[SOLVED] How bad is Tier-D PSU?

[chaoyang]

Article - [psucultists] PSU tier list rev. 14.8 (Final Update Jul '21)

PSU Tier List 4.0 rev. 14.8 (outdated) Last Update: 12-07-2021 Legend : Gray - EoL/obsolete and/or otherwise not recommended for purchase. Green - small form-factor (gold and blue colors are disregarded due to scarcity of SFX PSUs) Gold - best units in the tier (includes requirements for blue...

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Someone had previously informed me that the PSU that I am using is ranked as a Tier D PSU on the Article.

I was wondering just how bad it is; I bought it back in 2019.

Current PSU: EVGA 600 W1 (https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01127D0MY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)

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I also have another none-PSU related question that I would like to ask:

Is it better to install games on the same drive as your OS or an separate drive?

 

[rgd1101]

depend on what the system is that using that psu

 

[chaoyang]

depend on what the system is that using that psu

Specs:
i5-4590 @ 3.30 Ghz
GTX 1050
16 GB DDR3
1Tb Internal HDD
500Gb External HDD

 

[sonofjesse]

For that build I think it will get you by. Just when you build a new machine try to budget for a better one.

As long as the drive is fast SSD/NVME it should work and be fast either way. I normally install games on a D drive partion even though most of the time its the same physical drive. in case I need to reinstall I don't have to worry about the games. (check for game saves though).

Good luck!

 

[Karadjgne]

Tier D = high school lunch. Edible is about as far as it goes.

It's functional and is reliable enough to get roughly what it claims if needed, but not the kind of psu to be used for a hard gamer and high demand gpus. A 1050 is somewhat lackluster demand.

So the psu is fine because there's nothing to really test it hard.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

It will work fine with your current system configuration which is not very power hungry.

The W1 is not the worst out there, but low quality in general. The main issue they have is that if loaded heavily a component can overheat and fail explosively as EVGA cut costs by not attaching a heatsink it (simplified explanation).

If you upgrade the GPU much I would strongly advise a PSU upgrade.

 

[Karadjgne]

I believe the N1 is worse, but you'd need to look under the barrel to get one of those....