Is this PSU reliable?

Arcane Tea Party · Sep 4, 2014

Hullo!
Is this battery good for me?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817152035&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL090414&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL090414-_-EMC-090414-Index-_-PowerSupplies-_-17152035-L08D

Supplies more watts then the one I was planning to use: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/twXmNG (Corsair CX 500W).

It is on sale, and with more wattage, but I don't know if Raidmax is reliable. The some reviews seems to favor it.

Much appreciated!

lightcloud · Sep 4, 2014

I wouldn't recommend any of those to be honest.

What's your specs?

If you overclock, then you may want to consider a tier 1 or 2 PSU. This list can assist you if you are stuck between a good PSU and a non reliable one.
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html

MeteorsRaining · Sep 4, 2014

Raidmax is complete crap, not at all recommended. A lot better PSU than both Raidmax and Corsair CX:

Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)

lightcloud · Sep 4, 2014

MeteorsRaining :

That's not a good PSU and not even tiered yet. Try a different one. But before ado, let's wait for his budget.

Arcane Tea Party · Sep 4, 2014

lightcloud :

I'm keeping it below $725.
http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

MeteorsRaining · Sep 4, 2014

lightcloud :

It's a Seasonic SSP-550RT inside, the best (as XFX is made by SeaSonic) amongst the three, and definately a good PSU. Its cheaper on NewEgg than the other two.

TheVorlon_44 · Oct 3, 2015

Friends don't let friends by Raidmax.

I am a network admin / tech and look after roughly 800 computers - 90% of which I have actually built myself. - My priority is reliability and stability as opposed to cost/value ratio but for my money Seasonic makes a great product, and anything made by Super Flower of FSP also tends to be a darn well made product as well. - You don't have to go waaay up the Seasonic line to get a good product either, they are all actually pretty good. -

For $55 this would be a very reasonable choice....

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151094

Also, take a hard look at what you are building and ask how much power supply you "really" need. A lot of folks by a crap 800 watt unit when for the same money they could have gotten a really good 500 watt unit.

There are also a lot of "500" watt units out there that would set your room on fire if you tried to get even close to 500 watts out of then... caveat emptor and all that....

A lot of brand names use different suppliers for different lines they sell, so try to track back the actual company that made the unit as "brand name" is not really a guarantee anymore.

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