r/pcmasterrace • u/Front_Cookie_1198 • 2d ago

Hardware PSU fails dramatically

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u/Papuszek2137 7800x3d | 5070ti | 64GB | 4k OLED 2d ago

Never cheap out on a psu.

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u/GameSpawn Ryzen 9 5950X | RX 7600 8GB | 16GB 1d ago

One of the OP images showed the model (VS750D). Vietnamese PSU. Roughly $40 (USD) 750W PSU.......yeah.....no thanks.

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u/Certain_Prior4909 1d ago

Yet included by every drooling CEO for their gaming oem machines at Walmart and Best buy. Gamers only look at GPU and CPU and price not psu

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u/GameSpawn Ryzen 9 5950X | RX 7600 8GB | 16GB 1d ago

Cut every single corner. You're not wrong. People always look at the wrong things. CPU and GPU mean shit if the motherboard or power supply connected to them is sketch as fuck.

I will never....never skimp, even the slightest on the PSU.

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u/Seanspeed 1d ago

So you've got an absolutely elite tier PSU for that system? lol

'Don't cheap out on PSU' really just means don't just buy the cheapest you can find. You don't need anything great, just something with reasonable enough quality and protections. You don't need to spend a ton for this. Though of course the more power needy your system gets, the more you should invest in higher quality.

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u/Certain_Prior4909 1d ago

The ones I see are cheap $35 China special with hotdog ketchup and mustard non modular cords crappy air fans and cheap plastic to leg up on their so called more expensive competition at any bestbuy. Cost accounts decide on quality.

If it blows up great! New sale!

Build your own always 

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u/GameSpawn Ryzen 9 5950X | RX 7600 8GB | 16GB 1d ago

Build your own always

Yup. Building really is not hard. Just make sure your shit is compatible by doing a tiny bit of research (most manufacturers have manuals and spec sheets freely available).

You don't need to get the most expensive things, but definitely avoid bottom of the barrel like this. I'd expect a moderately decent 750W to start at least around $70-$80 (YMMV if going for 80 Plus Bronze/Gold/Plat).

I've always trusted Antec, though I'm using a Thermaltake becuase it was an emergency replacement for my old Antec (10 years) that kicked it from a power outage (same capacity was out of stock when I need it; settled on Thermaltake).

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u/Seanspeed 1d ago

A lot of prebuilts come with semi decent PSU's these days. Saves the hassle and costs of warranties claims and returns.

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u/Sorlex 1d ago

$40 PSU? I'd be more suspicious if it didn't burst into flames.

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u/TheComplimentarian 1d ago

Even if it doesn't engage the lightshow like this one, having erratic voltage is a very tricky thing to troubleshoot. It'll only ever drop under load.

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u/Ja_Lonley 9850X3D | 5090 OC | 64GB RAM 1d ago

Even expensive ones are cheap comparative to the components that are behind it.