Psu wattage help

[Sayedti]

I have a psu named hi-tech and the model is p4-600w and under those the is a table of output and input voltage and green and black and red and ... I am not familiar with electricity so how much wattage does this psu produce
I searched online i didnt seem to find anything because this psu is prob chinese and i have never heard of its brand
If i take it to the electricity shop can the technician there test how much wattage does it produce and if it is in good condition cause i want to use on core i5 and gtx 950 build and i am really short on money

 

[Swordkd]

It should produce 600w. However, due to the brand, I wouldn't trust it to produce 450w. If you absolutely have to use it, the good news is that your system would probably do just fine on 450w. That would be the first thing to replace though. Bad Psu's are BAD. Think frying all of your electrical parts inside the case bad. You can get a reliable budget Psu for 35 dollars. Corsair CX line is a pure budget product, but it's much better than the Hi-Tec p.o.s.

 

[BadActor]

It's advertised as 600 watts, but it only shows 24 amps on the 12v rail, which is a red flag.

 

[10tacle]

Corsair CX line is a pure budget product, but it's much better than the Hi-Tec p.o.s.

^^This. There is no better way to kill new hardware than put a cheap/unreliable PSU in a PC. The PSU is the heartbeat of a computer, and if it falters, just like with humans, you are going down and may damage other "parts" in the process.

Not worth the risk IMO when there are plenty of excellent $50(US) 500-600W PSU options out there, like this one from EVGA http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438014 which has a whopping 49A on the +12v rail, the most important part of a PSU's measurement of capability.

 

[Sayedti]

I can only purchase from pcandparts.com and all cheap psu there are sold out so help me choose maybe there is one cheap there maybe no more than 30$

 

[Sayedti]

How about this one its the only one i was able to find to find in my area for a good price and labeled Inwin IP-S600BQ3-3 600W PSU

 

[Sayedti]

Ohh and the gpu i am a buying has an optional 6 pin connector how to know if this psu has one and if i should connect it or no

 

[10tacle]

Ohh and the gpu i am a buying has an optional 6 pin connector how to know if this psu has one and if i should connect it or no

The chart shows that it as 2x 8-pin PCIe connectors. That's just a 6-pin connector with an additional 2-pin connector for video cards that require 8-pins...those requirements are just for high end cards. You can use just the 6-pin main connector and let that 2-pin connector bundled with it just sit to the side. The power supply will work fine for everything. Plenty of power.

 

[Sayedti]

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2932121/intel-nvidia-based-gaming-desktop.html
as u can see in this thread that opened about my build
that guy said its not good for my build

 

[BadActor]

I wouldn't recommend it either, you'd just be replacing one cheap PSU with another. I would never recommend a PSU that is substandard, no matter what your budget is. If you want to potentially damage your other components, that's up to you. But if you can't afford a good PSU, how are you going to afford replacing other parts if the PSU fails and damages them? Buy cheap, buy twice.

 

[10tacle]

His problem is what's available in his nation. Slim pickings it appears....

 

[BadActor]

There are some decent PSU's available there. The list includes Antec HCG and NEO (Tier 2 and 3 respectively), Corsair RM (Tier 3), and the InWin Commander and GreenMe series (Tiers 3). They're just quite a bit more than $30.00.