Approx value ?

San4o

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Hey guys very interested in this Sytem. How much worth do you think ?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/-/142003189354?
 


"very low quality" That's a great exaggeration.
 


i dare you to put that psu in your system than:)
 


If you think i'm wrong then why don't you prove it with links and videos or something? I'm not about to throw money down the drain just to buy some power supply I don't need off the internet to prove you (some random person) that it's good when the one I bought (which cost AU$140, FYI) works fine as is and should last me quite a few more years.
 
Yeah, don't listen to these guys saying "VS series are complete junk, very very bad" or whatever it is. I call this a blind hate or unnecessary trolling.

I've also noticed that they've included some extra braided extension cables. Depending on the brand, it costs about 15-20 quids. The GPU on my last post was wrong too,

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/WqV6M8

It's 956, plus the braided cables, it's 976. That's 1076 with the games, not bad, eh?
 
Yes, so what? Is it "junk", or "very very bad"? "1 week old its used and probably something wrong"? This ridiculed me. I've seen many CX/VS-series PSUs which last for more than 3 years, without any problems whatsoever. It's not good, of course. It's bad for the price, definitely. But, at least, speak with some factual data.

http://www.hardwareinsights.com/wp/corsair-vs450-review/

"The Corsair VS450 provided some good results... However, the use of CapXon capacitors could be a concern for long-term reliability."

There you go. Long term reliability because of cheap capacitors. That's it.
 
Those weak capacitors are why it is not suitable for a gaming rig. For an office system, yea they are ok, and probably a step up from, most of the junk, the oem's use. They are not going to handle the strain, that a gaming rig will put on them. It won't blow up your system, but it sure will let you down.
 
I'll sum up the argument here for you gentlemen. About 700 pounds is close to right. Take 50 off to replace the PSU right away. It is a low quality PSU and for the benefit of the investment, you're better off taking the safe route and upgrading it.

This is especially true as it is a liquid cooled K series CPU. Obviously overclock is intended, and at that rate, you can easily push a PSU. Last thing you need is your new investment going up in smoke (literally). Safe route is a PSU that's more in line with the rest of the hardware.

Look for a tier 1 or 2 unit off of this list: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html
 
That's what I've been talking about, it would probably stop working quicker than ones with better capacitors. That's it.

Letting you down? Yes, possibly, but not quite "inevitably going to let you down". Anyways, it's not about the PSU, the OP has asked how much does it cost/worth and that has been answered. I recommend to the mods to close this one down.

I haven't given my opinion on whether the OP should buy this or not. My answer is, No. If I were the OP I won't buy this, you can save £20 or a bit more, buy a system from scratch, also an option for a better PSU. But, it's not a bad deal (like I said before).

And no, you won't get this for £700 in the UK. Unless you're dealing with crazy illogical discounts or second hand parts.
 
When a capacitor fails it doesn't necessarily break the PSU. No protection circuitry will detect high ripple from a leaking or swelling capacitor. There is no such thing as "ripple protection". I think transient response may somewhat be affected by failing capacitors, but primarily their function is to filter ripple, so if they are failing and you have high ripple, that could dramatically decrease VRM lifespan of your GPU, motherboard, and hard drives without you ever realizing. If a lot of capacitors fail, then hardware might not even function, or could be damaged if somehow a protection circuit of the PSU does not detect it.

Capacitors can start to lose their charm even before they have any physical signs of failing. They don't need to be swelling, bulging, leaking, or vaporizing to be losing their capacitance; they can appear to be perfectly fine, yet your ripple will be going higher. My Toshiba television from the 90s has bulging capacitors when I look inside, yet that television still works. But the high ripple from those capacitors is not healthy for anything connected to that PSU.