Not happy with psu.

[junkyard]

Hi,
Am in the process of building a pc. I've taken some parts from an older i5 set-up. The one thing that is troubling me is the PSU, it's an OCZ 600 Stealth X Stream and it is clogged up with dust, a lot of it I can not remove. Because of this, I'm very wary of it.
I think it would be better to replace it, price range would be about £80 to £90.
The rest of the set-up is as follows:-
Phanteks Enthoo Pro
Maximus V11 Ranger mobo
Intel i7 4790K
8mb Crucial Ballistix Sport.
Will be looking at the overclocking at a later date.

Would appreciate any advice given.

 

[snips86x]

I'd go with this:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-014-SF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=2057

 

[ttaskmaster]

Can you not get a compressor or a hefty air-duster in there to clear it out?

If you're not worried about warranty or anything, perhaps you could take the casing off and clean it properly?

 

[PapaLazaru]

I'd go with this:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-014-SF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=2057

I have one of these with no complaints. Price has shot up though, I only paid £67 a few months ago.

 

[yet72]

I'd go with this:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-014-SF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=2057

I would get this while it is on offer. An old PSU can cause all sorts of problems so it's probably worth it for the peace of mind alone.

 

[Rroff]

Would try and change to a new PSU if possible - older stealthxstreams had a habit of degrading quite fast so that after 2-3 years their max power output and stability underload wasn't anything like as good as it should be.

 

[junkyard]

Thank you all.
Think I will go with the SuperFlower. As for the OCZ I have at the moment, it is getting a little long in the tooth, must be about 4 to 5 years old, so I think its due to bee retired.

Thanks again all, got to admit the forum has a wealth of information.