Question PSU is dead .Will this do for a temporary solution?

[INeedSerotonin]

MS-Tech 450W Photo

Well .. recently my semi modular thermaltake 530w psu died after 3.5 years of service . I'm stuck with a ms tech 450w psu .I recently sold my 750ti to buy a refurbished rx 470 8gb (or 580 8gb but lmao not going to happen with that psu) .will underclocking the gpu be enough to play some damn games (i had to play like a year because I was really concentrated to pass to a uni and like I'll upgrade the psu after Christmas bcz I'm living with a strict uni student budget )
➤⠀S P E C S

CPU: AMD FX 6300
MOBO: Biostar A960D V2+
GPU: XFX RX 470 8GB
RAM:Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3 1600MHz
PSU: Ms-Tech 450W ATX
CASE: Innovator Daybreak
SSD: Intenso High Performance 120GB
HDD: Samsung 500GB 2.5'' Sata II 5400rpm (+Toshiba Canvio Basics 1TB Portable External Hard Drive)
COOLER: Be Quiet Pure Rock Slim

 

[bmockeg]

MS-Tech 450W Photo

Well .. recently my semi modular thermaltake 530w psu died after 3.5 years of service . I'm stuck with a ms tech 450w psu .I recently sold my 750ti to buy a refurbished rx 470 8gb (or 580 8gb but lmao not going to happen with that psu) .will underclocking the gpu be enough to play some damn games (i had to play like a year because I was really concentrated to pass to a uni and like I'll upgrade the psu after Christmas bcz I'm living with a strict uni student budget )
➤⠀S P E C S

CPU: AMD FX 6300
MOBO: Biostar A960D V2+
GPU: XFX RX 470 8GB
RAM:Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3 1600MHz
PSU: Ms-Tech 450W ATX
CASE: Innovator Daybreak
SSD: Intenso High Performance 120GB
HDD: Samsung 500GB 2.5'' Sata II 5400rpm (+Toshiba Canvio Basics 1TB Portable External Hard Drive)
COOLER: Be Quiet Pure Rock Slim

I wouldn’t use that PSU for ANYTHING, let alone put a newly purchased GPU with it. That PSU was a piece of crap when new, now it’ll do well if you need a paper weight. If your goal is to burn your computer up for an insurance claim, it will likely do the job.

 

[INeedSerotonin]

I wouldn’t use that PSU for ANYTHING, let alone put a newly purchased GPU with it. That PSU was a piece of crap when new, now it’ll do well if you need a paper weight. If your goal is to burn your computer up for an insurance claim, it will likely do the job.

As I said it's something temporary .Just for 30 days max untill I have some money to buy a new good one.

 

[bmockeg]

As I said it's something temporary .Just for 30 days max untill I have some money to buy a new good one.

You take the chance that you deem ok. I wouldn’t plug it in to see if it even works but to each their own.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

I wouldn't risk it.

That psu is utter garbage.

It may be possible to use that PSU, but it may fail and cause a lot of money of damage.

 

[bignastyid]

As I said it's something temporary .Just for 30 days max untill I have some money to buy a new good one.

That temporary solution could easily turn into a permanently dead computer.

 

[86zx]

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/323963555553 just get this EVGA powersupply or something and use it for a while. I bought a 1300w supernova for 30$ was basically brand new have been using it for a year now no issues.

 

[bignastyid]

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/323963555553 just get this EVGA powersupply or something and use it for a while. I bought a 1300w supernova for 30$ was basically brand new have been using it for a year now no issues.

An old, used and mediocre quality PSU is not a good solution either. $5 more would get the OP a new CX450 which is a much better option as it will have warranty and quality wise the CX is better than an on supernova nex.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/323963555553 just get this EVGA powersupply or something and use it for a while. I bought a 1300w supernova for 30$ was basically brand new have been using it for a year now no issues.

No. Its not good to begin with, and plus its used.

 

[INeedSerotonin]

No. Its not good to begin with, and plus its used.

plus shipping this is more than 100€ 😛 .I can get a better psu for the same price from my country. my question was "will this do as a temporary solution?"

 

[INeedSerotonin]

btw I wrote this but it was never posted .The old thermaltake kinda posts when I do the pins trick. But when I touched the cpu cable it was hot af .I gave it to a frend of mine that studies as a computer technician (his teacher is more than willing to help a fellow uni student for free ,even if I'm studying to be a nurse)

 

[DSzymborski]

Unfortunately, the PSU linked is quite frightening. It doesn't become any safer because it's cheap; physics doesn't take into account people's financial situations!

If you do decide to use something like this, no gaming. This is something you do because you have to get schoolwork done and you have no other option, not in order to start firing up Call of Duty or Overwatch. I wouldn't want to put any load on a GPU at all. You don't have integrated graphics; if you kill your GPU, you don't have a PC until you get a new GPU.

 

[INeedSerotonin]

Unfortunately, the PSU linked is quite frightening. It doesn't become any safer because it's cheap; physics doesn't take into account people's financial situations!

If you do decide to use something like this, no gaming. This is something you do because you have to get schoolwork done and you have no other option, not in order to start firing up Call of Duty or Overwatch. I wouldn't want to put any load on a GPU at all. You don't have integrated graphics; if you kill your GPU, you don't have a PC until you get a new GPU.

I kinda just wanted to download stuff and play sth like krunker untill I change the psu (a browser fast paced fps ,kinda fun and like it run with potatoes .)