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Bim Job
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So I'm going to be making a build real soon and I'm trying to save as much money as possible. My brother has this PSU that he used for about 2 years, and I want to know if it'd be safe to use for gaming using this system: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($57.50 @ Vuugo) 
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($67.05 @ DirectCanada) 
Total: $436.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Moved to New Builds and Planning.

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So I'm going to be making a build real soon and I'm trying to save as much money as possible. My brother has this PSU that he used for about 2 years, and I want to know if it'd be safe to use for gaming using this system: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($57.50 @ Vuugo) 
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($67.05 @ DirectCanada) 
Total: $436.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-08 20:40 EDT-0400

 

that PSU will blow up and burn down your house in three seconds, I suggest a trusted brand like XFX, Seasonic, Corsair, and some EVGA PSUs

My i5 6500 is bad and can't even maintain 4.5ghz, and 4.4ghz causes it to slowly become unstable over weeks with a vcore of 1.395. FML

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He was probably able to use it because he got nowhere near the max rated wattage, but I personally wouldn't use it. 

 

Just get a XFX TS 550w on sale if you can. 

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that PSU will blow up and burn down your house in three seconds, I suggest a trusted brand like XFX, Seasonic, Corsair, and some EVGA PSUs

Though he used it for 2 years...

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nopenopenopenopediabloteknopenope

 

diablo= devil

 

you sir have a devil psu that will blow up. 8/10 would explode again.

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He was probably able to use it because he got nowhere near the max rated wattage, but I personally wouldn't use it. 

 

Just get a XFX TS 550w on sale if you can. 

Those are like $90

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That PSU is a liability.

CPU: I7 4790k  CPU Cooler: NH-D15 GPU: MSI 970 4gb   Motherboard: z97 Gaming 5 PSU: Corsair hx850   Ram: Corsair Vengeance 8 gb  SSD: Samsung 850 Evo  Case: Air 540

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Those are like $90

A worthwile $90

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On 9/8/2015 at 7:40 PM, Bim Job said:

 

So I'm going to be making a build real soon and I'm trying to save as much money as possible. My brother has this PSU that he used for about 2 years, and I want to know if it'd be safe to use for gaming using this system: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($57.50 @ Vuugo) 
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($67.05 @ DirectCanada) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Memory Express) 
Total: $436.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-08 20:40 EDT-0400

 

CX500, EVGA 500w. I've heard nightmare stories about Diablotek PSUs.

 

EVGA GQ/GS/G2 or a Seasonic S12II

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Though he used it for 2 years...

Still could blow. He might have a nice unit though EDIT: putting a larger load on a PSU can reveal weak points like not being able to properly sustain a current on a rail.

My i5 6500 is bad and can't even maintain 4.5ghz, and 4.4ghz causes it to slowly become unstable over weeks with a vcore of 1.395. FML

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