refurbished PSU

[TheBean]

http://www.cmstore-usa.com/elite-v2-550w-power-supply-refurbished/

 

I am on a budget of around US$750 and i was looking to get a nice mid-range PC. For my PSU, i was thinking to get a refurbished coolermaster elite V2 550W for US$36 on their website itself so its not some shady website. i was thinking: yes or no? should i spend my money on a refurbished PSU or no?

 

My current build: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/sakgoy2001/saved/sHwK8d

[Blackhole890]

i'd not, get s12ii 620 instead just in case

[EPPHO]

Wants to cheap out on PSU but wants to buy expensive case. Like, really? Also you should buy 1x8GB of RAM.

[TheBean]

i can cheap out on the case.... i just put in a random case so at least its complete....

[VVoltor]

Not something I'd cheap out on, but if it's from Coolermaster i think it's pretty safe

[TheBean]

i think it should be safe too because it was directly on their website and i think its a amazing deal because i was going to get a non modular 400W PSU for about the same price... THEY ONLY HAVE 4 LEFT!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE CAN YOU GUYS DECIDE???

[Droidbot]

just get a Seasonic S12II, it's a significantly better unit inside and out. 

[TheBean]

3 hours ago, Droidbot said:

just get a Seasonic S12II, it's a significantly better unit inside and out. 

droidbot... please... you have been bugging me to get the seasonic when i dont want to!!! STOP

[Droidbot]

Just now, saksham said:

droidbot... please... you have been bugging me to get the seasonic when i dont want to!!! STOP

I've said it once, but okay. 

My experience with CM PSUs is mediocre, they have many units which are essentially firebombs, whereas the Seasonic is a generally reliable, solid unit with good support. It's like $45.. 

[TheBean]

2 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

I've said it once, but okay. 

My experience with CM PSUs is mediocre, they have many units which are essentially firebombs, whereas the Seasonic is a generally reliable, solid unit with good support. It's like $45.. 

ok sorry... it was somebody else on another post.. sorry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[quan289]

7 hours ago, saksham said:

http://www.cmstore-usa.com/elite-v2-550w-power-supply-refurbished/

 

I am on a budget of around US$750 and i was looking to get a nice mid-range PC. For my PSU, i was thinking to get a refurbished coolermaster elite V2 550W for US$36 on their website itself so its not some shady website. i was thinking: yes or no? should i spend my money on a refurbished PSU or no?

 

My current build: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/sakgoy2001/saved/sHwK8d

It's an old, non-PFC unit that's outdated and over-rated (not actually a 550w unit). It's not worth $40 new, and it surely doesn't worth $36 refurbished.

 

I would suggest saving a little more into getting the Corsair CX450M. https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16817139146

It's much superior unit than the Elite v2 for $54.98. It does have a mail in rebate you can do afterwards to effectively make it a $34.98 unit.

[STRMfrmXMN]

7 hours ago, saksham said:

http://www.cmstore-usa.com/elite-v2-550w-power-supply-refurbished/

 

I am on a budget of around US$750 and i was looking to get a nice mid-range PC. For my PSU, i was thinking to get a refurbished coolermaster elite V2 550W for US$36 on their website itself so its not some shady website. i was thinking: yes or no? should i spend my money on a refurbished PSU or no?

 

My current build: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/sakgoy2001/saved/sHwK8d

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7400 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI B150M BAZOOKA PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($73.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($52.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Zotac T500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Toshiba 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 480 8GB XXX OC  Video Card  ($209.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 88R MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Corsair) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($61.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $746.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-26 13:23 EDT-0400

 

Here is a much better system that is color-coordinated and has an SSD.

 

EDIT: So it turns out that MSI hasn't released a Kaby Lake compatible BIOS for that board yet. Replace that CPU with an i5 6500 and you're good to go.

[Energycore]

On 3/26/2017 at 11:24 AM, STRMfrmXMN said:

Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 480 8GB XXX OC  Video Card  ($209.99 @ Newegg) 

Keep in mind this is the reference model but $210 is really good