HeyI currently have a Cooler Master GX650W which is about 5/6 years old. Is it still safe to use or should I start thinking about changing it?
Thank you!
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I would say you should be fine to keep using it. I have a secondary computer running a PSU from 2010 and it's not given me any cause for concern, granted I don't run it every day. A good PSU should last you quite a while provided it's not being put through stress like surges etc (some people claim 10 years or more).
I currently have a Cooler Master GX650W which is about 5/6 years old. Is it still safe to use or should I start thinking about changing it?
Thank you!
Buy a new one, I wouldn't trust that with any new partsThanks for your replies.
I'm going from an i5 3570, 8GB RAM DDR3 with an RTX 2060 Super to probably an R5 2600, 16GB RAM DDR4, same GPU.
A couple of years ago I had 16GB RAM DDR3 with the same PSU.
Buy a new one, I wouldn't trust that with any new parts
https://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/11/22/cooler_master_gx_650w_power_supply_review/9