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I'd remove that OC on your CPU and then keep the VS until you can afford a better unit.

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Hi there, it's my first time posting, I wanted to know if it's really necessary for me to change my PSU since I'm low on money.

This is my PC:

Corsair VS550

MSI Z370 A-PRO

Intel i5 8600k overclocked at 5Ghz vcore 1.360 AVX -2
Hyper 212 LED

ASUS Strix 1060 6GB

And my case has 2 fans in it.

 

I'm really afraid of my PC degrading over time since I've heard the VS series is kinda bad and even worse when it comes to overclocking.

Thanks in advance.

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That PSU is garbage.

CPU: Intel Core i7-950 Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R CPU Cooler: NZXT HAVIK 140 RAM: Corsair Dominator DDR3-1600 (1x2GB), Crucial DDR3-1600 (2x4GB), Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3-1600 (1x4GB) GPU: ASUS GeForce GTX 770 DirectCU II 2GB SSD: Samsung 860 EVO 2.5" 1TB HDDs: WD Green 3.5" 1TB, WD Blue 3.5" 1TB PSU: Corsair AX860i & CableMod ModFlex Cables Case: Fractal Design Meshify C TG (White) Fans: 2x Dynamic X2 GP-12 Monitors: LG 24GL600F, Samsung S24D390 Keyboard: Logitech G710+ Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum Mouse Pad: Steelseries QcK Audio: Bose SoundSport In-Ear Headphones

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4 minutes ago, Rasbir Singh said:

That PSU is garbage.

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1 minute ago, seon123 said:

You can afford a 1060 and Coffee, you can afford a decent PSU. What country do you live in?

A third world country
I wasn't really aware of how important a good PSU is until just now.
 

8 minutes ago, Rasbir Singh said:

That PSU is garbage.

So I heard but will it do the job for at least one month? till I get my hands on something better.

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38 minutes ago, gustav0323 said:

Hi there, it's my first time posting, I wanted to know if it's really necessary for me to change my PSU since I'm low on money.

This is my PC:

Corsair VS550

MSI Z370 A-PRO

Intel i5 8600k overclocked at 5Ghz vcore 1.360 AVX -2
Hyper 212 LED

ASUS Strix 1060 6GB

And my case has 2 fans in it.

 

I'm really afraid of my PC degrading over time since I've heard the VS series is kinda bad and even worse when it comes to overclocking.

Thanks in advance.

For 10 euro more or the same price u can get a cx450m. The vs550 is a really low tier psu.

 

The cx450m or cx550m are 8p plus bronze and halfly modulair. Never cheap on mobos or psus :)

My main rig ✦ Shardsedge

 ☟ INFO & SPECS ☟

 

  • Information:

This build is made for video editing, Gaming and livestreaming.

probably 65% of this build has been bought used.

  • Specifications:

CPU ✦ AMD Ryzen 7 1700

GPU ✦ Sapphire RX 580 PULSE 4GB

SSD ✦ Toshiba TR200 240GB

HDD ✦ WD Black 160GB 2.5" + WD BLUE 1TB

PSU ✦ Corsair RM750X

RAM ✦ Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x4 (8GB) 3000Mhz

CASE ✦ Corsair Crystal 460X

MOBO ✦ MSI X370 SLI Plus

 

 

 

My old pc build ✦ Smoke

 ☟ INFO & SPECS ☟

 

  • Information:

This build was made for gaming especially, it was my second build.

i had some struggles livestreaming on it because the CPU just wasn't good enough for that.

(I do not have this build anymore)

  • Specifications:

CPU ✦ Intel i5 6500

GPU ✦ Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 470 4G D5

SSD ✦ Kingston SSDNow v300 120GB

HDD ✦ WD Blue 1TB

PSU ✦ Corsair CX450M

RAM ✦ Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x4 (8GB) 2400Mhz

CASE ✦ Sharkoon S25-V

MOBO ✦ MSI H110M ECO

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13 minutes ago, gustav0323 said:

Yea, unlucky for me I already bought the VS550

 

My question was more of will the VS550 be able to handle my actual specs without the risk of damaging my build.

It can handle your specs. If the PSU dies because it's bad (VS series is also known as Very S***) then your components might die with it. 

 

Cannot you return it and get a Corsair CX (gray label, not green)?

CPU: Ryzen 7 9800X3D Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 Black Mobo: Gigabyte X870E Aorus Pro GPU: Sapphire Nitro+ 9070 XT RAM: G.Skill 2x16GB @ 6400 MHz SSD: PNY XLR8 2TB PSU: Corsair RM1000x Case: Fractal Design North Monitor 1: Asus XG27AQWMG(280Hz) Monitor 2: Asus VG259QM (240Hz)

I usually edit my posts immediately after posting them, as I don't check for typos before pressing the shiny SUBMIT button.

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CPU: Ryzen 5 7600 Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S Mobo: Asus B650E-i RAM: Kingston Server Premier ECC 2x32GB (DDR5) SSD: Samsung 980 2x1TB HDD: Toshiba MG09 1x18TB; Toshiba MG08 2x16TB HDD Controller: LSI 9207-8i PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Node 304

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It'll handle it but you should get a CX550M or better ASAP.

CPU: Core i9 12900K || CPU COOLER : Corsair H100i Pro XT || MOBO : ASUS Prime Z690 PLUS D4 || GPU: PowerColor RX 6800XT Red Dragon || RAM: 4x8GB Corsair Vengeance (3200) || SSDs: Samsung 970 Evo 250GB (Boot), Crucial P2 1TB, Crucial MX500 1TB (x2), Samsung 850 EVO 1TB || PSU: Corsair RM850 || CASE: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini || MONITOR: Acer Predator X34A (1440p 100hz), HP 27yh (1080p 60hz) || KEYBOARD: GameSir GK300 || MOUSE: Logitech G502 Hero || AUDIO: Bose QC35 II || CASE FANS : 2x Corsair ML140, 1x BeQuiet SilentWings 3 120 ||

 

LAPTOP: Dell XPS 15 7590

TABLET: iPad Pro

PHONE: Galaxy S9

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People have answered for me ^^ 

My main rig ✦ Shardsedge

 ☟ INFO & SPECS ☟

 

  • Information:

This build is made for video editing, Gaming and livestreaming.

probably 65% of this build has been bought used.

  • Specifications:

CPU ✦ AMD Ryzen 7 1700

GPU ✦ Sapphire RX 580 PULSE 4GB

SSD ✦ Toshiba TR200 240GB

HDD ✦ WD Black 160GB 2.5" + WD BLUE 1TB

PSU ✦ Corsair RM750X

RAM ✦ Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x4 (8GB) 3000Mhz

CASE ✦ Corsair Crystal 460X

MOBO ✦ MSI X370 SLI Plus

 

 

 

My old pc build ✦ Smoke

 ☟ INFO & SPECS ☟

 

  • Information:

This build was made for gaming especially, it was my second build.

i had some struggles livestreaming on it because the CPU just wasn't good enough for that.

(I do not have this build anymore)

  • Specifications:

CPU ✦ Intel i5 6500

GPU ✦ Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 470 4G D5

SSD ✦ Kingston SSDNow v300 120GB

HDD ✦ WD Blue 1TB

PSU ✦ Corsair CX450M

RAM ✦ Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x4 (8GB) 2400Mhz

CASE ✦ Sharkoon S25-V

MOBO ✦ MSI H110M ECO

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