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I think I need a new budget power supply or do I ?

I just have no experience or knowledge of Micronics at all.

I see Tom's did a review on one of the best PSUs they produce, and their first unit died when they tested the over-power protection:

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/micronics-caslon-ii-600w-psu,5521-3.html
Our first sample died during the over-power protection test. Its bridge rectifier was fried, and a resistor close to the primary FETs exploded.
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Despite this, they received another unit and still gave it a good review. I'm kind of surprised by that, but it's their site. However, your unit is a even lower on the quality scale than the PSU they reviewed, and only has a 2 year warranty. I have no idea of what is inside, but it is likely not that good of a unit:

https://www.quietpc.com/mt-classicii-psus

I wouldn't personally use one in my PC, but that's about as much as I can tell you about the Micronics brand.
 
UsandThem said:
The Seasonic unit all day long out of those choices.

I've never even heard of your current Micronics PSU brand.
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It was cheap at $12 , I bought it to get the computer working and I have no complaints , quiet works - no problems , looks ok - does not look cheap . BUT , I do realise that I need a better one . How about Cooler Master MasterWatt 650w ( MPX6501AMAABUK ) ? On the Coolermaster website they have a 5 yr warranty , but the dealer states only two ? Are these PSUs good ?
 
davidcarey said:
It was cheap at $12 , I bought it to get the computer working and I have no complaints , quiet works - no problems , looks ok - does not look cheap . BUT , I do realise that I need a better one . How about Cooler Master MasterWatt 650w ( MPX6501AMAABUK ) ? On the Coolermaster website they have a 5 yr warranty , but the dealer states only two ? Are these PSUs good ?
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Nope. Get the Seasonic.

The Cooler Master is made by HEC, and uses low-end 85c Chinese capacitors:

https://www.kitguru.net/components/...er-master-masterwatt-650-power-supply-review/
 
UsandThem said:
Nope. Get the Seasonic.

The Cooler Master is made by HEC, and uses low-end 85c Chinese capacitors:

https://www.kitguru.net/components/...er-master-masterwatt-650-power-supply-review/
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I think I need a 620w + processor , 520w is readily available , But I am hoping to overclock the processor a bit ( X5650 ) and think I may need more than 520w .

  • ""80 Plus gold units with Japanese capacitors actually don’t cost a lot more."" ( from Kitguru ) If that being the case , why in Gods name do they not use them ?? The world we live in is a very strange and confusing place !
 
I don't think you will need a 620w unit to overclock a 95w TDP CPU a little bit.

I run the components in my signature using a 550w PSU, and I still have plenty of free power left. That's with a 1080ti, a ton of fans, 3 SSDs, DVD burner, sound card, and a 6700k.
 
So I ended up getting the Corsair CX 650 M , hope I made the right choice - would have got the 550 but could not find one here .
 
davidcarey said:
I wanted the Seasonic , but only the 520W non-modular is available here .
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I had a 450w EVGA Bronze that I really liked. It wasn't enough for my OC'd 7950, without OCing it was perfect. I upgraded to the Seasonic 620w Bronze modual not basing it on power but price. It has been rock solid much like all the EVGA's that I have.

Good luck with your Corsair power supply, hope it serves you well.
 
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