Deepcool or Sharkoon PSU

[Mateo18]

I'm building a low-budget PC with some second-hand parts, and some cheap parts. I am aware that some parts are a bit older and not so future-proof. I already built pc's but now I'm on a tight budget and need to choose a power supply that fits in it.

 

My partslist now is:

- CPU: Ryzen 5 3600

- GPU: AMD RX 5700xt

- MOBO: MSI B450-A PRO MAX II

- SSD: Something cheap(er) or something I have lying around. Will never be more than 1.5-2TB in total.

- RAM: I have 16gb DDR4 2133 lying around, but am going to upgrade to faster RAM eventually (to 3200 or 3600 MHz probably)

 

I think I need 550 - 600 Watts for the PSU.

I have 2 options:

 

1 - DeepCool PK550D 550W 

https://www.alternate.be/Deepcool/PK550D-550W-voeding/html/product/1854799

This one is a bit more expensive and lower wattage but in LTT PSU tier list.

 

2 - Sharkoon SHP Bronze 600 W

https://www.alternate.be/Sharkoon/SHP-Bronze-600-W-voeding/html/product/1586775

This one has more wattage but I don't find it on the tier list. I know the brand, but not their PSU's.

 

Which option would be better?

Thanks!

 

[filpo]

12 minutes ago, Mateo18 said:

Which option would be better?

neither is great but the PK is much better than the sharkoon. the sharkoon's actually on the 'Avoid' list of the Cultists Network PSU tier list PSU Tier List rev. 17.0g - Cultists Network

Here's an alternative

MSI MAG A550BN 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (MAG A550BN) - PCPartPicker

[Mateo18]

1 hour ago, filpo said:

Here's an alternative

MSI MAG A550BN 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (MAG A550BN) - PCPartPicker

okay, the i’m not going to take the sharkoon.
Is the msi one better than the Deepcool?

[--SID--]

9 minutes ago, Mateo18 said:

Is the msi one better than the Deepcool?

None of those. For the same price https://be.pcpartpicker.com/product/pBRYcf/seasonic-b12-bc-550-w-80-bronze-certified-atx-power-supply-b12-bc-550 is better.

[filpo]

12 minutes ago, Mateo18 said:

okay, the i’m not going to take the sharkoon.
Is the msi one better than the Deepcool?

yup, or @--SID--'s recommendation

[Mateo18]

Thanks for the recommendations. I have the sapphire pulse model of the rx5700xt and on the box there is mentioned that a 600w psu is required. Is this really important?

[--SID--]

1 hour ago, Mateo18 said:

Thanks for the recommendations. I have the sapphire pulse model of the rx5700xt and on the box there is mentioned that a 600w psu is required. Is this really important?

A decent 550w unit is fine and the Seasonic B12-BC is pretty decent. You can get a 650w for some headroom https://be.pcpartpicker.com/product/QCqrxr/seasonic-g12-gc-650-w-80-gold-certified-atx-power-supply-g12-gc-650

[Bagzie]

9 hours ago, Mateo18 said:

Thanks for the recommendations. I have the sapphire pulse model of the rx5700xt and on the box there is mentioned that a 600w psu is required. Is this really important?

They have to account for shit psus and peoplen with 25 hard drives so they are always conservative.

[filpo]

On 1/10/2024 at 7:36 PM, Mateo18 said:

Thanks for the recommendations. I have the sapphire pulse model of the rx5700xt and on the box there is mentioned that a 600w psu is required. Is this really important?

You can get a 550w variant or the seasonic from @--SID-- and you'll be fine