Do people buy used PSUS?

lawrence281 · 11 Jan 2015 at 02:32

Just wondering if i would to upgrade my PSU, do people buy used PSU'S anywhere?

postmanfw · 11 Jan 2015 at 02:41

Yes on the MM (Members Market) which you dont have access to yet sorry

Even if you did, would depend on the spec and quality/brand of it.

Auction sites but lots of risks there and best avoided

lawrence281 · 11 Jan 2015 at 10:40

postmanfw said:
Yes on the MM (Members Market) which you dont have access to yet sorry

Even if you did, would depend on the spec and quality/brand of it.

Auction sites but lots of risks there and best avoided

How do you obtain access? do you need a certain amount of posts?

stulid · 11 Jan 2015 at 10:55

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pastymuncher · 11 Jan 2015 at 13:12

It's not something that I would buy second hand. SSD's and HDD's are on the no go list for me too. It's just not worth the chance.

Telecaster · 11 Jan 2015 at 14:58

What about RMA replacement PSUs, do people buy those?

I have a duff one here but I don't need the replacement so I haven't bothered, I could RMA it and sell if it's worth it. It's a decent make/model PSU.

archer_dan · 14 Jan 2015 at 15:53

I'd RMA it if its a decent model, even if you receive a refurb unit, better to have something useful to sell or keep as a backup.

setter · 14 Jan 2015 at 18:24

pastymuncher said:
It's not something that I would buy second hand. SSD's and HDD's are on the no go list for me too. It's just not worth the chance.

Bought sh psu's before, but only on here. Wouldnt buy one on an auction site. My previous corsair hx 850 that i ran for 6 years came from mm, (still going in a mates rig). Psu in sig bought off another member on here.

dacads · 14 Jan 2015 at 18:55

I don't see any issue, as long as it still has a warranty that can be backed up with a receipt if necessary.

mraerosmith1981 · 14 Jan 2015 at 22:09

They do indeed, I have bought 2 over the last 5 years , and both are still running quite happily, it all depends on what they are though, as I wouldn't of bought any low end units

SupermotoMX · 26 Jan 2015 at 00:27

i bought a corsair 430 something psu second hand from MM on here, been running 24/7 every day for the past..... 3? 5? years granted its not under a great deal of load. [approx 60 watts max probably around 20 watts majority of the time] no idea what it had been used for before but still going strong

BRIGGBOY81 · 26 Jan 2015 at 12:30

I have and still probably will buy second hand components but psu's are on the no go list as they can affect so many things.

Sasahara · 28 Jan 2015 at 01:05

Yeah be careful, if you know it's full history, aka the seller can show original receipt and they have good selling rep. And it's even more imperative to stick with a decent model.

With certain auction sites you get 6 months of protection so the risk is a little reduced.

Personally it depends what you intend using it on, a budget £300-£500 PC maybe worth the small risk. Mid to high end budget £700+ I'd pay up the extra cash and buy new every time.

ghost.florian · 28 Jan 2015 at 15:46

Agreed, depends on the money the seller is asking. I would personally buy 2nd hand if I wanted a big wattage unit, and couldn't afford it new. If it's a low wattage one, might as well buy new, since they are not too expensive anyway.

Also, buy from people you know if you can, or ask the seller to send you a short video of the unit running.