Thoughts??

[Darkharry]

So i have optiplex 9020MT and i currently got Evga 600W W1 and i was thinking if i should upgrade to THERMALTAKE Toughpower GX1 600W and if it can even fit inside the case if anybody knows? and if it cant i thought about going for GIGABYTE P650B 650W and i think that can indeed fit

[Tan3l6]

19 minutes ago, Darkharry said:

optiplex 9020MT

Funnily it seems to lack standard 24-pin power cable, perhaps it's not standard ATX PSU:

19 minutes ago, Darkharry said:

i currently got Evga 600W W1

 

That is terrible PSU.

[Tan3l6]

17 minutes ago, Darkharry said:

THERMALTAKE Toughpower GX1 600W

 

17 minutes ago, Darkharry said:

GIGABYTE P650B 650W

Both in the C-tier, so perhaps not too bad.

But still the lack of 24-pin is a tad worrying.

[PDifolco]

16 minutes ago, Darkharry said:

So i have optiplex 9020MT and i currently got Evga 600W W1 and i was thinking if i should upgrade to THERMALTAKE Toughpower GX1 600W and if it can even fit inside the case if anybody knows? and if it cant i thought about going for GIGABYTE P650B 650W and i think that can indeed fit

The Dell OEM PSU are better than an EVGA W1

Makes no sense to upgrade them unless it's blown up for some reason, but then you can't use standard ATX PSU with 24pin, needs to get another Dell PSU

[Needfuldoer]

You guys know adapters exist that let you connect a standard ATX 24 pin power supply to an Optiplex motherboard, right?

 

https://www.amazon.com/COMeap-ATX-Cable/dp/B06XGWRTHC?th=1

[GuiltySpark_]

An adapter will do it.

 

https://www.amazon.com/COMeap-ATX-Cable/dp/B07NJ1BV2G

[Tan3l6]

15 minutes ago, GuiltySpark_ said:

An adapter will do it.

 

https://www.amazon.com/COMeap-ATX-Cable/dp/B07NJ1BV2G

 

16 minutes ago, Needfuldoer said:

You guys know adapters exist that let you connect a standard ATX 24 pin power supply to an Optiplex motherboard, right?

 

https://www.amazon.com/COMeap-ATX-Cable/dp/B06XGWRTHC?th=1

I wonder if OP is using one at the moment?

( Nevertheless the  Evga 600W W1 is a must go "Tier F • Replace immediately" ) 

[OddOod]

1 hour ago, Darkharry said:

Evga 600W W1

Big oof

[Darkharry]

2 hours ago, Tan3l6 said:

 

Both in the C-tier, so perhaps not too bad.

But still the lack of 24-pin is a tad worrying.

I got the adapter so no worrying about that im just wondering the psus can fit inside the case

[Darkharry]

2 hours ago, Needfuldoer said:

You guys know adapters exist that let you connect a standard ATX 24 pin power supply to an Optiplex motherboard, right?

 

https://www.amazon.com/COMeap-ATX-Cable/dp/B06XGWRTHC?th=1

I got the adapter but i was wondering if the psus can fit inside

[Darkharry]

2 hours ago, GuiltySpark_ said:

An adapter will do it.

 

https://www.amazon.com/COMeap-ATX-Cable/dp/B07NJ1BV2G

Yup, i got them, just wondering if the psus can fit inside the case

[Needfuldoer]

Just now, Darkharry said:

Yup, i got them, just wondering if the psus can fit inside the case

I think you'll just have to break out a measuring tape and check for yourself.

 

Ridiculously huge 1000+ watt supplies might not fit, but the x020 was before Dell put half-size SFF power supplies in their tower chassis so a regular size one should be okay. If anything, you might have to drill new mounting holes or cut some metal away from where the new power supply's plug and/or switch lands.

[MadAnt250]

On 7/11/2024 at 10:32 AM, OddOod said:

Big oof

I will say this about the W1:

• When it was reviewed years ago, it was fine.
• In the past it was higher up on the tier lists.
• In the past they had a good cheap price, now they do not.
• I don't know if the quality has changed over time.
• I would like to see a comparison between the old and newer units.
• For the same price now you can buy the better bronze efficiency Corsair CX 650.

[seon123]

1 hour ago, MadAnt250 said:

I will say this about the W1:

• When it was reviewed years ago, it was fine.

It has always been a low end, group regulated PSU. By 2015, when the 600W version was 80+ certified, the Corsair CXM 2015 would have been out, also a low end PSU, which at least had DC-DC for the minor rails.

1 hour ago, MadAnt250 said:

In the past it was higher up on the tier lists.

Who cares about tier lists, outside of 12 year olds arguing about their favourite Smash Bros characters?

1 hour ago, MadAnt250 said:

In the past they had a good cheap price, now they do not.

I'll once again compare it to the CXM, the lower wattage versions used to be available for ~$25 after rebate quite frequently for a long time.

1 hour ago, MadAnt250 said:

I don't know if the quality has changed over time.

Okay...?

1 hour ago, MadAnt250 said:

I would like to see a comparison between the old and newer units.

You can literallly look at the performance of the W1 and of a modern PSU and compare the results for yourself. Cybenetics has the W1, so just compare the report for it to the reports of any modern PSU on there.

1 hour ago, MadAnt250 said:

For the same price now you can buy the better bronze efficiency Corsair CX 650.

Having an 80+ Bronze rating does not make a PSU better. The CX650 2023 is group regulated trash, just like the W1.

[MadAnt250]

1 hour ago, seon123 said:

Who cares about tier lists, outside of 12 year olds arguing about their favourite Smash Bros characters?

OddOod showed it, I feel the list is a good rough guide, but is sometimes to critical.

1 hour ago, seon123 said:

You can literallly look at the performance of the W1 and of a modern PSU and compare the results for yourself. Cybenetics has the W1, so just compare the report for it to the reports of any modern PSU on there.

I'm talking about old W1 vs newer W1.

1 hour ago, seon123 said:

Having an 80+ Bronze rating does not make a PSU better. The CX650 2023 is group regulated trash, just like the W1.

I never claimed an 80+ Bronze rating makes a PSU better. Also the CX series is superior to the W1, well at least it was in the past.