Thermaltake Toughpower 750W W0117 enough for an R9 290?

Killgroup · Jul 25, 2015

Hello there,

So I have had this PSU for about 8 years now and it's been incredible. Prior to buying it I always bought cheapie ones that lasted a year for £20, but I spent around £65 on this 8 years ago and it's still going strong.

That leads me to the main question - I'm wanting to upgrade my GPU as I've just recently got a U2515h, games are starting to struggle in 2560x1440 and the R9 290 seems like a good bet but I'm concerned my PSU wouldn't handle it, does anyone know if it will (or wont)?

Xemko · Jul 25, 2015

Yes, it is pretty decent unit and can deliver enough power for your r9 290 system.
See : http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story3&reid=7

UPD : Didn't notice the age of that PSU.
See Tradesman1 post below.

Tradesman1 · Jul 25, 2015

It will power it, but I'd be leery due to the age. They with, I believe a 3 year warranty, so I would look at about 5 years before replacing and you said 8 years

MarkW · Jul 25, 2015

Yeah, even the best power supplies normally only last 5 to 7 years or so. So yours is like a 75 year old granddaddy right now.

Killgroup · Jul 26, 2015

If the PSU does fail, what's the worst that could happen? My impression is that it'll just turn off and not turn back on, but is there a chance the short could damage components?

MarkW · Jul 26, 2015

It depends on what fails. In some cases, yeah, it just wont come on again. But at the other extreme, you can get a pretty ugly fireworks show. Is that likely? Probably not. The odds are what will happen is somewhere in between those two choices. It might start causing reboots. Or it might start making noises you've never heard before.

Or it might keep on working for another 5 years.

Tradesman1 · Jul 26, 2015

MarkW :

_________________________

+1 It's hearing Snap, Crackle, Pop when having morning coffee with no cereal that would bother me

MarkW · Jul 26, 2015

LOL

Have you started ducking when the Snap, Crackle, Pop happens yet?

Tradesman1 · Jul 26, 2015

Been ducking for years, more in my remodeling business doing electric work, have had the 'opportunity' to work with some really great 'electricians', the type that don't live an extremely long life

I try to be doing other things when they are playing with wires

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