Is this PSU enough??

guidodi · Oct 26, 2014

I have a thermaltake TR2 600W but the thing is that the values written in my psu are different than the ones in the official thermaltake page. I want to buy a gigabyte 770 2GB. http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4629#ov
Mine says +12v1 32A +12v2 24A and max output 576W. What would be my real value in the 12v line?? Should I by a new psu??

rolli59 · Oct 26, 2014

It will handle it. Combined it is 576/12= 48amps on the +12 volts.

Gam3r01 · Oct 26, 2014

Well there are two answers here.
Yes it should be replaced, but yes it will run the card.

The PSU is rated to output enough amps on the 12v rails to support that card, however TR2s are known to be of lower quality and dont output their rated wattage. The card will run on the PSU, but dont count on the PSU being too great in terms of quality.

aylafan · Oct 26, 2014

guidodi :

That power supply is one of the worst you can get. Definitely buy a Tier 2 or higher PSU. https://community.newegg.com/eggxpert/computer_hardware/f/135081/t/45344.aspx?Redirected=true

You take the max output for the 12v lines and divide it by 12. That means it would have 48a on the 12v line.

guidodi · Oct 26, 2014

Thanks for the quick answer. What psu would you recomend? Are all thermaltake low quality, the Thermaltake Smart 750W?
There aren't a lot of option from where I am from and my other options seem to be even lower quality than thermaltake.

aylafan · Oct 26, 2014

guidodi :

Click on the link in my previous comment. It will list PSU's in Tiers. 1 being the best and 5 being the worst. Look for Tier 2 or better. If the PSU is not listed then I wouldn't get it.

ImDaBaron · Oct 26, 2014

Where are you located? Not all Thermaltake is bad...but there are quite a few that are

Gam3r01 · Oct 26, 2014

That comparison chart does a good job of breaking it down.
I recommend any from (or made by) Antec, Corsair (HX and AX), EVGA, Seasonic, or XFX.

Options may be limited, but those are the best of the best.

You can still use that PSU, but know it could fail quite easily, and could possibly take components out with it.
Im running a TR2 700w model I purchased over a year ago as an emergency backup due to a CX500 failure (Which happened in 6 months). Its worked thus far.

rolli59 · Oct 26, 2014

I would take my chances with the current one knowing that total system load is max going to be around 400watts but keep an eye out for a deal on a quality unit. What country are you purchasing in?

guidodi · Oct 26, 2014

OK, thanks a lot to everybody. I will see if I can get something from the list.

guidodi · Oct 26, 2014

I am from Salta, a VERY small city in the north of Argentina. I know I can get the parts in Buenos Aires but here is difficult. I can always order the part online but I had a couple of bad experiences in the past so I prefer to buy localy if I can and the other BIIIIIG problem is money. Everything cost like 3, 4 or 5 times as much. You would pay 150 dollars or less for a ps3 and here it costs 600 dollars or more, depending where you buy it and it is the same with any computer part, tv, etc.

Gam3r01 · Oct 26, 2014

For the amount of trouble it seems to be, running the current PSU shouldnt be that large of an issue. It will run the system, and last a decent while.
Worry about replacing it when it needs to be replaced.

guidodi · Oct 26, 2014

Thermaltake Toughpower greater than 600 watt is listed in the tier 2 brands. I found a 850W at good price in my city, I think I will get that one.

rolli59 · Oct 26, 2014

According to this it is a CWT built unit so it should be fine http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page680.htm

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