So after scouring the internet for days, looking at the "tiers" list for cultists that's so popular everywhere, I have to come to the conclusion that I'm still lost on actually buying a "safe" PSU.
I need one for this current build:http://pcpartpicker.com/list/GCrLPF
So far my interested list is:
-XPG Core Reactor Modular PSU: 80 Plus Gold-ATX
- Fully Modular Power Supply-MSI MPG A750G PCIE 5 & ATX 3.0 Gaming Power Supply
-Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 850W Snow Edition SLI/Crossfire-DeepCool PX850G Power Supply 850W
-Theraltake Toughpower GF1 750W Snow edition SLI/Crossfire ( 750W is a little cheaper)
-Corsair RM850e (2023) Fully Modular ATX power supply
So if you don't mind, do you all have any suggestions? It seems like if something isn't exploding in the reviews or frying someone's equipment, it's something else. I'm rather fond of the Thermaltake for a white build but I prefer not exploding ( sorry I don't know why auto mod hated my post before).
I built my first gaming PC in 2016, and over the years have replaced HDDs with SSDs and added more ram, but I finally felt like it was time for a full refresh. Ordered the parts on Wednesday- new CPU, new GPU, new mobo, new RAM, NVME drives, but keeping my same case and PSU. I got all the parts delivered yesterday, and sat down to start the upgrade at 8:30pm- it wasn't booted back up until 2am.
Five and a half hours!
Stripping the old stuff out, cleaning it, deciphering what cables are staying and what are leaving, realizing the standoff screws on the case for the motherboard are in the wrong configuration and I don't have enough in there so I have to dig around to find the extras I had luckily kept from seven years ago, cutting the zipties only to realize I didn't have to, realizing I hadn't routed the second PSU cord for the GPU properly so uninstalling the motherboard, realizing I had three extra drives installed in the case that weren't mounted and trying to figure out what's what, finally getting it all put together and plugged in and then realizing I forgot to reattach the power button cords when I took the motherboard out and having to open it back up again.
I've helped friends build their PCs and even built them for them but good lord this was the worst PC building experience. Moral of the story, if you're thinking of upgrading just shell out for the new case, you'll save yourself so much time.