Tacens Radix 600 Watts PSU

[Ferfire9]

Hello! Asking to the community if this PSU is at least worth the buy.

http://www.tacens.es/power-supplies/power-supplies/radix-vi-ag/

Tacens Radix VII AG 600 W.

It is priced at 40-50 euro in my country, offers 504 watts at the 12 volts range. I have a Club 3d 7950 graphic card that needs 200 w, but i think overclock it. But if the PSU is good, 504 is more than enough to run it.

What are your opinion about this PSU?

Thanks!

p.s.: Oh, fogot to say that it has a 80 plus silver certification, which seems atractive too!

 

[hysteria357]

I would stay away from Tacens. I dont see them represented much, and the few sites I looked at said to stay away. A PSU isnt something you want to cheap out on, cause it can easily damage your system. for the budget of 40-50 euros, you can get something much more reliable. refer to this list to find out more http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html

 

[hysteria357]

Is Seasonic sold in your country? The m12II 650 might be within your budget

 

[Ferfire9]

The cheapest Seasonic unit in my country 500 watts +++, starts at 69 €, is too much for me.

I already spent a lot upgrading the graphic card, cant spend much on PSU 😀

 

[hysteria357]

What brands are available to you?

 

[Ferfire9]

I can get a Corsair VS550 for 50 €, but that PSU has not a good reputation either .

A corsair cx 500 here starts at 65€, any Antec 500w + is very expensive aswell, maybe i can get a xfx 550 for 60. But is already too much :/

 

[hysteria357]

I did a bit of research and judging by the availability and budget restrictions, the Radix looks like it will be okay. I'm from the united states, so we have slightly different brand availability and pricing.

 

[Ferfire9]

http://www.kuantokusta.pt/search?q=fonte+de+alimenta%C3%A7ao


I use this site to look because it includes the majority of stores here, so i can have an ideia where it is cheaper.

Just went to a store near my house now, and the guy told me they have some nox, halfmman etc, i think they are bad PSUs 😀 Could you make some research in the site i gave you and look for something good.

Any problem tell me, thanks very much !

 

[hysteria357]

sure, ill take a look through this and get back to you in a bit

 

[hysteria357]

what are the rest of your system specs? You might be able to get away with a 550 watt

 

[Ferfire9]

I have my system working with a HiPro 250 w for 4 and a half years.

Never had a problem with power.

Intel i5 650 3.2ghz
nvidia gt320
2x samsung 2 gb ram
1 hdd, 1 case fan, 1 drive.

So nvidia gt 320 needs 47 watts i think, so my system should be 200 watts max consumption without any graphic card.

 

[hysteria357]

okay a 550 watt will easily be enough to power your components and give some room for overclocking.
Here are my thoughts. If it would be possible to scrape together a few extra euros to get the XFX 550 core edition, I would highly recommend it. It is a very reliable PSU. If it is not possible, then either go for the VS550 from corsair or the Tacens you had described earlier. I am leaning more towards the tacens over the corsair.

 

[Ferfire9]

Allright, the xfx i think i can get for 57, and the vs 550 for 46, which i am more alike to buy.

Both have enough power, they sey that corsair vs is pretty bad built, so it isnt trustable even being a corsair.

 

[bignastyid]

The tacens Radix VII is made by andyson(raidmax) so it should be avoided at all costs. Skimping on the PSU is a bad idea as a low quality PSU has the potential to fry everything attached to it.

 

[hysteria357]

The tacens Radix VII is made by andyson(raidmax) so it should be avoided at all costs. Skimping on the PSU is a bad idea as a low quality PSU has the potential to fry everything attached to it.

Where do you find out the specifics about who makes each PSU? I had trouble finding any sort of details on tacens.

 

[bignastyid]

The tacens Radix VII is made by andyson(raidmax) so it should be avoided at all costs. Skimping on the PSU is a bad idea as a low quality PSU has the potential to fry everything attached to it.

Where do you find out the specifics about who makes each PSU? I had trouble finding any sort of details on tacens.

http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page541.htm

 

[Ferfire9]

Thanks. Been researching a little more and found this PSU:

http://www.alientech.pt/product_info.php?products_id=24819&utm_source=kuantokusta&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=catalogo

Thermaltake Hamburg 530W, it offers 450 watts on the 12 v rail. For what i ve been looking its a decent PSU, do you know it?

Thanks.

 

[bignastyid]

Thanks. Been researching a little more and found this PSU:

http://www.alientech.pt/product_info.php?products_id=24819&utm_source=kuantokusta&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=catalogo

Thermaltake Hamburg 530W, it offers 450 watts on the 12 v rail. For what i ve been looking its a decent PSU, do you know it?

Thanks.

It's a renamed TR2and should be avoided.