GIGABYTE

[experior]

are their power supplies any good? whats wrong with them and any better options for $100-$150AUD(Australian Dollars)

[PinballYT]

what voltage do you need?

[8tg]

The P-GM series was pretty ass and sparked a whole lot of controversey, and actual sparks.

Their UD-GM series is pretty ok, if you can get a good deal on the UD750/850GM theyre solid options.

[RONOTHAN##]

5 minutes ago, experior said:

are their power supplies any good?

Some of them are OK, some are fire hazards. They have a pretty bad history of dealing with their units if they're faulty, so I'd probably avoid even their good ones. 

 

For reference: 

 

 

[PcBeExpensive]

14 minutes ago, experior said:

are their power supplies any good? whats wrong with them and any better options for $100-$150AUD(Australian Dollars)

Yeah gigabyte stuff has problems, wouldn't recommend. In the $100-$150 AUD price range there is quite a bit, what is your system?

[PinballYT]

Just now, PcBeExpensive said:

Yeah gigabyte stuff has problems, wouldn't recommend. In the $100-$150 AUD price range there is quite a bit, what is your system?

while yes gigabyte has had issues in the past, I would not get one, as I would not want to take the risk of a fire hazard nor risking my components getting damaged.

[Somerandomtechyboi]

30 minutes ago, experior said:

are their power supplies any good? whats wrong with them and any better options for $100-$150AUD(Australian Dollars)

Giga psus are fine but id sort by cheapest 750/850w gold unit thats half decent, itd be pretty fucking stupid to overpay for an rm(x) if a udgm is like 30$ cheaper

 

If you want maximum value buy a used psu as youll find quality units like the rm(x) for half or less off retail price, prefferably psus that are <5yo and max 7yo when you buy em cause psus generally last 10-15 years (and i dont see how an rmx would struggle to get to 15 years)

[joshfrog]

why are you only looking at gigabyte? 

[rippy4500]

gigabytes stuff is not always that good, especially their P-GM psus that had exploding components. Id recommend a psu from a brand like corsair, evga, seasonic, or any other good psu brand like that.

 

You can look at the psu teir list here to see which power supplies are good and which ones arent. Also ignore the list here on the forums its outdated.

 

https://cultists.network/140/psu-tier-list/

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

21 minutes ago, joshfrog said:

why are you only looking at gigabyte? 

Probably wasn't only looking at Gigabyte, but perhaps a few units are on sale so they're asking for general opinions on them. 

[PcBeExpensive]

1 hour ago, PinballYT said:

while yes gigabyte has had issues in the past, I would not get one, as I would not want to take the risk of a fire hazard nor risking my components getting damaged.

thats what I said.

[PcBeExpensive]

1 hour ago, experior said:

are their power supplies any good? whats wrong with them and any better options for $100-$150AUD(Australian Dollars)

PCPartPicker Part List

Power Supply: Cooler Master MWE GOLD 750 V2 FULL MODULAR 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.00 @ MSY Technology) 
Total: $99.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-08-21 11:43 AEST+1000
You could get this for 750w

[experior]

14 hours ago, PinballYT said:

what voltage do you need?

I'm thinking of an AMD 5600X or G with a 6700XT or waiting until the budget and gen 3 GPUs(I forgot their name but I'm saying the 7700XT or 7700) come out and updating my list so id say roughly 650-750 watts just to be safe

[experior]

13 hours ago, joshfrog said:

why are you only looking at gigabyte? 

I'm not only looking at gigabytes they just are cheaper than the rest just checking to make sure that they are good quality

[experior]

14 hours ago, PcBeExpensive said:

Yeah gigabyte stuff has problems, wouldn't recommend. In the $100-$150 AUD price range there is quite a bit, what is your system?

 AMD 5600X or G with a 6700XT or waiting until the budget and gen 3 GPUs
I forgot their name but I'm saying the 7700XT or 7700

[--SID--]

2 hours ago, experior said:

I'm not only looking at gigabytes they just are cheaper than the rest just checking to make sure that they are good quality

They're cheaper for a reason. Nobody wants them. Gigabyte has a bad reputation in PSUs.

[PcBeExpensive]

7 hours ago, experior said:

 AMD 5600X or G with a 6700XT or waiting until the budget and gen 3 GPUs
I forgot their name but I'm saying the 7700XT or 7700

Then a 750w power supply would do you just fine