I’m not too sure. I got it ~5 years ago but it was probably released a couple years before that. Also, I wasn’t expecting on needing to get a new psu so my budget is much tighter than what I would like for a psu. Any recommendations for a good, Cheapish one? I was thinking of a gigabyte p650bThe 5700 XT calls for a 550w unit, BUT, we know some of these AMD cards are known to spike beyond those provisions and trigger protections in some cases, which can be an issue. A good 650w unit is probably a good idea. The fact that your XFX unit is old is just a compounding factor and if the unit is more than five years old it is probably a really good idea to replace it anyway, even if you didn't change graphics cards.
How "old" is it actually?
Cheapish is not what you want to do if you value the longevity of the rest of your system - the 5700XT and 3600X are NOT cheap. Don't gamble.I’m not too sure. I got it ~5 years ago but it was probably released a couple years before that. Also, I wasn’t expecting on needing to get a new psu so my budget is much tighter than what I would like for a psu. Any recommendations for a good, Cheapish one? I was thinking of a gigabyte p650b
Would you recommend the powerspec 650 gsm?Cheapish is not what you want to do if you value the longevity of the rest of your system - the 5700XT and 3600X are NOT cheap. Don't gamble.
Look at the first link in my sig. That is what you should go by.
After it is recommendations for when you have to go cheap, but with those expensive new parts, I would not recommend going with the budget PSU models. Unfortunately, the tariff war, and to a greater extent, the pandemic, has cause increases in PSU prices.
Thanks for the advice! I had a quick question about corsair psu's. Im seeing ones with a "w" and I don't know if they are better or worse. For example, tx650w vs tx650; or hx650w vs hx650. Do you know the differences?Cheapish is not what you want to do if you value the longevity of the rest of your system - the 5700XT and 3600X are NOT cheap. Don't gamble.
Look at the first link in my sig. That is what you should go by.
After it is recommendations for when you have to go cheap, but with those expensive new parts, I would not recommend going with the budget PSU models. Unfortunately, the tariff war, and to a greater extent, the pandemic, has cause increases in PSU prices.
I don't know, that's something I haven't noticed before, but I see it, and on current models available through Corsair's website. I'll check into it.Would you recommend the powerspec 650 gsm?
Thanks for the advice! I had a quick question about corsair psu's. Im seeing ones with a "w" and I don't know if they are better or worse. For example, tx650w vs tx650; or hx650w vs hx650. Do you know the differences?
For example: View: https://imgur.com/a/uLtDCktI don't know, that's something I haven't noticed before, but I see it, and on current models available through Corsair's website. I'll check into it.
Do you think its safe for an open box one?I would not buy a used power supply. You don't know what it's been through. Keep in mind how much you spent for your GPU, CPU, motherboard, etc. and what you're risking.
Alright I appreciate the help guys! I will probably wait for one of ones suggested to come back in stock.Is the original 5-year warranty on it? If so, then maybe, although I still think you should get the money together and get one of the Corsairs from Darkbreeze's link, and do NOT do any gaming on your system until that point.
Sweet thanks! Is the evga supernova g1+ a good psu?Unless you are having problems, that is probably the best idea because what you have now SHOULD satisfy your requirements temporarily however that Bronze 550w TS unit is based on the Seasonic S12 group regulated platform and while it was a perfectly good platform for it's time, it's not a preferred topology for modern power supplies so I'd definitely replace it sooner than later.
The Gold TS models, based on the Seasonic G platform, were very good. The Bronze S12 based TS models, were ok, but they are old now, so best to play it safe when possible. Also, don't confuse them with the somewhat newer S12II models, because those were 520 and 620w platforms while the 750 and 850w M12II units were again based on the G platform, which was much better, but is still somewhat outdated now.
Alright it’s poo poo! Thanks for the responseThis is LITERALLY the least expensive unit right now, you should even remotely consider purchasing.
PCPartPicker Part List
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $109.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-12 21:01 EDT-0400
was looking into the Corsair hx650 (gold version) because the list said it was really good. However, they seem to have been released a number of years ago. If I bought a NEW unit, would it still be good?This is LITERALLY the least expensive unit right now, you should even remotely consider purchasing.
PCPartPicker Part List
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $109.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-12 21:01 EDT-0400
Alright I really appreciate all the help. Just one more question, I know in your list you talked about the seasonic focus/prime psu’s. But do you know anything about the x series?There are both old and new versions, and in some cases several different revisions, of the VS, CX, TX, HX, RM and AX units, all of them. So just because there are some HX units from years past, doesn't mean that if you buy one new today it's going to be the same as those were. But, with the way the market is, you want to really LOOK for the specific numerical identification model number of the exact unit you are purchasing so you can compare it to some online resources and determine if somebody is trying to sell you one from many years ago because they have some of them sitting on shelves unsold, or if it's actually one of the current models. That pretty much goes for ANY power supply you buy right now, especially if you're buying it though a 3rd party seller and not directly from "shipped and sold by Amazon.com" or "shipped and sold by Newegg.com" etc. If it's "Shipped by Amazon.com and sold by Paul's backyard PC sales" then it could be any damn thing.