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4 minutes ago, thefrecklepuny said:

Hi. Just upgraded by system to a very nice AMD Ryzen 9 7900. Non X version. Along with 64GB DDR5 RAM. It has the 2TB SSD and the AMD RX 6600 I already had. Not a big gamer, using this machine more for content creation. The thing is I have a Sharkoon 550W PSU. I have heard 'iffy' and not very complimentary things about this brand. Should I replace with a 'better' brand?

Personaly, yes, I would change that out. I will never own a 'mediocre' PSU, I dont want to take that risk at all.  Sharkoon has one or two PSU's in the mid tier and low tier on the PSU Tier List and a couple in the :Avoid. 

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Hi. Just upgraded by system to a very nice AMD Ryzen 9 7900. Non X version. Along with 64GB DDR5 RAM. It has the 2TB SSD and the AMD RX 6600 I already had. Not a big gamer, using this machine more for content creation. The thing is I have a Sharkoon 550W PSU. I have heard 'iffy' and not very complimentary things about this brand. Should I replace with a 'better' brand?

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4 minutes ago, thefrecklepuny said:

Hi. Just upgraded by system to a very nice AMD Ryzen 9 7900. Non X version. Along with 64GB DDR5 RAM. It has the 2TB SSD and the AMD RX 6600 I already had. Not a big gamer, using this machine more for content creation. The thing is I have a Sharkoon 550W PSU. I have heard 'iffy' and not very complimentary things about this brand. Should I replace with a 'better' brand?

Personaly, yes, I would change that out. I will never own a 'mediocre' PSU, I dont want to take that risk at all.  Sharkoon has one or two PSU's in the mid tier and low tier on the PSU Tier List and a couple in the :Avoid. 

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3 minutes ago, Hinjima said:

Personaly, yes, I would change that out. I will never own a 'mediocre' PSU, I dont want to take that risk at all.  Sharkoon has one or two PSU's in the mid tier and low tier on the PSU Tier List and a couple in the :Avoid. 

Okay, thanks for the prompt supply. Looking at replacements now.

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Okay, thanks for the prompt supply. Looking at replacements now.

No Problem 🙂  I do understand that some people are on a budget and can't afford a top tier PSU but its not the place to 'cheap out'   What are you currently looking at?

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18 minutes ago, Hinjima said:

No Problem 🙂  I do understand that some people are on a budget and can't afford a top tier PSU but its not the place to 'cheap out'   What are you currently looking at?

What about this one?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C7LJFVZN?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp&th=1

 

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19 minutes ago, thefrecklepuny said:

What about this one?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C7LJFVZN?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp&th=1

 

Solid unit, its not on the tier list yet as its a very new PSU. But its definitely better than the sharkoon!
Check for the RM850x or RM850e. They might be a bit more expensive however, they are very very reliable PSU's

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43 minutes ago, Hinjima said:

Solid unit, its not on the tier list yet as its a very new PSU. But its definitely better than the sharkoon!
Check for the RM850x or RM850e. They might be a bit more expensive however, they are very very reliable PSU's

 

1 hour ago, thefrecklepuny said:

What about this one?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C7LJFVZN?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp&th=1

 

Does he need an 850w PSU though? It's a 6600 and 7900 combo.

 

I'd save money with a quality 650w unit.

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Decided to go with this fella:

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-certified-Single-Rail-Non-Modular-Powercord/dp/B0C7LKLSMD/ref=sr_1_3?crid=Z81AYHNB7QK6&keywords=650%2Bwatt%2Bpsu&qid=1690402304&s=computers&sprefix=650%2Ccomputers%2C180&sr=1-3&th=1

 

Thanks for the replies.

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