Do I Must Buy A New PSU?

[ithehappy]

Guys I have bought the components for a new system, 6700k, Asus Z170 Pro, Ripjaws V 8x2 3000, and the GTX970 (x1) and the hard disks (WD 1 TB Black and some old Seagate) will be used from my current system. Now I have the Corsair TX650, which I am using with my current Nehalem rig, and it will be six years old come this December. Now do I really must buy a new PSU? Cause I know 650 watts are more than enough for me, but the only thing is a little worrisome is its age. So what to do? Kindly advice.

Thanks in advance.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

I'd jump on an EVGA Gold or Titanium PSU. They are made my Leadex, very good PSUs. Your PSU is fairly old on top of it

 

[UsandThem]

I'd jump on an EVGA Gold or Titanium PSU. They are made my Leadex, very good PSUs. Your PSU is fairly old on top of it

Exactly.

Your power supply had a 5 year warranty, so you might as well replace it. As BTRY B suggested, the EVGA SuperNova G2 (gold) and P2 (platinum) are great units. The G2 has a 7 year warranty, and the P2 has a 10 year warranty. I own one of each, and it's amazing how steady all the power rails are.

 

[ithehappy]

I am sorry but both of them are over my budget. Also I wasn't looking for modular ones either, I was simply asking whether its a "must" to change a five year old PSU.

 

[UsandThem]

I am sorry but both of them are over my budget. Also I wasn't looking for modular ones either, I was simply asking whether its a "must" to change a five year old PSU.

Which we answered. We just told you about a couple of well reviewed power supplies that you could consider when replacing your old one. If you have a lower budget, that might have been good information to include in the OP.

If it works and you don't care, just go ahead and use it until it dies. No need to act smug when people are just trying to offer their opinions.......which you asked for. If you didn't want advice, you could have simply Googled the question.

 

[ithehappy]

Read the OP again, I asked if I need to buy a new PSU, I wasn't asking for a new PSU's suggestion. Also there was nothing "smug" about any of these, wonder why that word comes to your mind. If I really need to change a five-six year old PSU, then I will change it, but I don't want to spend much on it anyway, I would have asked for a suggestion anyway, but lets skip it now.

 

[UsandThem]

Read the OP again, I asked if I need to buy a new PSU, I wasn't asking for a new PSU's suggestion. Also there was nothing "smug" about any of these, wonder why that word comes to your mind. If I really need to change a five-six year old PSU, then I will change it, but I don't want to spend much on it anyway, I would have asked for a suggestion anyway, but lets skip it now.

Then you already have the answer you asked for. Good luck.

 

[Loser Gamer]

Guys I have bought the components for a new system, 6700k, Asus Z170 Pro, Ripjaws V 8x2 3000, and the GTX970 (x1) and the hard disks (WD 1 TB Black and some old Seagate) will be used from my current system. Now I have the Corsair TX650, which I am using with my current Nehalem rig, and it will be six years old come this December. Now do I really must buy a new PSU? Cause I know 650 watts are more than enough for me, but the only thing is a little worrisome is its age. So what to do? Kindly advice.

Thanks in advance.

Of course you don't need a new one if the old one works and is in good shape. But I definitely would take an air hose to it and blow all the dust bunnies out of it. Then inspect it for swollen caps if you can see in there. If you see caps swollen get rid of it even if it works.

 

[escrow4]

Personally, I would chuck it. Its been in service for near 6 years most likely 7 days a week, I wouldn't stick hundreds of dollars of new parts in with something that used. New PSUs also support the new low power requirements that Haswell introduced. Never skimp on a PSU.

 

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That should be more than enough for the OP to get a new power supply. A very kind offer.

 

[UsandThem]

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[TemjinGold]

OP: That Corsair is a quality unit and the whole reason people buy those is because they work well for a long period of time. I would do what the one guy said to blow out the dust and inspect the caps. If all is in order though, there's nothing wrong with keeping it.