Hello everybody, so I will begin with a background of the PC I am currently using, I bought it nearly 2 years ago custom-builded, I gave some orientation on what components I want and some guy builded it from me. It surely isn't the best PC, but it can do everything I need.
The specs are here:
Intel Core i3 540
4 GB DDR3 RAM
ASRock H55M-LE Motherboard
Nvidia GeForce 430
500 GB HDD
!! Delux 450W PSU !! (no name PSU)
The thing is that I didn't really picked the pieces, I wanted one with mid-range components and an affordable price, so the guy put this shitty 15 euros power supply and was hoping that it will be ok. After about 1 year problems started to appear, random errors and BSODs. Nothing major because the computer was still under warranty, turned out that the PSU has been faulty and it took down with it the RAM and the HDD. Fortunately the warranty covered everything and even if i couldn't have any confidence on that type of power supply anymore, I accepted it because at the time i felt that it was a good choice, I got the new parts for free and (I was hoping) maybe a "non-faulty" psu.
Now, after another year in which I didn't have any problems, I noticed the boot time was getting longer and the computer started to be more unstable in the start and when using resource-intensive software. I don't want to repeat the last year's adventure and I started documenting about a good power supply, turnes out they are more important than i thought initally and now I really want to give my (possibly already damaged) pc the good psu that it deserves. I now regret the choice to put this PSU on it and I know that this might not resolve my problems but at least it will not make them worse.
Unfortunately, the psu choices are not that varied on the market in my country, but I managed to isolate some (as far as I know) quality power supplies. My ultimate choice would have been an EVGA 430W, but this week when I checked there were none in the stock. I now moved towards an Corsair VS450 which seems pretty ok. but my request from you is for advice toward whether should I buy it or move toward another PSU, maybe even lower wattage or another manufacturer, I noticed some Cougar, Corsair CX series, be quiet!, Aerocool, Enermax or even Cooler Master supplies at good prices and I will be forever thankful if you give me some feedback and some recommendations on what to buy.
TL;DR I want to buy a new PSU for my PC, I'm not sure what model to buy, but I want one that is reliable and wouldn't further damage my pc.
The specs are here:
Intel Core i3 540
4 GB DDR3 RAM
ASRock H55M-LE Motherboard
Nvidia GeForce 430
500 GB HDD
!! Delux 450W PSU !! (no name PSU)
The thing is that I didn't really picked the pieces, I wanted one with mid-range components and an affordable price, so the guy put this shitty 15 euros power supply and was hoping that it will be ok. After about 1 year problems started to appear, random errors and BSODs. Nothing major because the computer was still under warranty, turned out that the PSU has been faulty and it took down with it the RAM and the HDD. Fortunately the warranty covered everything and even if i couldn't have any confidence on that type of power supply anymore, I accepted it because at the time i felt that it was a good choice, I got the new parts for free and (I was hoping) maybe a "non-faulty" psu.
Now, after another year in which I didn't have any problems, I noticed the boot time was getting longer and the computer started to be more unstable in the start and when using resource-intensive software. I don't want to repeat the last year's adventure and I started documenting about a good power supply, turnes out they are more important than i thought initally and now I really want to give my (possibly already damaged) pc the good psu that it deserves. I now regret the choice to put this PSU on it and I know that this might not resolve my problems but at least it will not make them worse.
Unfortunately, the psu choices are not that varied on the market in my country, but I managed to isolate some (as far as I know) quality power supplies. My ultimate choice would have been an EVGA 430W, but this week when I checked there were none in the stock. I now moved towards an Corsair VS450 which seems pretty ok. but my request from you is for advice toward whether should I buy it or move toward another PSU, maybe even lower wattage or another manufacturer, I noticed some Cougar, Corsair CX series, be quiet!, Aerocool, Enermax or even Cooler Master supplies at good prices and I will be forever thankful if you give me some feedback and some recommendations on what to buy.
TL;DR I want to buy a new PSU for my PC, I'm not sure what model to buy, but I want one that is reliable and wouldn't further damage my pc.
. I'd personally look at EVGA.
