New Power Supply?

[Trojan Horse]

I see but I believe my PSU (ocz 500w) is a very good PSU but yet cannot handle an R9280X on full load (OcUK currently RMAing my card) so if the card is good then I have lost my faith in PSUs ... otherwise if its just a faulty card then I'll purchase a 750

regardless though gonna get a new PSU to future proof but want to know if getting a 2nd hand PSU would be a problem? would psu brands (e.g corsair) still keep warranty if I have a bad PSU purchased from a non-authorized reseller.

As long as the PSU you is within 6mths and is decent is 2nd hand therefore a good option? Don't really see why New is always best in PSUs because they have 2-7 years of warranty on most of them and the capacitor aging wont really be affected in psu's younger than 6mths.

 

[Trojan Horse]

yeah the pcie 1's are my network wifi card and my asus xonar stx (i believe that takes up some considerable watts as it requires addition power sourcing)

 

[OvEr_KiLL]

the ocz you have is rubbish!!! and i wouldnt buy a used psu, you dont know how old it is!
you want a good one, if you want 750w then go for one of these
i would go for the seasonic or the antec as its made by seasonic!

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1 x Silverstone Strider Plus 750W Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply (ST75F-P) £109.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 750W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (0-761345-06223-7) £107.99
1 x Be Quiet Power Zone 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Fully Modular Power Supply £99.95
1 x Seasonic G series 750w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.95
1 x EVGA SuperNova NEX 750W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (120-PB-0750-KR) £95.99
Total : £528.86 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 

[Trojan Horse]

Ok bought the seasonic in the end! I hope overkill stops using exclamations at the end of each sentence! Lol

Hmm is it wise to combine 2 power supplies?

 

[OvEr_KiLL]

Ok bought the seasonic in the end! I hope overkill stops using exclamations at the end of each sentence! Lol

Hmm is it wise to combine 2 power supplies?

lol, good choice with the seasonic man
how do you mean combine them? you wont need to use 2 power supplies unless you are running like 4 graphic cards, the seasonic will be fine for 1 and maybe even 2 but its pushing it

 

[RJC]

Ok bought the seasonic in the end! I hope overkill stops using exclamations at the end of each sentence! Lol

Hmm is it wise to combine 2 power supplies?

Good

You will not need to combine the 2 PSU, the Seasonic is ample for majority of dual GPU setups.

 

[Trojan Horse]

yes i know but in future coz i've seen you can.. just want to know if its really bad for the system in anyway.. it doesnt look or sound too 'safe' or reliable but it looks like it can be done. any opinions?