Sould I replace this iCute PSU?

Ebisu · 12 Nov 2010 at 04:41

Hi,

I was having problems booting up the other day so went to buy a new PSU just to test, the only one my local store had in stock was this iCute

It turns out my old PSU was causing the problems but im unsure if I should keep this iCute or return it and buy something from a more established brand

If I should replace it, what would you recommend for this setup? I bought it prebuilt and am not really sure when it comes to PSU's

790i ultra
2X GTX280
E8500
4Gb RAM
1 harddrive
2 diskdrives

steve258 · 12 Nov 2010 at 04:52

Definitely!

Keep it as a backup/test unit and get another decent psu? Stick to reputable brands like corsair, antec, seasonic, silverstone just to name a few. And don't spend less than 60 quid in general unless you absolutely have to. As for wattage it depends on your components and upgrades, for your setup I'd say a corsair tx750w or similar will do the trick.

What budget do you have in mind?

Ebisu · 12 Nov 2010 at 05:21

£100-150 preferably

Reldar · 12 Nov 2010 at 07:12

YES! Replace it as soon as possible. Budget PSU's are sometimes a danger to the rest of your computer components.

Any of the PSU's from Overclockers UK should be fine. (Though I would probably avoid the cheap OcUK branded ones).

pastymuncher · 12 Nov 2010 at 09:03

Yes, get rid of that piece of garbage quickly. I would have said the XFX 750w modular (re-branded Seasonic) but it's out of stock so the Corsair TX 750w is a good alternative although not modular. Avoid the OCUK branded range. They are cheap for a reason.

d_brennen · 12 Nov 2010 at 09:08

Should I replace + iCute PSU = Yes, do. Before you regret it!

roger_37 · 12 Nov 2010 at 10:06

d_brennen said:
Should I replace + iCute PSU = Yes, do. Before you regret it!

sound advice

Ebisu · 12 Nov 2010 at 18:43

Hey,

Im really bad with cable management and like the modular PSU's, how about those Corsair HX series. Also I plan on buying a new system sometime next year and would like to just use the same PSU so will 750w be sufficient?

NightSt@lk3r · 12 Nov 2010 at 19:15

The Corsair HX 650 is a re branded Seasonic as well, i have it and it is fantastic.

Blue160 · 12 Nov 2010 at 19:33

I have the OCZ ModXstream 600W and have been very pleased with that

Mason- · 12 Nov 2010 at 19:51

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-037-BQ&tool=3

Bubba · 12 Nov 2010 at 20:34

I wouldnt bother, I am sure that PSU should be fine.

Si105 · 12 Nov 2010 at 20:52

Bubba said:
I wouldnt bother, I am sure that PSU should be fine.

Ignore this guy!

Bubba · 12 Nov 2010 at 20:55

Si105 said:
Ignore this guy!

And why do you say that?

Just because YOU have not heard of this brand?

iCute is actually part of a bigger brand who also own Lian Li, they produce power supplies for some of the big companies and were one of the first companies to introduce modular psus, they were the first to patent it and actually took most other companys to court because of it.

Si105 · 12 Nov 2010 at 21:06

Bubba said:
And why do you say that?

Just because YOU have not heard of this brand?

iCute is actually part of a bigger brand who also own Lian Li, they produce power supplies for big companies like asus, seasonic and were one of the first companies to introduce modular psus, they were the first to patent it and actually took most other companys to court because of it.

I love how you jump to the assumption I have never heard of iCute, when I have, and owned some of their products (good job

) And they are terrible power supplies, ask the other 6 people who commented in the thread (once again, good job

)
You can buy them in ******s /thread.

Bubba · 12 Nov 2010 at 21:13

I have never had one of their power supplies fail on me and I am sure I see a lot more power supplies than you do.

Why should this guy waste another £150 when this power supply is just fine?

Si105 · 12 Nov 2010 at 21:15

Bubba said:
I have never had one of their power supplies fail on me and I am sure I see a lot more power supplies than you do.

Why should this guy waste another £150 when this power supply is just fine?

Because, when cheap power supplies do break ( didn't say it happened all the time) then it has a good chance of taking a lot of his system with it.

Seriously just look at the other replies... "Should I replace + iCute PSU = Yes, do. Before you regret it!" You really are in the minority here, and there is always one who defends the cheap PSU's.

2 GTX 280's on a cheap PSU, really?

And why should this guy waste more money, look at all the other answers? It's general knowledge cheap psu = bad times.

lennshow66 · 12 Nov 2010 at 21:16

I have that in a different computer of mine works well

Bubba · 12 Nov 2010 at 21:19

Si105 said:
Because, when cheap power supplies do break ( didn't say it happened all the time) then it has a good chance of taking a lot of his system with it.

Seriously just look at the other replies...

And why should this guy waste more money, look at all the other answers? It's general knowledge cheap psu = bad times.

Which really isnt that true, I repair about 3-4 desktops a day, power supply failure is pretty uncommon, usually when they fail its from a build up of dust and they overheat and when they do fail it will very rarely take out another components. In my experience I have only ever had this happen once and this was with a well known brand.

Why do you say this PSU is cheap? It is £100, I wouldnt call that cheap, I would call the PSU I use in my server cheap, cost me £15 and it has allowed me to overclock from 2.5ghz to 4.25ghz and this runs 24/7.

Si105 · 12 Nov 2010 at 21:20

Lets wait and see what everyone else has to say.