Recently found out that "White" tier power supply units are bad, don't last long and are prone to failure.
Due to inexperience, when I first assembled this setup 4 years ago, I bought the Corsair VS650's 2018 version, which was recommended by PC Part Picker's builds.
For context, I primarily use my PC for gaming, but I don't overclock, nor do anything that goes beyond default settings. I also use the Ryzen Balanced power plan and a surge suppressor multi power socket to avoid frying my PSU in case of blackouts.
I'm currently experiencing no PSU-related issues whatsoever; as far as gaming and working goes, the setup worked flawlessly for years.
However, given these fairly apocalyptic warnings, I now fear that the VS650 might suddenly break and damage my hardware.
Should I be worried that it might damage my hardware if and when it fails? In general, how would I know if a PSU is failing?
I'm looking at the Corsair RM 650X Gold 80+ as a potential replacement, but I prefer a "if it ain't broken, don't fix it" approach, especially since these gold tier PSUs are expensive.
System Configuration:
Due to inexperience, when I first assembled this setup 4 years ago, I bought the Corsair VS650's 2018 version, which was recommended by PC Part Picker's builds.
For context, I primarily use my PC for gaming, but I don't overclock, nor do anything that goes beyond default settings. I also use the Ryzen Balanced power plan and a surge suppressor multi power socket to avoid frying my PSU in case of blackouts.
I'm currently experiencing no PSU-related issues whatsoever; as far as gaming and working goes, the setup worked flawlessly for years.
However, given these fairly apocalyptic warnings, I now fear that the VS650 might suddenly break and damage my hardware.
Should I be worried that it might damage my hardware if and when it fails? In general, how would I know if a PSU is failing?
I'm looking at the Corsair RM 650X Gold 80+ as a potential replacement, but I prefer a "if it ain't broken, don't fix it" approach, especially since these gold tier PSUs are expensive.
System Configuration:
- Operating System: Windows 11 (recently updated)
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600, no overclock
- CPU Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34 eSports Duo (installed very recently)
- GPU: Gigabyte Geforce GTX 1660 Ti OC 6G
- Motherboard: MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX with E7B86AMS.H50 (11/07/2019) BIOS
- RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 MHz (2x8), XMP enabled
- PSU: Corsair VS650 (2018) 650 W
- Monitor: BenQ GL2450
- Case: Thermaltake V200 Tempered Glass (modded for proper airflow - front panel removed, mesh filter installed)
- Fans:
- 3x120mm Arctic P12 PWM PST CO intake front (installed very recently)
- 1x120mm Thermaltake stock exhaust rear
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