Is Huntkey 500w Greenpower a good brand? or should i save up for a higher quality one

[Alberto Bj]

Hello i recently got this for my Build

PSU: huntkey greenpower 500w (i was planning to get EVGA 500 but it wasnt available)
CPU: Pentium G3250 3.2ghz
GPU: PALiT GT 730 128 2gb DDR3
RAM: 1x4=4 GB DDR3 Hyper-X Fury @1600Mhz (planning to get 2x4=8)
OS: Win 7 Ult 64-bit
my build was almost 2 months old

GT 730 runs fine on my PSU but im planning to get GTX 750 ti will my current PSU be able to handle that?

I heard guys said that GTX 750 Ti's Requires 20Amps on 12V rail
I saw the psu and it says that it has 2 12v rails? from what i saw theres a 12v rail with 16 Amps and 12v rail with 18 amps.. im not sure ,, would those 2 12v rails considered working as one? because im planning to upgrade my GPU But will my Current PSU be reliable?

If yes, ill continue on getting GTX 750 Ti,
If not, ill get another stick of ram first, then buy better quality ones like Corsair (if i have the money) and then proceed into getting GTX 750 Ti

Thanks i hope somone helps me~

 

[syked3]

I'd stay away from huntkey. In terms of PSUs you can get quite a few for a cheap price especially if you are going to for a gtx 750Ti as it isn't a power hungry card. Here are some recommendations:
XFX TS Series 430 W Full Wired Power Supply Unit
Seasonic S12-II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Wired Power Supply

 

[USAFRet]

You might want to read these
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/351843-28-huntkey-greenpower-500w
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2106782/huntkey-psu-trustworthy.html
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviewdb/PSUs/HuntKey/
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/huntkey-green-star-550-w-lw-6550sg-power-supply-review/

"If you follow closely our power supply reviews you know that two models we reviewed from Huntkey Green Star series – 400 W, sold in the US as Dynex 400 W, and 450 W – exploded during our tests."

"Huntkey Green Star 550 W is as flawed as the other members from the Green Star family: LW-6550SG exploded when we tried to pull its labeled power."

Now...these may not be your exact PSU model, but it doesn't look good.

 

[Alberto Bj]

You might want to read these
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/351843-28-huntkey-greenpower-500w
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2106782/huntkey-psu-trustworthy.html
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviewdb/PSUs/HuntKey/
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/huntkey-green-star-550-w-lw-6550sg-power-supply-review/

"If you follow closely our power supply reviews you know that two models we reviewed from Huntkey Green Star series – 400 W, sold in the US as Dynex 400 W, and 450 W – exploded during our tests."

"Huntkey Green Star 550 W is as flawed as the other members from the Green Star family: LW-6550SG exploded when we tried to pull its labeled power."

Now...these may not be your exact PSU model, but it doesn't look good.

Thanks!, ill get a stick of ram first then save up for some Seasonic ones or corsair (some are not available in my area, need to go travel to get to some good shops)