Are CiT PSU's worth it?

turbodiesel

turbodiesel

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SO basically I am building my own pc for the first time I am spending the majority of my money on the GPU, CPU and RAM but I haven't really given the PSU much thought.

I saw some CiT PSUS for sale for £18 (600w Gold efficiency) and I was not sure whether to go for it or not as it seemed a cheap brand, despite having 4.5star rating. The previous one I was looking at was a Corsair for £45 that was bronze efficient 550w.

My other option Is to buy a case with a free PSU so I was looking at this nice ATX case for £25 but the website said for £40 they could add in a 600w PSU (No Brand name) which I though was good but being worth only £15 and being no-named I don't know whether it is worth the risk for my £650 gaming rig?


any advice please on what to do?

thanks!
 
Shane

Shane

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Absolutely not,Thats the worst thing you can skimp on is a Power supply.

Go with a decent Corsair (CX 500W V2) or something from Antec. :)

Whats your new system specs?
 
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turbodiesel

turbodiesel

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Shane said:
Absolutely not,Thats the worst thing you can skimp on is a Power supply.

Go with a decent Corsair (CX 500W V2) or something from Antec. :)

Whats your new system specs?
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PC is not built yet and the parts are just in the planning stage really!


thank you for the advise it is much appreciated!
 
beers

beers

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Staff member
Yeah, no.

Also keep in mind a lot of lower end units blatantly lie about their specs. There have been numerous teardowns on the internet of higher rated units and they're exactly the same as say a 350w PSU (with a 500w sticker) internally.

Cheaping out on your PSU puts all of your other components at risk.
 
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