Corsair VS550 PSU

[edifice]

Hello,

So I've saved by next payday, enough to buy an MSI GTX 1080 OC and was hoping that I can run it, even without an OC with the VS550?! A great friend of mine has stated that I should get a new more powerful PSU first BEFORE I install my new GPU!?

I'm not as such doubting him as he's much more a tech head than me and works in the industry, but I've seen that the PSU is suitable and I'm GUTTED that he's now telling me that I need to upgrade my PSU first as I can't afford both!?

I know I could continue to save but it's very cheap right now and I thought I was getting a bargain LOL!!!

Any thoughts please!?

Many thanks!!!

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

I would upgrade to a more reliable model to power a 1080ti.

VS series is dead last in terms of Corsair quality.

 

[Jamie_69]

Well, 550w is perfectly adequate as an overclocked gaming system with a 1080ti will consume around 360w.

What's not adequate is the quality of the VS PSUs, they are poor and I wouldn't be OK with running my 800 bucks GPU on it.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 (EU) 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£91.29 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £91.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-04 21:10 BST+0100

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: Fractal Design Edison M 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£84.98 @ Novatech)
Total: £84.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-04 21:11 BST+0100

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£83.99 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £83.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-04 21:12 BST+0100

 

[edifice]

Hi,

Many thanks for your responses but it's just a 1080 im referring to not a 1080ti.

Thanks!!!

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Get a decent 550w to run a 1080 , not a VS.

 

[Piggyspark]

It will work, but get yourself a proper PSU. Such a good graphics card and a pretty mediocre power supply unit...

 

[Zach_D]

Well, 550w is perfectly adequate as an overclocked gaming system with a 1080ti will consume around 360w.

What's not adequate is the quality of the VS PSUs, they are poor and I wouldn't be OK with running my 800 bucks GPU on it.

I'm definitely very late to this party but this deserves an answer:

I recently opened a VS550 as a mechanic, just out of curiosity. I power my systems using XFX/Seasonic/EVGA.

The 12V Rail on the VS550 gives out 42Amps, and the VS Series is rated for 40C whereas the CX Seres for 30C operation.

The build quality of the rails and capacitors was solid, and I tested the PSU on a rig featuring an overclocked 7700k and an overclocked 980Ti. The PSU ran absolutely quiet, cold, and steady. There were no power fluctuations.

I don't know where the VS550, or the VS Series in general gets its bad reputation from. But it's definitely the best damn bargain I've ever found, with a price less than 50 euros being able to solidly and steadily power the above system, making no noise at all.

I won't speak about cable management cause it's not modular, therefore not existent.

It should be able to power newer generations more than fine. I do NOT know if the production line used to dispatch worse quality batches and they got improved in time. But it's a wonder for less than 50 euros.

 

[Goku Kakkarot]

Well, 550w is perfectly adequate as an overclocked gaming system with a 1080ti will consume around 360w.

What's not adequate is the quality of the VS PSUs, they are poor and I wouldn't be OK with running my 800 bucks GPU on it.

I'm definitely very late to this party but this deserves an answer:

I recently opened a VS550 as a mechanic, just out of curiosity. I power my systems using XFX/Seasonic/EVGA.

The 12V Rail on the VS550 gives out 42Amps, and the VS Series is rated for 40C whereas the CX Seres for 30C operation.

The build quality of the rails and capacitors was solid, and I tested the PSU on a rig featuring an overclocked 7700k and an overclocked 980Ti. The PSU ran absolutely quiet, cold, and steady. There were no power fluctuations.

I don't know where the VS550, or the VS Series in general gets its bad reputation from. But it's definitely the best damn bargain I've ever found, with a price less than 50 euros being able to solidly and steadily power the above system, making no noise at all.

I won't speak about cable management cause it's not modular, therefore not existent.

It should be able to power newer generations more than fine. I do NOT know if the production line used to dispatch worse quality batches and they got improved in time. But it's a wonder for less than 50 euros.

It is about the long run man! my vs550 failed in just two years! i am not saying it is bad but it is not good either! I now regret i should had bought CX series atleast!

I will suggest you to go with Seasonic S12II 620