is this good price / worth it for me?

evertonhero · 27 May 2019 at 19:10

hey guys, someone local selling a unopened tx650m corsaid gold psu for £60

im looking at building a 2700x - 2070/2080 build soon something along them lines obviously with the annoucments instore etc

is 650w good enough for me? i will be doing very minimal oc

i was originally advised a seasonic 650w in a different thready which was around £95

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Seasonic Focus Plus 650W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £94.99
1 x Corsair TX650M 650W 80 Plus Gold Semi Modular Power Supply (CP-9020132-UK)= £98.99

Total: £193.98 (includes shipping: £0.00)

evertonhero · 27 May 2019 at 22:57

i went and bought it anyway brand new still had cellophane around it for £55 hope i made right decision

foster grant · 28 May 2019 at 11:18

I didnt know those brands came wrapped in cellophane? not seen that on any PSUs I've ever got from anywhere, but if it works it works , I myself wouldnt buy a B-Grade PSU from anywhere

evertonhero · 28 May 2019 at 12:21

http://imgur.com/a/L11knF1

Heres a photo of it.

I havnt ever bought a psu so wouldnt know if its unusual or not. Certainly looks and feels quality product but not opened it up yet aswell.

Does b grade mean refurbished or used or something?

Thanks for the response tho im still learning a lot here hah

Randomface74 · 28 May 2019 at 12:24

It means someone sent it back and they're selling it again. I wouldn't risk it for 30 quid tbh just get the Seasonic.

evertonhero · 28 May 2019 at 13:30

Its not advertised as a b grade tho its new never been used was foster who mentioned it so was curious

foster grant · 28 May 2019 at 14:09

Could be it's been re-wrapped , not worth the risk I think , and that box looks like it may have been opened too

evertonhero · 28 May 2019 at 14:15

Ah well its done now it is what it is...

Just gtta decide on the rest of the build now. Really dont want to wait till 7/7 for new cpu etc 2700x coming round the 200mark soon might just on and get that

foster grant · 30 May 2019 at 10:59

evertonhero said:
Ah well its done now it is what it is...

Just gtta decide on the rest of the build now. Really dont want to wait till 7/7 for new cpu etc 2700x coming round the 200mark soon might just on and get that

As a rule of thumb it of course is always best not to buy anything thats being re-sold because you never know what someones been doing with it , and in the case of PSUs you should take a look where the screws are....any scratches and such , if there are any...send it back .

evertonhero · 30 May 2019 at 11:20

foster grant said:
As a rule of thumb it of course is always best not to buy anything thats being re-sold because you never know what someones been doing with it , and in the case of PSUs you should take a look where the screws are....any scratches and such , if there are any...send it back .

Thanks pal.

I have orderd my build now. Will make sure to give the psu a good going over before i install it does look pretty decent from the outside tho haha

Sasahara · 31 May 2019 at 09:43

evertonhero said:
i went and bought it anyway brand new still had cellophane around it for £55 hope i made right decision

The cellophane is normal around the box for Corsair so it looks good.