Should I replace PSU?

[WIEZZY]

Hey,

 

A guy on Tom's Hardware told me that I "need to replace that PSU before you overclock. Raidmax PSU's are very bad." That is easy for him to say since it is not his money, and I would like to get a few opinions from this site as to the validity of that claim.

 

Here is my PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817152044

I am planning to OC a 4790k with an H110 cooler and also have a GTX 780ti graphics card and Asrock Extreme 6 MB.

 

That was a very expensive PSU and I don't want to replace it unless I need to. Is that really something I NEED to replace, or is it something I SHOULD replace, or is he totally wrong and there's no reason to replace it? What would be the potential negative effects of trying to OC with a "bad" PSU?

 

Thanks for your opinions, and let me know if I didn't provide the necessary information.

[GhostWindGamer]

Doesn't seem to be anything wrong with it to me

[MattWakey]

Looks fine and has good ratings

[Midnight]

This isn't a bad PSU. It's multi-railed so you need to be careful on not to overload any of them.

[gilm0re3]

I would try it. I did notice quite a few reviews from the Newegg page seem to indicate that this PSU has problems with crashing/failing, so do with that information what you wish. Just keep in mind that if your pc starts having issues, it very well might be the psu. Good luck!

[NeCoNLive]

This isn't a bad PSU. It's multi-railed so you need to be careful on not to overload any of them.

+12V1@36A, +12V2@36A, +12V3@36A, +12V4@36A, -12V@0.5A 

 

 

vs  71.6A + 12v on a Corsair AX860i

 

Not sure if I would call it good either.

[EcoBoost]

A guy on Tom's Hardware told me that I "need to replace that PSU before you overclock. Raidmax PSU's are very bad." That is easy for him to say since it is not his money, and I would like to get a few opinions from this site as to the validity of that claim.

 

It's a decent PSU. That guy doesn't know what he's saying and only judges it because it's made by a brand stereotyped to make bad PSUs in the low end.

 

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2011/02/23/raidmax_rx1000ae_1000w_power_supply_review/9

[Imabigmac]

From a hardOCP reveiw they pass and say it could be better but it is not a bad unit. There are better ones out there but this one is not worthy of being replaced. You won't streets it out anyway with a little bit of Overclocking.

And got ninja'd with he hardocp reveiw.

[Midnight]

+12V1@36A, +12V2@36A, +12V3@36A, +12V4@36A, -12V@0.5A 

 

 

vs  71.6A + 12v on a Corsair AX860i

 

Not sure if I would call it good either.

 

I'm not sure if I understand the point you are trying to make.

[WIEZZY]

Wow, thanks guys (and ladies). I will keep it then. 

[WIEZZY]

+12V1@36A, +12V2@36A, +12V3@36A, +12V4@36A, -12V@0.5A 

 

 

vs  71.6A + 12v on a Corsair AX860i

 

Not sure if I would call it good either.

 

I have no idea what any of that means. I guess if it catches on fire I know I'm doing something wrong.

[WoodenMarker]

+12V1@36A, +12V2@36A, +12V3@36A, +12V4@36A, -12V@0.5A 

vs  71.6A + 12v on a Corsair AX860i

Not sure if I would call it good either.

?

I'm not sure if I understand the point you are trying to make.

Same here^

[NeCoNLive]

its not bad or good!!!

[Midnight]

its not bad or good!!!

 

Huh? You can't really tell a power supply is good or bad just by how much amps 12V rail(s) can use.

 

Also theoretically, the OP's PSU can consume up to 1728W on the +12V rails (but I highly doubt it can sustain that use for any reasonable amount of time, or if it even can in the first place).

[legendz1292]

Raidmax is known to make bad psu's, however this particular model is not that bad, so as long as you're not going for serious overclocking, you should be fine =)

 

 

read this review, just to make sure:-

 

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2011/02/23/raidmax_rx1000ae_1000w_power_supply_review/9#.VFlCdPmUdfc

[WIEZZY]

Raidmax is known to make bad psu's, however this particular model is not that bad, so as long as you're not going for serious overclocking, you should be fine =)

 

 

read this review, just to make sure:-

 

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2011/02/23/raidmax_rx1000ae_1000w_power_supply_review/9#.VFlCdPmUdfc

 

What do you define as "serious"? I wanted to try to get my 4790k to at least 4.7 GHz, but having never OCed anything before, I have no idea what part the PSU plays.