Question How much is a used TT SMART 600w worth?

[NightHawkRMX]

My friend is upgrading his hardware including psu.

With this he is getting rid of his Thermaltake SMART 600w 80+.

I need a PSU for an older system i plan on throwing a card from the Nvidia 8800 series.
Although this PSU is not very good by modern standards, it should be fine for this old system.

Looking on eBay i see used ones for like $60 which is obviously inflated.

How much is one actually worth? Im just looking for some opinions.

 

[COLGeek]

I wouldn't offer more than $20-25 for it, if that. You would be better served by saving for a better PSU regardless of its intended use.

 

[Karadjgne]

A used TT Smart? Regardless of wattage, the trash bag it's thrown into would be of higher value.

For those older systems, the Seasonic S/M12-II 520w/620w or the Antec HCG/M are good, reliable and relatively cheap. As are the newer design Corsair CX/CXM which go for around $45 brand new for the 550w.

Depending on exactly which 8800 you'll be looking at @ 450w for the GT upto 600w for the Ultra as minimum recommended psu size.

 

[jonnyguru]

My friend is upgrading his hardware including psu.

With this he is getting rid of his Thermaltake SMART 600w 80+.

Good for him!

I need a PSU for an older system i plan on throwing a card from the Nvidia 8800 series.

How much is one actually worth? Im just looking for some opinions.

He should give it to you for free so you can dispose of it for him and buy a decent unit.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

I agreed onn$20 which isn't bad for a working 600w.

Sure its a pretty crappy unit, but better than a used psu from 2006 that would have been good for the time.

Its not a great deal, but it will be much better than the tt tr2 and junk like that i see for sale cheap.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Good for him!

Surprisingly it wasn't hard to convince him a 2080s and 9900k on a tt smart isn't a good idea.

His current 8700 and 1060 is probably pushing it.

To be honest, if the PSU pops im not out much. $20 for the PSU, maybe $25 for GPU, and i traded an SSD worth $15 for the rest.

 

[bignastyid]

Personally I wouldn't pay $20 for a TT smart even if it was new.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Negotiated to $15. Even though the tt smart 600ws are not good quality, $15 for a name brand 600w with 80+ certification is not bad.

Got to wait till cmas when he gets his new components in order to buy it.

 

[Karadjgne]

$15 for a name brand 600w with 80+ certification is not bad.

A-TOP technology
Apevia
Apex (SUPERCASE/ALLIED)
Artic / Ace (They're the same company)
Aspire (Turbocase)
ATADC
Athena Power
ATRIX
Broadway Com Corp
CIT

Cooler Master:
eXtreme series
Elite series

Coolmax
Deer
Diablotek
Dynapower
Dynex
Eagletech
Enlight
Evo labs
EZ-cool
Foxconn
FSP Everest
G7
HEC / Compucase Orion
Hiper Type-R (less than 600 Watt)
Huntkey (Apart from jumper series)
iStar computer co.
In win (Despite some reputable reviews, they are known to fail quickly)
Jeantec
JPac
Just PC
Kingwin (their budget models)
Linkworld electronics
Logisys computer
Macron
MGE
MSi (just stick to their GPUs and motherboards)
NMEDIAPC
Norwood Micro/ CompUSA
NorthQ
Okia
Powercool
Powmax
Pulsepower
Q-tec
Raidmax
Rocketfish
Rosewill (their older PSUs)
SFC
Sharkoon
Shuttle
Skyhawk
Spire micro
Startech
Storm
Sumvision
Tesla

Thermaltake:
Munich 430w
Purepower NP / RU
TR2 and TR2-RX

Trust (Stick to their peripherals)

Ultra:
X-connect series
X2 (Greater than 700 Watts)
LSP series

Wintech
Winpower
Xion
Youngbear
Zebronics

Funny, but almost all the 'Name Brands' listed above has/had units with 80+ certification. Just wanted to let you know, it's an older 'Tier 5' listing, so doesn't include anything recent, but when you do flip your buddy that $15, just make sure he includes a Giant bag of Stay-Puff marshmallows...

 

[NightHawkRMX]

you do flip your buddy that $15, just make sure he includes a Giant bag of Stay-Puff marshmallows...

I'm not sure what that is supposed to mean.

All of the reviews are all very negative, but its not truly horrible and wouldn't be that bad for late 2xxx standards. I wouldn't trust it with any modern hardware, but i just need it to run a q6600 and 8800gt probably.

 

[jonnyguru]

Negotiated to $15. Even though the tt smart 600ws are not good quality, $15 for a name brand 600w with 80+ certification is not bad.

"Name brand" means nothing when the brand produces a full line of product ranging from garbage (which is the Smart) to top of the line (iRGB).

Have him give you the PSU for free and if it damages your components, have him buy you new parts.

 

[bignastyid]

Still about $15 too much.