Is old psu still good for brand new pc

[skywalkerhild14]

I have recently built a new pc with a ryzen 5 2600 and a rx 580. I bought a 600w thermal take smart 80+ white to go in it and its working good. also recently my dad upgraded his system and was going to get rid of his coolermaster 80+ bronze semi modular powersupply. Im wondering if it would be worth it to switch my 600w for his 850w. on paper the specs look a lot better but it has been used for a few years and is probably outside of the warranty. he had an i7 2600k and hd 6950 which should not have pushed it to hard so it should be in good shape. should i switch for the used one?

 

[ron2456]

In general coolermaster power supplies ar pretty bad, with some exceptions. I would rather invest in a better quality cx550/550m *white labels*(on budget) or seasonic focus gold series.

 

[terry4536]

I would suggest sticking with your new power supply. Neither of these two power supplies are particularly great.

 

[kadec.a.mackinney]

if your dad got the 10year warranty with the psu then you have sonmething to fall back on. you dont need the supply but it might be worth it to keep it around incase later you want to sli rx 580 or depending on power usage, you may even need the extra power if you want to upgrade to a rtx 2070-2070.

 

[jonnyguru]

Looks like buying shitty PSUs runs in the family.

 

[terry4536]

The I7-2600K was released in 2011. So the 850 watt power supply is likely six or seven years old. If you want a better power supply, I would suggest a quality power supply from Seasonic, XFX or EVGA. Here are a few good examples.

Seasonic FOCUS Plus Series SSR-650FX 650W 80+ Gold ATX12V & EPS12V Full Modular 120mm FDB Fan Compact 140mm Size Power Supply
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151186


EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G3, 220-G3-0650-Y1, 80+ GOLD, 650W Fully Modular
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2F85314153

 

[skywalkerhild14]

I’m not really looking to buy a new one. My 600w Thermaltake 80+ works fine it is just loud. And I thought the extra wattage might be better in the future

 

[terry4536]

I’m not really looking to buy a new one. My 600w Thermaltake 80+ works fine it is just loud. And I thought the extra wattage might be better in the future

I know what you mean. I built a high end system a while back. I installed an 860 watt Seasonic Platinum PSU. It is a very nice power supply. To this day, I've never heard the power supply running. The only evidence that the fan is running (apart from the obvious) is that the case air filter below it does get dirty.

 

[skywalkerhild14]

So should I get my dads 850w or keep my 600w and save for a better one latter. The 850w is also modular and free.

 

[terry4536]

Sure you can switch it out. After all it is your system. But I would point out that there was probably a reason that your dad was getting rid of it.

 

[skywalkerhild14]

No he just needed a bigger one. His new system is a 7820x and a 1080ti. He wants to hit 4-4.5ghz so he needs more power. But thanks I will probably switch it out.