Raidmax PSU ok?

scotdoesstuf07 · Sep 29, 2018

i dont want any fire, but I know a non rated psu wont cut it, heres the specs.

AMD Ryzen 5 2600
MSI B450 Tomahawk
Team Dark 16GB 2x8GB DDR4-3000
2120GB of storage
Radeon RX 580 8GB
Raidmax 530W ATX power supply

USAFRet · Sep 29, 2018

Raidmax PSU ok?

Short answer: No

Long answer: No, not even a little bit.

ElectrO_90 · Sep 29, 2018

If you aren't spending at least $50 on a PSU that is Branded, then don't buy it.

USAFRet · Sep 29, 2018

ElectrO_90 :

That is not a truism.
"RAIDMAX" is a 'brand'. There are many RAIDMAX PSU's over $50.

That does not make them 'good'.

Meanwhile, there are good PSU's that are under $50.
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151096

ElectrO_90 · Sep 29, 2018

Everything is a brand, but people refer to brands as a popular/known/ make.

Don't be pedantic because its embarrassing

USAFRet · Sep 29, 2018

Let's move on.
scotdoesstuf07 - Have you bought all these parts yet? What is your budget for a PSU?

USAFRet · Sep 29, 2018

ElectrO_90 :

Unfortunately, RAIDMAX is far too 'popular and 'known'.
Hence the question here.

geofelt · Sep 29, 2018

MERGED QUESTION
Question from scotdoesstuf07 : "Is this OZC PSU any good for a first build?"

scotdoesstuf07 :

ElectrO_90 :

OCZ ZT is tier 5 on this list.
https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/631048-psu-tier-list-updated/

You can do better from a quality point of view.
tier1/2 is best, no worse than tier 3.
Seasonic is always good.

550w is likely OK for a card as good as a GTX1070/80

4745454b · Sep 29, 2018

There is no need to open a thread for every PSU you are considering. You have a problem. You need to find a PSU. Stick to this thread for help in finding one. If everyone opened a thread for every possible part they were considering you'd never be able to do anything around here.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139202

Here is another good PSU for $50. Not the greatest ever, but it should get the job done with no problems.

bignastyid · Sep 29, 2018

ElectrO_90 :

What's embarrassing is your poor advice. There are name brands(I think this was term you were looking for) with PSUs over $50 that are junk and there are good name brand PSUs available for less than $50.

Example of a poor >$50 PSU
$52 for a 500w Thermaltake TR2. Thermaltake is a well known name brand yet the TR2 is a steaming pile

Example of good < $50 PSU
$43 Corsair CX450. Corsair is a well known name brand and the newer CXs are decent power supplies.

ElectrO_90 · Sep 30, 2018

bignastyid :

Thermaltake TR2 W0388RU 600W is junk
Thermaltake TR2 TR-600P 600W is solid. Still don't class Thermaltake as a decent brand.
Also depending on what it was, yes what you say can be true. Look at mercedes, people buy them bad cars by the bucket load, so I get your point, but generally, you can do very very little research on the web, type in a PSU and get all the information you need.
The word - PSU <make> <model> review will bring up many websites that review PSUs

bignastyid · Sep 30, 2018

ElectrO_90 :

I was simply using the requirements from your post which was $50 and branded. You made no mention of age or quality. Maybe next time try not to generalize so much. Lets end this here before this thread gets derailed any further.

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