Will My PSU Go BOOM?

potatoman1000

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I've got a pretty beast gaming pc but I've been using a cit shade psu because I was short on money . I've been using it for about 4 months now and it's still pretty sturdy but I'm scared it will blow up. Should I get a new reliable psu or will the one I have now do? I'm really short on money :(

SPECS
FX 4130
RADEON 7850
KINGSTON HYPER BLUX 8GB 1600MHZ
GIGABYTE 970A DS3P
HITACHI 7200RPM HDD
DVD REWRITER

Thanks for any help :)
 
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From what I can find about the CiT shade PSU, it looks like it is a so-so unit. I can't find if they are the OEM or if it is a rebranded piece.

What is not the best about the unit which seems to really point to less-than-reliable, is the lack of information from the manufacturer. Looks like it could be a lower end HEC unit. No active PFC is on the bad side. Your rig doesn't look like it is super power hungry, so it is probably ok (not preferable) to keep running on that PSU if you haven't noticed any high fan speed noise, buzzing caps etc etc.

When you aren't so short on money, if you decide to go an upgrade path, I would look into a good Seasonic, XFX, Corsair or Antec PSU.

Tom's put out a great PSU article a while ago...
From what I can find about the CiT shade PSU, it looks like it is a so-so unit. I can't find if they are the OEM or if it is a rebranded piece.

What is not the best about the unit which seems to really point to less-than-reliable, is the lack of information from the manufacturer. Looks like it could be a lower end HEC unit. No active PFC is on the bad side. Your rig doesn't look like it is super power hungry, so it is probably ok (not preferable) to keep running on that PSU if you haven't noticed any high fan speed noise, buzzing caps etc etc.

When you aren't so short on money, if you decide to go an upgrade path, I would look into a good Seasonic, XFX, Corsair or Antec PSU.

Tom's put out a great PSU article a while ago which lists a huge amount of PSU manufacturers, the specific product lines and the actual manufacturer of each specific product line. Here it is:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/power-supply-oem-manufacturer,2913-5.html

Not being included on the PSU list doesn't necessarily make a specific unit bad but not being mentioned at all is kind of worrying.
 
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