Will PSU Fail?

[Potato7]

Is an "Ace V23 750W" likely to fail? It came with my case.

[Jupiterjazz]

it is advisable that you use something from Seasonic or Corsair if you don't want fire hazard

[Moonzy]

1 minute ago, Jupiterjazz said:

it is advisable that you use something from Seasonic or Corsair if you don't want fire hazard

dont shop by brand, shop by the model

 

depends what kind of system you're using, light load ones should do fine

 

but if you're getting a mid-range pc, i recommend:

 

EVGA SuperNOVA GS/B2/G2/P2

Corsair RMi/HXi/AX

any PSU from Seasonic <--- trusted brand

 

or you can check out the guide in my signature to look for more options

[Windows7ge]

That's hard to say, generally speaking most people opt to not trust the PSU's included with chassis. Personally I've never heard of Ace brand PSU's and looking up the power supply it doesn't have any 80 Plus Certification so I wouldn't dare run it at full load continuously. The comments section on the website I'm looking at has very mixed review but too many people say it's junk for me to personally use it.

Seasonic

Corsair

EVGA

Kingwin

Any of those brands in particular and make sure it's 80 Plus Certified. When building a computer on a budget the one thing not to skimp out on is the PSU. That doesn't mean buy the most powerful one just one from a reputable vendor and that has 80 Plus Certification.

[HKZeroFive]

A PSU from an unknown brand that comes with a case (which is honestly a red flag), no 80 Plus Certification and very likely to contain low quality parts. Something I would stay well away from - should not be used if you're looking for reliability and longevity.

[STRMfrmXMN]

9 hours ago, Potato7 said:

Is an "Ace V23 750W" likely to fail? It came with my case.

Only you can prevent forest fires.

[Crossbred]

Anything recent from Corsair, EVGA, Seasonic, Be Quiet, or CM should work.

For a less pricey option try a Corsair CX750M. Semi-modular and bronze for 50 usd.

[Mark77]

On ‎4‎/‎20‎/‎2016 at 11:54 PM, Jupiterjazz said:

it is advisable that you use something from Seasonic or Corsair if you don't want fire hazard

Really, where did this come from?  I know a guy who's run hundreds of el-cheapo PSU's in a computer lab setting 24/7, and not one has seen a failure remotely close to resembling a "fire hazard". 

 

 

[Jupiterjazz]

28 minutes ago, Mark77 said:

Really, where did this come from?  I know a guy who's run hundreds of el-cheapo PSU's in a computer lab setting 24/7, and not one has seen a failure remotely close to resembling a "fire hazard". 

 

 

maybe the guy you know who runs el-cheapo psu have el-cheapo hardwares in a computer lab setting 24/7