The MWE Bronze v2 230V is also a good choice

There's not much decent budget units here unless you want low quality group regulated units

I highly doubt your PSU will damage your PC over time

The M12II is an old unit but it's still mostly fine for low powered GPUs (probably up to a 3060)

But a R9 390 isn't exactly a power efficient card either so you might want to spend a bit more for a higher quality unit, see here:




I'd recommend increasing your budget to something in the line of the NZXT C650 or the Corsair RM650

The MWE Bronze v2 isn't exactly an upgrade either over the Seasonic

This post has been edited by chocobo7779: Oct 27 2021, 12:23 AM

Guess that's just bad luck then for both my mobo and gpu

I think i see you mentioning that the NZXT C650 shares the same platform as Seasonic or something? So I guess that should be good! Thanks for your input

Hi sifus

Recently my 10yr old psu died on me and I'm thinking of getting a new one

My comp is quite old with these specs

Core i7 2600
Intel DH67CL motherboard
Kingston 4GB DDR3-1333 x2
Zotac gtx 750 2gb

Can recommend suitable goods psu?

My old psu was corsair gs700

Thks

Something like the MSI A550BN/XPG Pylon 550W/Cooler Master MWE Bronze v2 should be sufficient
Optionally the Corsair CV650 is also a decent choice (note that the CV450/550 uses a different platform which is not suitable for PCs with discrete GPUs)

It's based on a Seasonic platform (the updated Focus Gold platform), and it should be a good pick for your hardware

Dear.taikos

I had a.pc with amd 5600x and 3080 on a Seasonic 850w platinum

https://seasonic.com/platinum-xp2-xp3 ; bought probably 5 yrs ago

Question : my PC randomly shutdown ... Sometimes when in Ms Teams and sometimes during gaming


I suspect it's PSU because it's shutdown instead reboot...

U guys think it's the PSU aging?

can check, the input / output voltage by multimeter...

try buy 1, Sunwa yx-360trd

PSU don't really age like that

Might be a compatibility issue with the RTX3080 (Ampere cards are known for its high transient spikes, which can result in sudden shutdowns on certain PSUs, especially on Seasonic based units)

Did you use any PSU extension cables or custom cables?

You may try limiting the GPUs power limit first and see whether power limiting the GPU fixes the sudden shutdown issue

This post has been edited by chocobo7779: Jan 7 2022, 03:53 PM

Hi ALL SIFU here, been struggling on choosing :
ASUS THOR II 1000W (pcie 5)
ASUS THOR 1200W (GEN 1)

Currently using ax1200i. Been thinking whic should i buy now for spare PSU. Price different not so much but do the pcie 5 future proof if plan to upgrade once new GC out ?

Recommend other brand is welcome and pls guide me on choosing. Using Lianli XL casing.

Probably best to keep your PSU right now as PCIe Gen 5 power requirements are still unclear
https://videocardz.com/newz/pcie-gen5-12vhp...d-600w-settings

You can always buy an adapter for Gen 5 GPUs as your PSU is still a very high quality unit (one of the best in fact), just make sure that the adapter actually supports the power requirements of the GPU itself

Suddenly felt the existing PSU is failing soon. Last 2 days GPU suddenly drop below 200w and whole pclag like hell. Am using 3090. After restart then ntg. Juz wondering should i buy a spare PSU in this case ? I can go for the 1200w or 1000w is actually enough if lets say i upgrade 4080-4090 in future (if it's coming )

Hi, siffu.
My old PC cant switch ON anymore.
I suspect the PSU is bad already.
Before this the PC always randomly shutdown and very hard to switch ON. Need to try several times only can Boot up again.
The PSU is Silverstone ST75F-P Silver. Very old this model. I think more than 20 years old already.
So, I do the voltage check I learn from this youtube video using cheap Multimeter I got. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr70VyoACPg
Then, I calculate the reading.
This is the result.

Is this bad? All of them is way more than +/- 5% tolerance.

This post has been edited by coklatua: Mar 19 2022, 08:03 PM

Can recommend me a SFX psu? Going to sell my MWE1050 sealed that I got replacement from RMA for an SFX.

Hi all, i RMA my Corsair AX1200i PSU 3 months ago, this morning i received a call from Convergent Distribution that my PSU is ready for collection, after further checking was told it is a refurbished PSU, is it normal Corsair will RMA refurbished PSU?

Hi i have a quick question regarding NZXT c750 PSU.

when i bought the pc, vendor only given me 1 6 pin PCI-e sata power cable.
i bought extra from shoppee, when i plugged the cable in the PSU and to the HDD, i notice if i plug it in while pc is on, it trips the PSU (i.e. PC off's immediately)

if pc not boot up, when i plug device in, it trips the PSU and motherboard power will off.

after that i only noticed the pins in the male plug that goes into the PSU is different from the cable that came with the pc.
the NZXT PCI-e SATA cable has a RB78 code on it.

i cant seem to find any cable like this which has this code on shoppee

i just want to know if this means that i wont be able to get additional cables for my PSU? or if anyone can let me know where can i get buy the cables.

thanks

This post has been edited by mr lappy: Mar 28 2022, 03:32 PM

i always thought it's very common to have refurbished unit as replacement. it's also normally mentioned in the TnC of rma.

I know there is TnC there but i'm not sure it is common or not, based on my previous experience, i RMA my previous unit same model few years ago, they returned with a brand new sealed unit.

Corsair SF?

After looking at several I think I'm going with V850 sfx from cooler master.