[SOLVED] Is Thermaltake Litepower 650w bad for my specs?

[MajorMas]

Just brought a new PC, apparently the PSU is bad. Can it last at least a year or two? What can i do the reduce the risk of it dying?

I5 10400F
Windows 10
16gb Ram 3200mh
GTX1660 Super 6gb DDR6
Thermaltake Litepower 650w

 

[Lutfij]

It shouldn't even be considered a PSU for all intents and purposes. You should look at a Corsair CX550M(grey label PSU instead but if you have access to other more reliable brands then I'd get them as opposed to looking at bottom of the barrel units. If you got something from Seasonic with at least 550W of power for the entire build, you'd be set for a long while, if you intend to upgrade the GPU later down the road to something more beefy, then pick a 650W unit.

 

[jay32267]

It may last decades....it may die tomorrow.
There really nothing you can do to reduce the risk.
The main issue with low quality PSUs is...overall.....the risk of them failing is higher and the risk of them failing catastrophically (and damaging your system) is higher than with high quality units.

 

[--SID--]

Can it last at least a year or two?

What can i do the reduce the risk of it dying?

Don't use your PC the next 2 years.

 

[John Chesterfield]

Any power supply with 'lite' in its name is usually rubbish, this is no exception. Terrible unit.

 

[GoboII]

If you got something from Seasonic with at least 550W of power for the entire build, you'd be set for a long while, if you intend to upgrade the GPU later down the road to something more beefy, then pick a 650W unit.

I see this a lot, but again, it's really not a good idea to suggest anything by brand. The objective of forums like these is to ensure that if someone follows our advice, they end up with the best build possible. However, someone could just as easily sort by lowest price and get a unit that fits your suggestion; if OP ends up with an S12III, then that kind of defeats the whole point of your suggestion.

As for my suggestion to OP, I wouldn't suggest using the litepower on a 1660 super if possible. I can go into more detail if you would prefer.
For a suggestion, it would depend on the region that you're in. Some solid budget units to look for would be the 2017 revision Corsair CX (ideally not the cx-m, as the -m variant uses an inferior topology, though it's still a capable unit,) an ASUS TUF (550w or higher is plenty for your build, though 450w would work,) a Cooler Master MWE Bronze V2 (not as good as the CX 2017, but often a lot easier to find in areas outside of North America,) or, if you can't find any of the upper-budget segment units, something like a gray-label CX-M or ADATA XPG Pylon are capable as well.

Without knowing your region, it's hard to give specific suggestions, but if you're in the US, the Corsair TX550M is $55 after a mail-in rebate on Newegg for the next few hours. Either way, I wish you luck with your build.

 

[John Chesterfield]

I see this a lot, but again, it's really not a good idea to suggest anything by brand. The objective of forums like these is to ensure that if someone follows our advice, they end up with the best build possible. However, someone could just as easily sort by lowest price and get a unit that fits your suggestion; if OP ends up with an S12III, then that kind of defeats the whole point of your suggestion.

As for my suggestion to OP, I wouldn't suggest using the litepower on a 1660 super if possible. I can go into more detail if you would prefer.
For a suggestion, it would depend on the region that you're in. Some solid budget units to look for would be the 2017 revision Corsair CX (ideally not the cx-m, as the -m variant uses an inferior topology, though it's still a capable unit,) an ASUS TUF (550w or higher is plenty for your build, though 450w would work,) a Cooler Master MWE Bronze V2 (not as good as the CX 2017, but often a lot easier to find in areas outside of North America,) or, if you can't find any of the upper-budget segment units, something like a gray-label CX-M or ADATA XPG Pylon are capable as well.

Without knowing your region, it's hard to give specific suggestions, but if you're in the US, the Corsair TX550M is $55 after a mail-in rebate on Newegg for the next few hours. Either way, I wish you luck with your build.

This above is good advice. Corsair and Seasonic have bad units too, just not many, one or two lines from each brand with the rest being good. And a 1660 Super is a decent card, you'd want something good running that.

 

[MajorMas]

It shouldn't even be considered a PSU for all intents and purposes. You should look at a Corsair CX550M(grey label PSU instead but if you have access to other more reliable brands then I'd get them as opposed to looking at bottom of the barrel units. If you got something from Seasonic with at least 550W of power for the entire build, you'd be set for a long while, if you intend to upgrade the GPU later down the road to something more beefy, then pick a 650W unit.

Thanks for the reply! The PC is still brand new, and i haven't got any money for an upgrade, yet! I need to use this PC for online classes and some gaming for at least 6 months before I could upgrade. Could it at least last that long?

 

[MajorMas]

I see this a lot, but again, it's really not a good idea to suggest anything by brand. The objective of forums like these is to ensure that if someone follows our advice, they end up with the best build possible. However, someone could just as easily sort by lowest price and get a unit that fits your suggestion; if OP ends up with an S12III, then that kind of defeats the whole point of your suggestion.

As for my suggestion to OP, I wouldn't suggest using the litepower on a 1660 super if possible. I can go into more detail if you would prefer.
For a suggestion, it would depend on the region that you're in. Some solid budget units to look for would be the 2017 revision Corsair CX (ideally not the cx-m, as the -m variant uses an inferior topology, though it's still a capable unit,) an ASUS TUF (550w or higher is plenty for your build, though 450w would work,) a Cooler Master MWE Bronze V2 (not as good as the CX 2017, but often a lot easier to find in areas outside of North America,) or, if you can't find any of the upper-budget segment units, something like a gray-label CX-M or ADATA XPG Pylon are capable as well.

Without knowing your region, it's hard to give specific suggestions, but if you're in the US, the Corsair TX550M is $55 after a mail-in rebate on Newegg for the next few hours. Either way, I wish you luck with your build.

Appreciate the reply! I am planning to upgrade the PSU, but since the PC is still brand new and ive spent quite a lot of money on this PC, i will not be doing so in at least a few months. Could it last at least a year though? I've got online classes and i usually play games on it. I usually play Low - Medium settings on all games with shadows off to put less strain on the PSU. Will it last at least a year?

 

[John Chesterfield]

If the PC is new then it'll be covered by at least 12 months warranty, so if anything did happen then you'd have that to fall back on.

Do look to replace the power supply just before any warranty ends, but you'll be ok for now as you have warranty.