[SOLVED] Is the 550W SilverStone TUF Gaming ET550-G a good PSU?

[schwwwk]

Looking to make a very budget build (Ryzen 5 1400, something around a RX 480 - both second hand), in the market for a PSU I can buy here in New Zealand. I was considering the Corsair CX550 but that's sold out for at least a month or so. As an alternative I'm looking at the SeaSonic ET550-G (store link) but I can't find much information on the quality of this specific model - is it a good choice? Not sure what the Gaming label is all about but as I understand it's part of the SilverStone Essential Gold series which looks to be decent. Thoughts?

 

[Colif]

You named your link Seasonic but linked to Silverstone PSU, was a little confusing

they don't seem bad, not as good as Corsair or EVGA or Seasonic

score pretty well in reviews - https://www.techradar.com/au/review...-essential-series-500w-st50f-es-717134/review

SilverStone Essential Gold 750W Review | bit-tech.net

A great-value 80 Plus Gold PSU enters the arena.

bit-tech.net

 

[schwwwk]

Oh crap, my bad, I keep mixing the two companies up. You can tell I'm new to this lol.

 

[Colif]

if you had asked about Seasonic I wouldn't have had to look into who actually made the PSU or if it was a good idea or not. Alas, they hard to find right now. Mine isn't allowed to die as I can't get a replacement in Australia for it right now.

We all make mistakes

 

[Vic 40]

Seems decent enough, can't find alot about it, but is tier B in the psu tierlist,

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PSU Tier List 4.0 rev. 14.8 (outdated) Last Update: 12-07-2021 Legend : Gray - EoL/obsolete and/or otherwise not recommended for purchase.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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The Corsair CX is the same tier so see no reall reason to skip the Silverstone.

 

[schwwwk]

Thanks for linking to the tier list. I think I'll go with that then