What can a PSU cause to my system?

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I have a 450W PSU from a Greek brad called Turbo-X (BULK III) for 29 Euros.What can it cause to my system and what do i do to prevent any damage?Thanks!

[shiel]

I don't recognize the brand. If it's low quality the best thing to do to prevent damage would be to not use it.

[Zireth]

If a psu is made in China it's most likely low quality and could catch fire and fry the system this is why you pick a higher than your going need of wattage for when your parts need more wattage then there's the 80+ stuff with efficiency higher the efficiency rating is the more energy efficient it is

[Birdy.J]

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If a psu is made in China it's most likely low quality and could catch fire and fry the system this is why you pick a higher than your going need of wattage for when your parts need more wattage then there's the 80+ stuff with efficiency higher the efficiency rating is the more energy efficient it is

Lol you do realize everything is made in China, or are you saying it's a China made brand?

[_I_]

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Początkowo opublikowane przez =(e)=Assassingirl:

If a psu is made in China it's most likely low quality and could catch fire and fry the system this is why you pick a higher than your going need of wattage for when your parts need more wattage then there's the 80+ stuff with efficiency higher the efficiency rating is the more energy efficient it is

Lol you do realize everything is made in China, or are you saying it's a China made brand?

not everything is made in china

china doesnt care about quality control

450w unknown brand/model, trust it for about half that

if the sytem has a dedicated gpu do not use it

you can get a quality 550+w gpu for around 50euro that will have working protections and 80+ bronze or better
http://de.pcpartpicker.com/products/power-supply/#W=550,1600&e=2,3,4,5,6&m=11,14,39,51,52,63,71&sort=a9&page=1

[Hare+Guu!]

All good capacitors only come from Japan, maybe Taiwan. China makes all the generic ones.

[Master0fBlunt]

What _|_ said, stick to rated PSU's, (Gold, SIlver, Bronze, etc). I personally use a bronze certified Rosewill PSU, but it is also a 1000W modular model, so I know I won't be putting a "load" on it, and causing heating/damage to itself or other components.

See if this helps:
http://www.coolermaster.com/power-supply-calculator/

You don't have to buy a coolermaster, but it's a nifty tool nonetheless. Always shoot for a couple hundred more watts than "needed", this will ensure your PSU never experiences full capacity which will in turn provide a stable current and safe environment for the rest of the PC. Once again, PSU's are relatively cheap so please don't skimp out on them if you can help it, they are the heartbeat of your machine, it all starts from there...

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Guys,it's not an unknown brand.This brand is quite popular in Greece.This brand sometimes had some hard times bc their products where not that a little low quality.But not from as far as i know in their hardware

[Birdy.J]

I heard bequiet has the most positive rating among other well known PSU brand.

[Arya]

Ignore the idiots.

A bad PSU can do a lot of damage. A mild fault will simply kill it - it'll just stop, your PC will lose power and the PSU won't ever switch back on. A worse fault and it'll spark a bit, and potentially damage some of the components on the motherboard. That's not guaranteed, but it can and does happen. Worst case scenario - fairly rare - but they've been known to catch fire.

For protection, your only option is to baby it until you can buy a better one. I recommend the EVGA 500B, it's only marginally more expensive than what you've got.

For future reference, don't ever skimp on the PSU. If you've got to save money, skimp on the RAM or Storage Space instead - things that don't risk exploding and taking out your whole rig.

[_I_]

80+ can be faked (some say 85+ which is not a rating at all)

look for
active pfc, no 110/220v switch, and it will work on 90-250v
without that it cannot be 80+ bronze or better

a quality brand name
antec, corsair, seasonic, xfx, evga, silverstone

avoid
apevia, apex, coolermaster, cougar, diablotek, enermax(their high end are good but often overpriced), inwin, logisys, raidmax, sentey, thermaltake, topower, ultra, visiontek, xigmatek

[pasa]

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avoid
apevia, apex, coolermaster, cougar, diablotek, enermax(their high end are good but often overpriced), inwin, logisys, raidmax, sentey, thermaltake, topower, ultra, visiontek, xigmatek

Really? The tomshardware link puts most coolermaster PSUs in tier 3 with "recommended". What info you use to override them?

[_I_]

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avoid
apevia, apex, coolermaster, cougar, diablotek, enermax(their high end are good but often overpriced), inwin, logisys, raidmax, sentey, thermaltake, topower, ultra, visiontek, xigmatek

Really? The tomshardware link puts most coolermaster PSUs in tier 3 with "recommended". What info you use to override them?

the high end coolermaster are very good, but they are overpriced
at the $90-100 range you can easily get a seasonic or xfx
you will never find any good reviews on their low end ones
they have too much crap like this
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=288

[pasa]

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the high end coolermaster are very good, but they are overpriced
at the $90-100 range you can easily get a seasonic or xfx
you will never find any good reviews on their low end ones
they have too much crap like this
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=288

That one is really strange, but you can't find that thing on cm page.

The tier list http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html is explicit on series:

Cooler Master
G Modular Channel Well Technology
GX II Enhance
Silent pro M2 / Gold / Platinum Enhance

From here the G550M is listed at $55 that is 3rd best on pcpartpicker of the 550W bronze plus things, and the first two is un-tiered. So not exactly overpriced.

In general, IMHO the tier list lists not just firms, but series for a good reason -- especially as most have entries all across. Just stating a brand as either look for or avoid is not really helpful, especially when fine grained info is available.

[_I_]

fix your multiquote

g550m is bronze $75 and $20 rebate, way overpriced

at that price you can get a 600+w gold
http://pcpartpicker.com/product/rt8H99/evga-power-supply-210gq0750

[Birdy.J]

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avoid
apevia, apex, coolermaster, cougar, diablotek, enermax(their high end are good but often overpriced), inwin, logisys, raidmax, sentey, thermaltake, topower, ultra, visiontek, xigmatek

Really? The tomshardware link puts most coolermaster PSUs in tier 3 with "recommended". What info you use to override them?

I think he bias against other brands.