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almost 4 years old psu

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I have a pc with:

i7 4790

Msi gtx 1070 gaming x

and it is working great with a high-power 500w 80+ psu which i have used for my past builds (like fx-6300+r9 270x or i5 4460+gtx 970).

I bought the psu on march 2013 and it is still working great. 

It also has protections UVP, OVP, OPP, SCP.

My question is: should i buy a new one like super flower leadex or should i stick with my current psu until it breaks?

This is the psu:

http://www.highpower-tech.com/CA/product_page.php?class=20100527154213&id=20110523151533

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7 minutes ago, beast said:

I have a pc with:

i7 4790

Msi gtx 1070 gaming x

and it is working great with a high-power 500w 80+ psu which i have used for my past builds (like fx-6300+r9 270x or i5 4460+gtx 970).

I bought the psu on march 2013 and it is still working great. 

It also has protections UVP, OVP, OPP, SCP.

My question is: should i buy a new one like super flower leadex or should i stick with my current psu until it breaks?

This is the psu:

http://www.highpower-tech.com/CA/product_page.php?class=20100527154213&id=20110523151533

I've never heard of High Power PSU'S so I'd get a new one made by either Corsair, EVGA or Cooler Master. 

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Intel Core i7 7800X 6C/12T (4.5GHz), Corsair H150i Pro RGB (360mm), Asus Prime X299-A, Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4X4GB & 2X8GB 3000MHz DDR4), MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Gaming X 8G (2.113GHz core & 9.104GHz memory), 1 Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1TB NVMe M.2, 1 Samsung 850 Pro 256GB SSD, 1 Samsung 850 Evo 500GB SSD, 1 WD Red 1TB mechanical drive, Corsair RM750X 80+ Gold fully modular PSU, Corsair Obsidian 750D full tower case, Corsair Glaive RGB mouse, Corsair K70 RGB MK.2 (Cherry MX Red) keyboard, Asus VN247HA (1920x1080 60Hz 16:9), Audio Technica ATH-M20x headphones & Windows 10 Home 64 bit. 

 

 

The time Linus replied to me on one of my threads: 

 

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It's great that in their website, High Power lists its accomplishes, such as:

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2010: "First" in industry to achieve 80Plus 1000 and 1200W "Platinum" certification

That seems very "convincing".

 

In all seriousness I'd be a little uncomfortable with such expensive parts combined with a somewhat shady PSU. Upgrading the PSU probably wouldn't hurt, unless your insurance is excellent.

 

If you do end up picking a new PSU, I'd advice against going just with the brand name. Things may have changed, but the last time I was in the market for a new PSU, many brands sold both good and bad products under their name (actual manufacturers under the brand name was a chaos). Be sure to do proper research on the actual product or you might as well roll with what you have now.

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2 hours ago, beast said:

I found for 78 euros this psu:

Super Flower Leadex Silver 550W

Should i order it?

It's better than your current unit.

My account is almost entirely dormant. Hope you all are having a grand time. Many years of fun were had here.

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