Corsair VS450 enough for GTX 970?

[taimoorbaig382]

I have HP Pavilion 500
Intel Xeon e3 v1245 @ 3.4ghz
8gb ram
500gb segate hdd
Corsair vs450.

Can I run gtx 970 WITHOUT damaging it?

 

[InvalidError]

The Corsair VS series is merely passable. It may work for a while but upgrading to a better quality PSU like the modern CX550 would be strongly recommended.

 

[lmnvum]

Id personallly recommend rmx or rmi series.


Cheers,

lmnvum

 

[taimoorbaig382]

What do you meant by work for a while?

 

[DSzymborski]

What do you meant by work for a while?

That model uses low quality capacitors. While the PSU isn't literal garbage like some you can buy at the low-end, it *is* a fairly rudimentary PSU that can fail quite quickly.

 

[taimoorbaig382]

Then which psu should i get? I really don't have money. Spent it all on buying GPU

 

[chinaman]

then there u go.......better save up and get a better PSU then.

 

[chinaman]

As for the VS 450 I don't know why people are giving it such a bad rep, low quality caps maybe but actually I'm using it to power my rig Ryzen 3 1300x and an RX 470 with no problems lets just say you don't overclock your setup if your are using this psu otherwise it may overload

 

[taimoorbaig382]

As for the VS 450 I don't know why people are giving it such a bad rep, low quality caps maybe but actually I'm using it to power my rig Ryzen 3 1300x and an RX 470 with no problems lets just say you don't overclock your setup if your are using this psu otherwise it may overload

i will not even think about overclocking. so vs450 is fine then?

 

[DSzymborski]

As for the VS 450 I don't know why people are giving it such a bad rep, low quality caps maybe but actually I'm using it to power my rig Ryzen 3 1300x and an RX 470 with no problems lets just say you don't overclock your setup if your are using this psu otherwise it may overload

i will not even think about overclocking. so vs450 is fine then?

I wouldn't say that at all. The new Corsair CX series and the 520W/620W SeaSonics are the least expensive PSUs I'd ever run in a gaming system. Not overclocking reduces the risk, but you still have a PSU with poor, unreliable parts.

 

[taimoorbaig382]

Please respond on this thread as well. Thanks

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-3606681/planning-buy-months-gtx-970-local-seller-tests-perform-check-life-condition.html

 

[taimoorbaig382]

Everyone attention please....

What if I get a corsair vs550?

 

[InvalidError]

Don't get a VS-anything. A higher power version of a low quality PSU is still a low quality PSU.

 

[chinaman]

Everyone attention please....

What if I get a corsair vs550?

I'm only speaking out of experience regarding the VS450 its up to you if you want to use it or not you can check the link below to help you because there are a lot of brands to choose from I just leave it to your best judgement good luck !

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_1_7/130-1179134-3796031?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=500+watt+power+supply&sprefix=500+wat%2Caps%2C269&crid=2E34RNPEF98NE

 

[taimoorbaig382]

gigabyte ge-p450p-c2

What about this?

 

[DSzymborski]

gigabyte ge-p450p-c2

What about this?

No better. An old design (doesn't have active power factor correction) and mediocre Ltec electrolytic caps.

If you want safety and dependability, there aren't shortcuts around it. It's your choice, of course, but I won't in good conscience recommend anything of lower quality than the current Corsair gray-letter CX series when using a GPU like a 970.

 

[taimoorbaig382]

Any amd gpu which have equal performance like gtx 970 and can run on vs450

 

[DSzymborski]

Any amd gpu which have equal performance like gtx 970 and can run on vs450

As I said, there aren't shortcuts - it'll always be a PSU with mediocre voltage regulation and capacitors. You're free to take your own risks and roll your own dice; it's your money, not mine.

 

[taimoorbaig382]

Alright attention. What if I get my hands on cm 550cx?

Will it be fine?

 

[DSzymborski]

Alright attention. What if I get my hands on cm 550cx?

Will it be fine?

Assuming that it has a gray label and not one with green letters -- which it should, I don't believe the old line had a 550 -- it's a solid budget choice.

 

[taimoorbaig382]

Wait I will post some pics

 

[taimoorbaig382]

550 is written with silver coloured letters

 

[DSzymborski]

550 is written with silver coloured letters

That's a solid budget choice.

 

[madmatt30]

If you're budget limited the cx450/m is actually easily enough too.

It tends to be only $10 cheaper though at best.

 

[taimoorbaig382]

No I am getting a 550