New Power Supply

Fluffybob · 20 Jun 2022 at 13:01

Hi All,

My PSU is getting a bit long in the tooth now (at least 8 years at a guess) do I need to consider replacing it and what are your recommendations.

Only real requirement is a small footprint due to case limitations. Modular preferred.

TIA

EsaT · 20 Jun 2022 at 14:40

Seasonic based ones are compact with 10mm smaller depth than width.

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Fluffybob · 20 Jun 2022 at 15:49

Cheers @EsaT I'll have a gander at them.

Craig_d1 · 20 Jun 2022 at 15:57

Corsair RM850 can be had for £90 if you look. Get the 2021 version though, it's more durable(fan vent more square shape made up of small triangles). 10yrs warranty/fully modular etc... More than enough for a RX6800....dimensions 152 x 87 x 162mm...(your corsair HX-750 is 150 x 87 x 180mm) so guessing no probs fitting in your case
mind you the phanteks 1000w for £130 isn't bad(in list EsaT put in), if you're planning on upgrading gpu in future...the way gpu power draws are going..and thats 150 x 86 x 140

JollyJamma · 20 Jun 2022 at 16:13

Fluffybob said:
Hi All,

My PSU is getting a bit long in the tooth now (at least 8 years at a guess) do I need to consider replacing it and what are your recommendations.

Only real requirement is a small footprint due to case limitations. Modular preferred.

TIA

Do you have the HX-750 PSU? Is it a 2014 build?

Is it not still under warranty?

Craig_d1 · 20 Jun 2022 at 16:53

JollyJamma said:
Do you have the HX-750 PSU? Is it a 2014 build?

Is it not still under warranty?

Ahh, might of got the hx750 from a different tab by mistake while searching so ignore me on that... Just looked again and op doesnt say... Plus , after what you said...i looked it up, and It was 1st manufactured in 2017.. My bad

Fluffybob · 20 Jun 2022 at 17:28

HX750 Professional series and 2014 sounds right, it's done 2 builds so far just wasn't sure on the longevity of them.

Tetras · 20 Jun 2022 at 17:56

Fluffybob said:
Hi All,

My PSU is getting a bit long in the tooth now (at least 8 years at a guess) do I need to consider replacing it and what are your recommendations.

Only real requirement is a small footprint due to case limitations. Modular preferred.

TIA

No, I'd keep it until you upgrade, because PSU standards are a bit up in the air right now and not sure where they're going to go.

JollyJamma · 20 Jun 2022 at 17:58

Fluffybob said:
HX750 Professional series and 2014 sounds right, it's done 2 builds so far just wasn't sure on the longevity of them.

HX series is very high quality.

Here's from their website

HX Series PSUs:
- Models with Platinum efficiency have a 10-year warranty
- Models HX520W, HX620W, and HX1000W have a 5-year warranty
- All other HX Series Models have a 7-year warranty

SO yours has a 7 year warranty which means it has been out of warranty for one year. Not exactly pushing the limit of the PSU. It's your call at the end of the day though.

clone · 21 Jun 2022 at 07:08

I can recommend a corsair psu as their warranty is excellent(10 years) as I had to rma my rm850x and thank god it was uk based, and I got the new one after a week.

JollyJamma · 21 Jun 2022 at 08:24

clone said:
I can recommend a corsair psu as their warranty is excellent(10 years) as I had to rma my rm850x and thank god it was uk based, and I got the new one after a week.

Caveat, not all Corsair PSUs have a 10 year warranty. The RM850X does have a 10 year warranty but the RM850 non X, for example, does not.

Craig_d1 · 21 Jun 2022 at 09:08

JollyJamma said:
Caveat, not all Corsair PSUs have a 10 year warranty. The RM850X does have a 10 year warranty but the RM850 non X, for example, does not.

The RM850 does have a 10yrs warranty. Difference between the x and the non x is the capacitors I believe...x version are japanese, non x are chinese

JollyJamma · 21 Jun 2022 at 10:09

Craig_d1 said:
The RM850 does have a 10yrs warranty. Difference between the x and the non x is the capacitors I believe...x version are japanese, non x are chinese

You are 100% correct, I was on the wrong site. RM850 has a 10 year warranty, TX850 has a 7 year warranty.

SpudMaster · 6 Jul 2022 at 16:36

Tetras said:
No, I'd keep it until you upgrade, because PSU standards are a bit up in the air right now and not sure where they're going to go.

I'm in a similar situation to the OP. I have a EVGA Supernova G2 1000 which much be pushing 10 years now. It does have a 10 year warranty and seems to be going strong still but having a psu for this long seems like a recipe for disaster to me. I've been in two minds about replacing it or keep it and see what materialises regarding ATX 3.0

Tetras · 6 Jul 2022 at 17:48

SpudMaster said:
I'm in a similar situation to the OP. I have a EVGA Supernova G2 1000 which much be pushing 10 years now. It does have a 10 year warranty and seems to be going strong still but having a psu for this long seems like a recipe for disaster to me. I've been in two minds about replacing it or keep it and see what materialises regarding ATX 3.0

It is looking like the new graphics card power connector is the only thing that's going to make it, ATX12VO appears to be DOA apart from a few niche cases. The release of 13th gen might help confirm one way or the other. I wouldn't be concerned by the PSU, if it has a 10 year warranty it'll be expected to last considerably longer than that.