Is the evga 650w bq good?

[Xxetro]

Is this PSU safe for my parts? Just making sure before I purchase this.

[TVwazhere]

Yes, its safe. 

 

 

[Frode]

Its a great PSU. I have used it, but returned it for a bit of cash back and replaced it with its 750w brother.

[Xxetro]

13 minutes ago, TVwazhere said:

Yes, its safe. 

 

 

The tier list shows it as a tier 4. Is that any bad or good? Or is it only because it's rated 80+ bronze?

[TVwazhere]

1 minute ago, Xxetro said:

The tier list shows it as a tier 4. Is that any bad or good? Or is it only because it's rated 80+ bronze?

The 80+ rating is only a factor of PSU efficiency, not necessarily quality. 

 

Tier 4 is not a recommended tier, but if you're on a tight budget and you're not doing any serious OC'ing or have a large power draw, then it can be used fairly safely (for example, i'm using the old Corsair CX series on that list). 

 

You could look at the EVGA B3, or a Corsair CXM series (gray label) both of these are in tier 3 and are very solid units.

[Xxetro]

9 minutes ago, TVwazhere said:

The 80+ rating is only a factor of PSU efficiency, not necessarily quality. 

 

Tier 4 is not a recommended tier, but if you're on a tight budget and you're not doing any serious OC'ing or have a large power draw, then it can be used fairly safely (for example, i'm using the old Corsair CX series on that list). 

 

You could look at the EVGA B3, or a Corsair CXM series (gray label) both of these are in tier 3 and are very solid units.

If I'm only ocing a ryzen 7 to 3.7 GHz is that considered large ocing. Also how can I check if my build has a large power draw? Sorry for all these questions, new to this stuff.

[TVwazhere]

2 minutes ago, Xxetro said:

If I'm only ocing a ryzen 7 to 3.7 GHz is that considered large ocing. Also how can I check if my build has a large power draw? Sorry for all these questions, new to this stuff.

You can use a PSU wattage calculator to determine what kind of power your system will draw. The biggest factors are CPU and GPU. 

 

For example, I just punched in a Ryzen 7 1700 and a GTX1070 with an SSD and an HDD and two 120mm fans, the load was at max 370w so a minimum of 420w would be recommended. 650 is well in the safe range for a build along this line.

https://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator

[Xxetro]

11 minutes ago, TVwazhere said:

You can use a PSU wattage calculator to determine what kind of power your system will draw. The biggest factors are CPU and GPU. 

 

For example, I just punched in a Ryzen 7 1700 and a GTX1070 with an SSD and an HDD and two 120mm fans, the load was at max 370w so a minimum of 420w would be recommended. 650 is well in the safe range for a build along this line.

https://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator

Thanks!

[STRMfrmXMN]

7 hours ago, Xxetro said:

Is this PSU safe for my parts? Just making sure before I purchase this.

What parts do you have? It would be overkill for a 1050 Ti and G4560 but questionable for an R7 and 1080Ti.

[Xxetro]

On 8/2/2017 at 9:08 PM, STRMfrmXMN said:

What parts do you have? It would be overkill for a 1050 Ti and G4560 but questionable for an R7 and 1080Ti.

Sorry for the late reply but I have a 1080 and r7 1700.

[STRMfrmXMN]

24 minutes ago, Xxetro said:

Sorry for the late reply but I have a 1080 and r7 1700.

I'd get a 750B2 or 650GQ. The BQ isn't that great and if you can afford a $300 CPU and $500 GPU you can afford to spend $70 on a PSU.

[PSUGuru]

According to professional reviews, it's a solid unit.

[Xxetro]

1 hour ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

I'd get a 750B2 or 650GQ. The BQ isn't that great and if you can afford a $300 CPU and $500 GPU you can afford to spend $70 on a PSU.

What makes this PSU bad? I'm not disagreeing just want to know.

[STRMfrmXMN]

6 minutes ago, Xxetro said:

What makes this PSU bad? I'm not disagreeing just want to know.

It performs average and is outclassed by similarly priced EVGA units.

[Xxetro]

32 minutes ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

It performs average and is outclassed by similarly priced EVGA units.

By outclassed you mean better efficiency and less power draw? Sorry if I sound ignorant I just want to know more about PSU. Also what do you recommend? 

[STRMfrmXMN]

34 minutes ago, Xxetro said:

By outclassed you mean better efficiency and less power draw? Sorry if I sound ignorant I just want to know more about PSU. Also what do you recommend? 

Outclassed by other EVGA units that perform better, not necessarily relating to efficiency.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/hWs8TW/evga-b3-550w-80-bronze-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-220-b3-0550-v1

That is a bit better. That said, this is a steal at this price:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/dDH48d/corsair-txm-gold-550w-80-gold-certified-semi-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020133-na

[KevinD29]

On 8/2/2017 at 10:53 AM, TVwazhere said:

You can use a PSU wattage calculator to determine what kind of power your system will draw. The biggest factors are CPU and GPU. 

 

For example, I just punched in a Ryzen 7 1700 and a GTX1070 with an SSD and an HDD and two 120mm fans, the load was at max 370w so a minimum of 420w would be recommended. 650 is well in the safe range for a build along this line.

https://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator

hey TVwazhere thanks for this info really helpful, didn’t know PSU could get this (little) complicated.  

 

So so a good roll of thumb is putting in a safe range of double or half of its max Wattage (output wise)

 

In my build I’m getting closer to 400 watts right now(pcpickers estimation). 

 

So is it better to get 850 now for upgrades latter in the future?

 

MyPC

[TVwazhere]

4 minutes ago, KevinD29 said:

So is it better to get 850 now for upgrades latter in the future?

Unless you plan on going dual GPU's in the future, 850W is probably overkill. 

 

I'd suggest posting your question in this thread, as there's a lot of knowledgeable members there who can help you shop for the best PSU for your system 

 

[LienusLateTips]

20 minutes ago, KevinD29 said:

So so a good roll of thumb is putting in a safe range of double or half of its max Wattage (output wise)

100% nonsense. Get as close to the limit as possible, leaving maybe 100-200W of headroom, unless you have a multi rail unit. Even if you do have a multi rail unit, still save the money and get a smaller unit. Quieter too.

 

21 minutes ago, KevinD29 said:

So is it better to get 850 now for upgrades latter in the future?

No.

[KevinD29]

10 hours ago, TVwazhere said:

Unless you plan on going dual GPU's in the future, 850W is probably overkill. 

 

I'd suggest posting your question in this thread, as there's a lot of knowledgeable members there who can help you shop for the best PSU for your system 

 

thanks TVwazhere

[KevinD29]

10 hours ago, LienusLateTips said:

100% nonsense. Get as close to the limit as possible, leaving maybe 100-200W of headroom, unless you have a multi rail unit. Even if you do have a multi rail unit, still save the money and get a smaller unit. Quieter too.

 

No.

Ok got it 650 is perfectly fine, also got another question why is evga brand for PSU not good? 

 

Also seen this in my post, is their a reason for the brand dislike or they just don’t make good PSU?

[LienusLateTips]

2 hours ago, KevinD29 said:

Ok got it 650 is perfectly fine, also got another question why is evga brand for PSU not good? 

 

Also seen this in my post, is their a reason for the brand dislike or they just don’t make good PSU?

It's not the brand. It's the model. The BQ has subpar electrical performance and iirc out of spec inrush performance, which can lead to component failure quite quickly.

[Matsozetex]

1 hour ago, LienusLateTips said:

It's not the brand. It's the model. The BQ has subpar electrical performance and iirc out of spec inrush performance, which can lead to component failure quite quickly.

Also 40dB idle noise for the BQ.

[KevinD29]

On 8/31/2019 at 12:39 AM, LienusLateTips said:

It's not the brand. It's the model. The BQ has subpar electrical performance and iirc out of spec inrush performance, which can lead to component failure quite quickly.

eah, that doesn’t sound good, any recommendations of PSU ?(650w)