Eugene28]

inside components is most important.

[--SID--]

LOL, no. A decent 550w is plenty for a midrange 3060 system. I've barely seen a Ryzen 5/Intel i5 + RTX 3060 system draw over 300w.