Do i need a better Power Supply ?

Petar Andonov · Aug 6, 2014

Hi there, my name is peter and i think i need a better power supply. I think i dont have enough WATS. Now my PSU is a Raidmax Thunder V2 735W. I run an AMD FX-8320 with a GTX 770, a Carsair H100i CPU cooler with 16Gb of DDR3 HiperX RAM, one DVD and a WD Blue 1TB hard drive witn another 100GB old 3200RPM. I run 2 Monitors and 10 fans around my case.

byza · Aug 6, 2014

You have enough watts but it's not a good quality PSU. Raidmax is in tier 5.
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html

Dunlop0078 · Aug 6, 2014

byza :

I agree while it has enough power that is a very low quality psu. I would recommend a better power supply for the long run maybe a xfx of seasonic 550-650watt.

Petar Andonov · Aug 6, 2014

byza :

Replace immediately. These units are NOT recommended for any system, no matter the purpose. Reference to higher tiered models for a better and potentially money-saving unit

Does thet mean that it will hurt my components if i have it for another 4 months ?

Dunlop0078 · Aug 6, 2014

Petar Andonov :

Well its hard to say how old is it now? And it most likely wont harm your components but you never know.

byza · Aug 6, 2014

It might survive another 4 months, it might not. The problem with these PSU's is they are extremely volatile, it could last years, it could last a week.

Dunlop0078 · Aug 6, 2014

If i were tho i would take the safe road and not use the pc until you replace the psu.

Petar Andonov · Aug 6, 2014

Dunlop0078 :

Petar Andonov :

Well its hard to say how old is it now? And it most likely wont harm your components but you never know.

Well the Computer is 6 months old. And right now i dont have the money to buy a new one. I might have thme around november

Petar Andonov · Aug 6, 2014

And how will i find out if its going to break ? or it will just stop working

byza · Aug 6, 2014

Sometimes there are signs if you open the PSU, but this can be very dangerous, as PSU's can hold charge even when they are unplugged and I definitely don't advise this. Most likely the PSU will just stop working, if you're unlucky it will ruin components and if you are really unlucky it'll start a fire.

vagrancyx · Aug 6, 2014

Any of the tier 1 tier 2 PSU's on the giant list would be just fine. You probably only need a 600-650Watt PSU.

toyftw · Aug 6, 2014

Petar Andonov :

Hi - You won't find out before it breaks that it will. You'll likely only find out when it happens. The
main problem you have to be aware of; is if it fails (and Raidmax PSU's fail frequently), is it taking the
mobo, and/or the GPU with it.

I wouldn't risk a high end GPU with a Raidmax PSU under any circumstance.

vagrancyx · Aug 6, 2014

You'll know its broken when sparks fly out of it or smoke, or a static ark shoots through your equipment and ruins it all. Using a raidmax PSU is asking for trouble.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTVEtr14FEA

those ''generic'' psu's are probably raidmax.

Dark Lord of Tech · Aug 6, 2014

Here' what happens with Raidmax power supplies , and this model is still being sold on the market.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezk9OA7aKOE
Raidmax Lightning Show.

Dunlop0078 · Aug 6, 2014

Haha thats great. "Corsair power supply's guaranteed not to dramatically explode".

Dark Lord of Tech · Aug 6, 2014

It's amazing that they still sell that model on the market.

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