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Mahmudul Hasan
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Hi,

I want to buy a power supply unit for my PC. I have a lower budget.
 
Is 2nd hand power supply good for my PC? Or should I get a new one instead?
 
I need suggestions for this.

My PC specs:

1. Processor: AMD RYZEN 5 3600
2. Mainboard: MSI B450 Gaming Plus Max
3. NVMe: Samsung EVO PLUS 500GB
4. HDD: Seagate 3 TB
5. Graphic Card: Gigabyte GeForce® GTX 970 Extreme 4GD
6. UPS: Powerguard 1200VA

Please help.
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1 hour ago, Mahmudul Hasan said:

I want to buy a power supply unit for my PC. I have a lower budget

Current power supply?

Does it have any issues such as random shutdowns?

 

If the answer to that is no then theres no reason to replace the psu

 

 

1 hour ago, Mahmudul Hasan said:

Is 2nd hand power supply good for my PC? Or should I get a new one instead?

If your psu does have shutdown issues or some sort of issue then buy a used psu as you are gonna get heavily ripped off buying new low budget trash that have useless warranties (<10 years) and dont even have enough wattage to be futureproof

 

What country and budget?

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I am from Bangladesh and my current psu is Antec VP550P 80 PLUS. And my psu has an issue of randomly resetting the HDD during the runtime. My HDD and Mainboard are okay, so the issue is within the psu sata power.

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4 hours ago, Mahmudul Hasan said:

Any more ideas?

I mean, it's kind of hard to make a recommendation for the bangladeshi market.  Almost any PSU will work for your PC, it's just about what's available at what price. Is your current PSU still under warranty?

I edit the shit out of my posts.  Refresh before you respond.

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4 hours ago, Queen Chrysalis said:

I mean, it's kind of hard to make a recommendation for the bangladeshi market.  Almost any PSU will work for your PC, it's just about what's available at what price. Is your current PSU still under warranty?

Ohh. My current PSU doesn't have any warranty available. I have selected some PSUs that I would like to buy as follows: 

 

  1. Montech BETA 550 550W Non-Modular Power Supply

  2. Gigabyte GP-P550B 550W Non-Modular 80 Plus Bronze Certified PSU

  3. Deepcool PK-D Series PK550D Non-Modular 550W 80 Plus Bronze Certified Black Power Supply

  4. Thermaltake Smart BX1 550W ATX Non-Modular Power Supply

  5. Thermaltake Smart BM2 550W Semi-Modular Power Supply

 

Out of the 5 PSUs above, I think the Montech BETA 550W PSU is more budget-oriented than the others. What do you think?

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The Thermaltake Smart BM2 is the best out of those.

 

The Montech is group regulated and no OTP. Red flag.

The Gigabyte is group regulated. Red flag too.

The Deepcool is pretty much the same as the BM2 but a bit lower quality. Only worth to consider if the price is significanty lower.

The BX 1 lacks proper protections.

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4 hours ago, --SID-- said:

The Thermaltake Smart BM2 is the best out of those.

 

The Montech is group regulated and no OTP. Red flag.

The Gigabyte is group regulated. Red flag too.

The Deepcool is pretty much the same as the BM2 but a bit lower quality. Only worth to consider if the price is significanty lower.

The BX 1 lacks proper protections.

The price of Deepcool is only $2.5 lower than the Thermaltake Smart BM2, indicating no notable difference in prices between these two.

 

On the other hand, the Deepcool has 6 types of protection such as SCP, OPP, OTP, OVP, OCP, and UVP whereas Thermaltake Smart BM2 has only 4 types of protection such as OVP, OPP, OCP, and OTP. That indicates Thermaltake Smart BM2 lacks SCP and UVP protection. What do you think of these two here?

 

The price in USD in my country for these units are:

  • The Montech - $36.66
  • The Gigabyte - $40
  • The Deepcool - $43.33
  • The Thermaltake Smart BX1 - $45
  • The Thermaltake Smart BM2 -  $45.83
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I want to buy a PSU for my PC. I have a minimal budget of 30-45 dollars.

 

My PC Specs:

  • Processor: AMD RYZEN 5 3600 
  • Mainboard: MSI B450 Gaming Plus Max
  • NVMe: Samsung EVO PLUS 500GB
  • HDD: Seagate 3TB
  • Graphic Card: Gigabyte GeForce® GTX 970 Extreme 4GD
  • Monitor: LG 22MK600M
  • UPS: Powerguard 1200VA

 

I have picked two PSUs but when I looked at the tier list, found one at tier 6. The confusing fact is I heard Tier 5 is the last resort of a gaming rig. I want to play games and perform other tasks like browsing and emailing as well.

The PSUs are as follows:

 

What do you recommend?

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34 minutes ago, Mahmudul Hasan said:

I want to buy a PSU for my PC. I have a minimal budget of 30-45 dollars.

 

My PC Specs:

  • Processor: AMD RYZEN 5 3600 
  • Mainboard: MSI B450 Gaming Plus Max
  • NVMe: Samsung EVO PLUS 500GB
  • HDD: Seagate 3TB
  • Graphic Card: Gigabyte GeForce® GTX 970 Extreme 4GD
  • Monitor: LG 22MK600M
  • UPS: Powerguard 1200VA

 

I have picked two PSUs but when I looked at the tier list, found one at tier 6. The confusing fact is I heard Tier 5 is the last resort of a gaming rig. I want to play games and perform other tasks like browsing and emailing as well.

The PSUs are as follows:

 

What do you recommend?

Any prices on the msi ab series?

 

Both psu's are low end. They'll work but not ones to recommend.

 

Any reason for the 970? Usually a rx 480/580 is same price and way faster

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2 hours ago, jaslion said:

Any prices on the msi ab series?

Is pretty much the same as BM2 and PK-D.

3 hours ago, Mahmudul Hasan said:

I have picked two PSUs but when I looked at the tier list, found one at tier 6. The confusing fact is I heard Tier 5 is the last resort of a gaming rig. I want to play games and perform other tasks like browsing and emailing as well.

The PSUs are as follows:

What do you mean with Tier 5 and 6? Take a look at the Tier list https://cultists.network/140/psu-tier-list/ . Both units are in Tier C. MSI MAG AB-N too.

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3 hours ago, --SID-- said:

Is pretty much the same as BM2 and PK-D.

Oh am aware is more like usually those go to 650w in that pricepoint which would be nice for the future

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19 hours ago, jaslion said:

Any prices on the msi ab series?

 

Both psu's are low end. They'll work but not ones to recommend.

 

Any reason for the 970? Usually a rx 480/580 is same price and way faster

I am not a hardcore PC gamer. I have a PS4 Pro and Nintendo Switch OLED, where I play most games. I use the PC for playing some games that are not on the consoles and play them at 1080p which allows most PC games to run well. That's why I'm keeping the 970 now. 

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12 hours ago, --SID-- said:

BM2 and PK-D have the same platform with the same protection features. TT didn't mention anything on their webside.

Actually, TT mentioned the protection features on their website. 

 

Check here.

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