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This is the power supply in question. 

Refurbished: SAMA BTX-800-1 800W 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply A grade

I've never heard of this brand and I want to know if it's a good idea. Thank you :)

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I never heard of it, most people never heard of it. But there is one thing for sure, we will hear about that fire.

 

Anyway. Never cheap out on a PSU. It is no where to be seen

 

I would get this for similar price but lower wattage

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151074&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker, LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

 

What is your build? How much W does it consume

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never heard of it, try to find a cx750m (with grey stickers) it will do a better job 

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Things you never want to cheap out on in build a PC:
The PSU

 

That one part decides weather you gonna have a smooth experience or if you gonna be bbqing you motherboard and everything attached to it

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3 minutes ago, Dutch-stoner said:

"review" of the company. I WOULD buy that PSU...

 

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/SAMA/FTX-800-2/

 

@ people never heard of it: SAMA only targets the asian market, no focus on mass export of crap to the USA/EU...

That's a freaking titanium model. I'm willing to bet that a high-end titanium model is better then a bronze rated refurbished one.

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Agreed, but this was a "company review".

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9 minutes ago, KyoSohma said:

This is the power supply in question. 

Refurbished: SAMA BTX-800-1 800W 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply A grade

I've never heard of this brand and I want to know if it's a good idea. Thank you :)

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2 minutes ago, Dutch-stoner said:

"review" of the company. I WOULD buy that PSU...

 

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/SAMA/FTX-800-2/

 

@ people never heard of it: SAMA only targets the asian market, no focus on mass export of crap to the USA/EU...

I've heard of SAMA before, it's never exploded on anyone that I know with one in their system (provided you don't try pushing 1300 watt out of an 850 watt unit.) It's like people bitching about Huntkey, just because it's uncommon in the US don't go crying rivers over everything unknown to you. however you should like with any brand stay away from certain models. That one I bet had a shitty capacitor and it went, so they had to solder on a new one, I do that a lot with PSU's since South Africa's power is so crap I get lots of clients bringing their PCs to me and I have to replace one or two caps.

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8 minutes ago, Dutch-stoner said:

"review" of the company. I WOULD buy that PSU...

 

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/SAMA/FTX-800-2/

 

@ people never heard of it: SAMA only targets the asian market, no focus on mass export of crap to the USA/EU...

wrong psu model, most brands don't consistently sell good(or sometimes even acceptable) power supplies. chances are, there'll be a few of their product lineup that sucks, so we cannot judge by the brand(except seasonic and mayber superflower).

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SAMA is not that bad, but I would never buy refurbished power supplies.

First ask yourself if you really need a 800w power supply. Most likely your system only uses 200-300w at best when gaming, which means you could work with a 500-550w poer supply easily. Your 800w power supply will have a lousy efficiency at idle.

 

For systems with just one mid-range video card and one or two hard drives, this psu would do just fine at the price of your SAMA ( SeaSonic S12II 430B 430W ) :  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151074&ignorebbr=1

if you want more watts, the 520w is quite sufficient for a cheap system: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151094&ignorebbr=1

 

Don't cheap out on power supplies,especially when a good one can last more than 5-8 years and you may reuse it on a future system (components are using less and less power, so if your system works fine, future systems will work fine unless they invent a new power supply standard)

Good brand name power supplies like the Seasonic above come with 5 year warranty and long lasting fans (the component most likely to fail in a power supply) so they would be a good investment.

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This is my build. I know that 800 is way overkill. I'm thinking I need about a 520 watt. I want a power supply that has black sleeved cables, and ideally semi modular but that's pushing it for a $50 price range.

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Cheap out on whatever you want, just not on the power supply.

With that configuration, a 550W 80+ Gold PSU will do wonders for you. I personally like the XFX TS550. Just be aware that it comes in two version: a Bronze one and a Gold one.

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If you can afford an unlocked i5 and a 390 you can afford to spend $70 on a PSU. A Seasonic M12 or EVGA GQ/B2 won't kill ya.

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1 minute ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

If you can afford an unlocked i5 and a 390 you can afford to spend $70 on a PSU. A Seasonic M12 or EVGA GQ/B2 won't kill ya.

The 390 is free ;)

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1 minute ago, KyoSohma said:

What would be a good ~520 watt power supply

Seasonic M12 would be fine for your system. 

 

2 minutes ago, KyoSohma said:

The 390 is free ;)

Then maybe get a locked i5 and H110 motherboard and get a better PSU?

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Generally speaking, factory refurbs are not actually a bad idea. They are usually warranty returns that have had the bad components replaced and are generally in "like new" condition.

 

I'm not familiar with SAMA, but they could be an OEM or a foreign brand made by one of the many OEMs.

See if you can dig up a review.

 

Also, 80+ is a certification process that does require a power supply to meet certain criteria. Most of the "fire hazard" PSUs are not certified.

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10 minutes ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

Seasonic M12 would be fine for your system. 

 

Then maybe get a locked i5 and H110 motherboard and get a better PSU?

I'll take your suggestion on that psu. $65 brand new

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4 minutes ago, KyoSohma said:

I'll take your suggestion on that psu. $65 brand new

With an R9 390, you should go for a 600-650watt PSU.

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8 minutes ago, KyoSohma said:

What would be a good ~520 watt power supply

The Corsair CX550M would be a good option for $60, and it has a $10 MIR if you willing to do it.

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16 minutes ago, KyoSohma said:

It's $65 and fully modular

Yes, the Seasonic M12II 520w Evo is a good budget option, that would surely power a system with a 390.

 

Personally, I would go for the newer CX550M model as it is based on a more modern DC-DC design that would offer better voltage stability and full support to the C6/C7 sleep state. Or you could spend like $25 more for a high-end unit to go along with your high-end setup like the Corsair RM550x or EVGA 550w G2. Up to you.

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