PC Building Tips: NEVER Cheap Out On Your Power Supply ⚡️

[@domiclips4401]

Never cheap out on your pow- *insert noises of a psu exploding*

[@HillsSeesYou]

Mans got these tips but got his case fans be in negative airflow

[@yourdad5384]

@@HillsSeesYou he doesnt have a side panel smh

[@HillsSeesYou]

@@yourdad5384 dam okay

[@Daiikino]

literally me

[@smilejetpacks3]

​@@HillsSeesYoubut man I just want and an e gpu

[@kylesadie6458]

My man i aint cheaping out on my power supply, im cheaping out on my entire fucking setup💀

[@Trekzity]

😂

[@sasnad3]

The PC will cheap out on the performance. 😂

[@kachiedits6231]

Lmao facts

[@chadmann2724]

My Dell Optiplex is perfect for not maxing shit out and still getting a playable performance at 65 fps

[@thenasiudk1337]

​@@chadmann2724 yeah, 60fps for playing CS 1.6

[@ModernSolarRBX]

Nobody That one guy selling a 30 dollar power supply: it was made in a factory a bomb factory it's a bomb

[@gazzytaz]

Commas could make this funnier

[@diego_jsph]

When you put it in your pc then you hear "bomb has been planted"

[@generalmadness6832]

Actually I bought mine new for 35 and it’s an evga and I’ve had no issues I don’t understand why you should spend so much on one of your ox doenst need that much power just buy what you need

[@thenasiudk1337]

Is this a line from SpongeBob episode where a bunch of pirates sells bomb in a form of pie?

[@ModernSolarRBX]

@@generalmadness6832 people spend more because they might want to upgrade their pc parts in the future so that’s why people spend 250 more watts then they need

[@MXSZ]

Dont forget to check psu cultist list 80+ rating doesn't mean everything its just base off efficiency percent (this psu is rated Tier A highest tier)

[@AnimeProtag]

Crazy he didn’t mention that

[@thunderarch5951]

Exactly, there are golds that go out of ATX specifications at like half of their advertised power, potentially hurting/ killing your components, and bronzes that in terms of reliability are way better 80 plus mark only tests efficiency not reliability, it starts to have a real meaning for platinums and diamonds, because statistically, given the cost of making a PSU that efficient, the rest of the unit will have a good build quality

[@uatlagh]

Gospel of pc building

[@composters]

Thats why i only buy PSUs with cybernetics ratings now

[@leongao5120]

Ehhh i was going the say that

[@JerKKeR]

This Short is more of a "don't cheap out on your power supply, because pricy ones have more bling" instead of a real explanation of what makes cheap power supplies bad. So let me break it down why it actually matters instead. Let's start with 80+ Certification. The PSU should have at least 80+ Gold these days. If your PSU cannot reach that, chances are it's missing important protections and is built using low quality parts that won't last long. With that said, the 80+ Rating of a power supply is not the definitive factor of what makes a power supply good. It purely rates the power supply's efficiency (basically that means a higher rating means less power lost to waste heat). Even PSUs with High 80+ Ratings can blow your system up. (Example: Gigabyte PG750M which has an 80+ Gold Rating) So what do you need to look for actually? Mainly Protections. You wanna make sure your PSU has all of them (OPP, OCP, OTP, OVP, UVP, SCP) if you wanna know what all of this stands for look up for the acronyms individually. But these things basically ensure that your PSU turns itself off safely before it gets damaged. There's also something called Ripple. You want to make sure this is kept to a minimum. If you read somewhere that a PSU tends to Ripple out of spec, avoid that unit. 12V rails. Some PSUs have single, some multiple 12V rails. Most of your components like your GPU utilize this. So you wanna make sure the amperage of the 12V rail is really high, especially when using single rail PSUs. The Standard used to be 18A but you really wanna go much higher these days. Now I know all of this makes the choice of buying PSUs look very complicated but luckily there are people willing to help. Google for the Cultists Network PSU tier list. That list is pretty good and also tells you which units are good and which are bad, they also tell you which premium looking units are actually problematic and why.

[@tharunthangavel6429]

I couldn’t have said it better myself! You should make a video on this!

[@loqced19]

Respect for the whole paragraph and I dont event comment on videos 😅

[@chevyjd2007]

I just want to know if a 750w is enough for an i5 13600k and a 4080 tuf? 3 people now told me in best buy that I need 1000w and idk if it was a marketing move

[@shell8388]

​@@chevyjd2007 pcpartpicker has a tool that automatically tells you how many watts you need for the parts that you select. For an I5 13600k and a 4080 a 750w psu is more than enough.

[@rapidxzz]

that was not short

[@icneo9738]

PSUs have gotten expensive af recently 😭, also 80+ is not necessarily an indicator of power supply quality

[@MorbidGalaxy]

It's an indicator of efficiency so technically it is quality

[@incredableme63]

​@@MorbidGalaxy No it isn't, there are plenty of 80+ gold units that are built with cheap components and/or on inferior outdated platforms. Built to spec ≠ built to last. That said titanium and platinum units are usually all well built given the efficiency requirements and high wattage.

[@electronnuclear]

​@@MorbidGalaxytechnically no, efficiency is entirely dependent on the topology of the circuits used in a PSU and the components. the most vital components in a PSU are the high voltage capacitors, the switching mosfets and the output High current diodes.

[@emptyhearts3685]

what would you guys suggest for a 850w psu?

[@SeriousGlitcher]

Wym expensive I paid only 110 usd for my 850 watt evga fully modular

[@q1337]

best tip is don't follow any instructions given in any sort of short video format.

[@date144GK]

💯

[@TroublezAhead00]

So don't follow this video's advice as well? Or just in general?

[@jackluck2538]

@@TroublezAhead00 No this video is good info. Cheaping out on other stuff can lead to lower performance, but a bad PSU can literally kill other compnents.

[@jdmhbeats]

Nice airflow in that case

[@junoperberry]

That's terrible advice

[@unexpectediteminbaggingare8074]

Be very careful! When he said “you don’t have to replace the power supply” when a cable breaks, do NOT mix and match cables from other power supplies, even from the same brand.

[@TazerXI]

Yea. Some even with the same physical connector have different pinouts, so could end up frying your components.

[@qiiqerz]

then what to do if a cable fails and i need a replacement? im curious about it

[@unexpectediteminbaggingare8074]

@@qiiqerz honestly i would get a new psu.

[@qiiqerz]

i see, thanks for clarify that, its true, better to expend a little more than to fry all the components of the pc

[@tasl7768]

​@@TazerXI not could, it will

[@nayoxd]

dude since you said you can replace the psu cables heres one major tip: NEVER MIX PSU CABLES FROM A DIFFERENT PSU PLEASE

[@Sythentic]

I saw another short on this, this frys the components right?

[@M14yearsago]

​@@SythenticYes

[@AlmightyyCres]

i think mixing cables from the same brand of psu is fine. corsair uses all the same psu cables from 750 to 1000 from my experience and my custom corsair sleeve cables work between 750 and 1000. but i would highly suggest NOT to mix cables between brands.

[@nayoxd]

@@AlmightyyCres I havent tried corsair so you might be right.

[@Soccera0]

​@@AlmightyyCresNO NO NO. Sometimes brands have different pinouts with the same cable visually.

[@cashdoo]

PLEASE, DO NOT CHEAP OUT ON YOUR POWER SUPPLY. I HAVE LEARNED THE VERY HARD WAY…

[@user-xw1hk1ob3q]

What happened

[@Pixoul.]

Bro what happened

[@Elvyne]

Probably a fried Mobo, or PSU goes boom

[@nexo768]

Heh, so I was challenging myself to do a $150 PC build, and after getting a used i5 3470, 16gb ddr3, and rx570, I only had $10 left for the power supply. Let's say the one I bought went pop.

[@unexpectediteminbaggingare8074]

ok?

[@prathix4339]

And then there is me worring about my 65€ nox💀

[@koitheboii]

i like how he’s giving us pc advice but doesn’t even have the right fan configuration

[@hypewilkens]

I am running a Corsair RM1000 for the 9th year, still going strong.

[@Slurpy2]

Bro I think I bricked my pc and I can’t do anything anymore, can’t even buy a new one so I’m screwed

[@ch4z_bucks]

​@@Slurpy2how is this in any way a response to this guy's comment

[@joshuaabucayon7022]

I'm staring at the Pikachu AIO screen 😭😭😭😭😭

[@randomguywywyyweyeyehdbdbdbb]

staring?? wdym

[@cozyjoel]

Bro's pikachu be running the fan the pikachu needs to be paid bro

[@bingbongwost5134]

If a modular PSU cable fails please don't order Random modular PSU cable you'll kill your PC lol

[@kachiedits6231]

If you have enough rgb it won't matter guys Remember more rgb=performance

[@shanestrains548]

Actually no that is not how it works and is not how it EVER worked

[@chitos6969]

​@@shanestrains548of course that's a joke 😑

[@timelessm3]

​@@shanestrains548bro can't understand a fucking joke 💀😂

[@blcssin]

Yes 😍

[@cforchex]

I added more rgb and that caused my CPU speeds to go up, my gpu is now overclocked and my hdd writes like a m.2. Can confirm that more rgb = better performance for your other hardware. Basically the equivalent to slapping 4 speed modules onto an assembler

[@madisongalvab2178]

I am looking to build my own PC, not soon but I will definitely be saving my money up to start one day and I loved this video so much!

[@cmja09]

Thanks for the advice, now my Athlon 200GE is powered by Seasonic Prime Titanium TX-1300 1300W 80+ Titanium Full-modular.

[@GTJay]

😆 80 Gold. Bro, DONT CHEAP OUT!

[@Coraso]

The 80+ sign is useless because it doesnt say how good the psu actually is

[@LaughingOrange]

@@Coraso A higher grade of 80+ tends to mean higher quality components. This is by no means a guarantee, but it's extremely difficult to design a 80+ titanium PSU using only the cheapest capacitors.

[@xeminie]

​@@LaughingOrange yep

[@FrozenHaxor]

He went for a good PSU but cheaped out on the tattoos 💀

[@Wilqu5677]

Your point? Spending extra for platinum is pointless

[@BenHart_]

That is genuinely the best looking PC I have ever seen! Great work man!

[@sythe9756]

Is that 3 intake fans at the bottom and seven exhaust fans? Holy moly set up is getting more air out than it is getting in to cool the parts lmao

[@Soccera0]

80+ Gold was an indicator of a good PSU 10 years ago. Now, the Gigabyte PG750/850M are 80+ Gold.

[@samueljames7068]

i run one daily, works fine

[@Soccera0]

@@samueljames7068 Oh GOD. Chuck that out. It explodes.

[@samueljames7068]

@@Soccera0 checked my serial number, its not a bad one

[@Soccera0]

​@@samueljames7068aha. Great!

[@TomExtra]

Omg Ur pc looks amazing with that Pikachu and PSU wires lit up

[@sanderssmokes]

Looks like a full set of lian li strimer plus v2 cables for mobo and gpu ,and the nzxt kraken z73 with Lian li uni fans

[@TomExtra]

@@sanderssmokes ye its the kraken and its way out my price range lol

[@muhammadzafranbinnaharrudi591]

Yep, I 100% agree

[@Leobedwarspro]

That pc case is nice!

[@vroomvroom4061]

Be aware of your circuit the power supply is plugged into. An 800 watt power supply can draw 8 to 10 amps on a 120 outlet. Most loops are on a 10 or 15 amp breaker. This means that you can trip the breakers or have large power bills coming soon. Just go budget build with 650 watt power supply need

[@ch4z_bucks]

Depends entirely on power draw. A lot of supplies made aren't constantly drawing the max, and if they are that's normally an indication that your supply is too small

[@Ilikedagames-rf2fx]

I recommend Apevia power supplies. Very trustworthy brand, definitely won’t Nagasaki your entire computer 😉.

[@Ilikedagames-rf2fx]

@@ties9123 Reading comprehension moment.

[@Zillmanti]

“how many fans do u ha-“ “yes, i need more” “u didnt even let me fini-“ “JUST GIVE ME ALL”

[@war.neverchanges]

Ik I bought a 1500 watt BeQuiet psu😁 it’s so powerful, even when shut down it’s still on weirdly

[@Dom-pl5og]

electricity bills

[@war.neverchanges]

@@Dom-pl5og 💀my parents haven’t complained yet so I’m in the green

[@ch4z_bucks]

How do you know it's still on? If it's the fan turning I imagine it's doing that to cool down the power supply using minimal after shutdown, if so that shouldn't be the issue. In general if the supply functions as it should then it's probably not using much if any power if the pc is shut down

[@war.neverchanges]

@@ch4z_bucks the motherboard (some Asus I forgot) logo light is still on. I asked why to the computer geeks that set it up and they said it was because the power box drew in more than needed. I bought the 1500 just for greed so it still being on is the testament of that.

[@war.neverchanges]

@@ch4z_bucks honestly it’s pretty cool though. It doesn’t just stay on as a singular color, it fluctuates while everything is dark

[@MrRedBuilder]

Super sleek build bro!

[@Logical7787]

My PSU is 80+ Gold, and it's 250 watts over my PCs needed wattage

[@fikkie4277]

Lmao my €50 psu is still going strong my dudes

[@Ranzy0]

Same here and it's a thermaltake

[@sanavip]

my 30 euro brand new 1000W power supply rockin it for third year and 0 issues it's light AF, but somehow still works lol

[@MrShestko]

@@Ranzy0yo dude I got thermaltake too xDD

[@Ranzy0]

@@MrShestko Lmao theyre rly good,

[@Ranzy0]

@@MrShestko its a smart series not even bronze rated or anything. ive had it for 3 years

[@onihae9063]

Heyy thats my PSU! Great stickers too

[@bedroxzbass4706]

Stickers?

[@onihae9063]

@@bedroxzbass4706 they have included stickers in the box

[@Elmom_]

I got a TX750M for 60 bucks off the Dutch equivalent of Craigslist. Thing still works, serving my PC well. Only broken thing is a single SATA power connector

[@ashryver3605]

My old 4790k and r9290 - then later 2070super - used a very overkill very good evga 850w g2 supernova since 2013 - and it is still working to this day with no change. The fan doesn't turn on and it's pretty much never been stressed at all - perfect for longevity.

[@BlackholeU_U]

For real if you cheap on ur psu Soon u will head explode I still have my 850wat from 2 year it still work like gold evga

[@HaplessIdiot]

Good luck overclocking with voltage drooping

[@Crimjonn]

​@@HaplessIdiot high end PC doesn't need overclocking

[@PDQ-88]

Bruh why there's Pokemon inside machine?

[@saggygaming2460]

It's a video on the aio

[@ParotandArmorfinish]

If you do need to replace cables or you decide to go custom, make sure you’re getting cables compatible with your PSU as they might have different pin outs and that can cause damage. I didn’t see a listing on FSPs website for replacement cable and cable mods doesn’t support them, so if you want to custom sleeve your cables you’ll have to go with a more popular brand. I’ve had really good luck with corsair but they’re consistently more expensive than others.

[@theonelad3028]

80 plus is a shit way to tell how good a psu Is now days

[@astroidexadam5976]

ehem Gigabyte P750GM, rated 80+ Gold and is a fire hazard

[@AliYassinToma]

Never cheap out.. shows a psu from a company with very "great" history

[@MEOW-sh9qz]

Me using a PSU sold together with the PC case and cost less than 5 bucks 🙈🙉🙊

[@Justgreen89925]

Then dont cry when it will fail killing all the components

[@MEOW-sh9qz]

@@Justgreen89925 I never had one fail though 😝

[@Justgreen89925]

@@MEOW-sh9qz yea even if they dont fail they send really crap voltage full of ripple that will slowly kill everything

[@MEOW-sh9qz]

@@Justgreen89925 mobos have their own VRM though.

[@whyops]

​@@MEOW-sh9qz Don't matter still bad for the pc components and could fail at any time taking the entire pc with it. Also a decent new psu isn't expensive like maybe 70$

[@gendoslice5971]

Love those unifans! And the cables

[@choclate3265]

I just bought that one today, Its actually pretty solid thanks for making a video on it

[@RussellPlaysMods]

Tf is that brand 💀

[@slushie3061]

FSP are major PSU brands that makes psu for different conpany. (EVGA, Coller master, etc.) One of the best psu manufacturers actually.

[@xeminie]

​@@slushie3061 yuh

[@Justgreen89925]

Bro doesnt know fsp 💀💀💀

[@RussellPlaysMods]

@@Justgreen89925 No because i never get random brands I've never heard of I'll keep SeaSonic

[@Justgreen89925]

@@RussellPlaysMods "random brands i've never heard of" fsp seasonic and hec are the 3 main brands of the best psus you can find

[@MEOW-sh9qz]

Him: Never cheap out on power supply to save electricity Also him: slaps tons of useless RGB lights 🤣

[@also20cents97]

LED lights take little to no energy to run. if the amount of lights in his pc were on for around 12 hours it would cost under 3 cents

[@MEOW-sh9qz]

@@also20cents97 you must be talking about single led indicator lights like those in power buttons 🤣. These led strips in the video does draw significant amount of power.

[@also20cents97]

@@MEOW-sh9qz in the context of the lights in the pc, they do not take any significant amount of energy, and if youre pouring over 2 grand into a pc build, adding LED lights is no big deal

[@MEOW-sh9qz]

@@also20cents97 It's not about how much the PC cost. Like what he said, it's about saving electricity

[@peacockplays7108]

Got a Corsair 1000w going in my next build. I’m excited.

[@RazMaster01]

Nice AD

[@phenomenologicalparadox5216]

Me with a used PSU I bought for 20$ - 👁️👄👁️

[@wenho770]

Yeah but it's used so maybe you'gotnz very good one kust for cheap cuz'its'second hand

[@Andrewb2000]

The Waffle house has found it’s new host.

[@オauracxオ]

Thank you. But I’m need monitor first.

[@sasnad3]

This is probably the best advice when getting a new pc.

[@ayasinx8797]

My Corsair PSU is now 10 years old. Built like a beast, that one.

[@rfonline568267]

Finally someone who gives good advice.

[@siradjbrahimi-w7t]

it's a good advice but if your building a budget pc you can get a cheap one just not that cheap, also this is an add so don't get fooled easily

[@Patfussyholder]

This is actually the power supply i have rn holy crap what are the chances lmao

[@YRH2]

Yep that's true, I learned it in a hard way.

[@jakebeaty8556]

A good website that rates power supplies is powersupplycultist. They actually look more in depth than just the 80 plus "rating" that is actually worthless when it comes to power supply quality

[@LetzPlayJay]

Amazing pc you have bro!👍🏻🔥🔥🔥

[@iMoreno]

True. My Aventum X using the 1500W Corsair HX100i

[@railroading]

Maingear PSUs are a great bang for the buck PSUs, I bought a 1200w for around $200 and I legitimately have 0 issues with it. I even have both my CPU AND GPU overclocked with no issues whatsoever. Plus it's 80+ Platinum.

[@Ilikedagames-rf2fx]

Funny enough, Maingear’s OEM for their PSUs is FSP like shown in the video. And yes, they are a good enough brand in most instances and that price is quite competitive. EVGA B-Stock has some really good PSU deals as well.

[@nithia]

I love the little pikachu gif on the AIO

[@kazisayem5214]

I swear at the start i was like yo Luke davidson is a pc channel now? Lol

[@nikkoo14]

DQ850-M-V2L Deepcool . 80 Plus, modular. 10 year warranty is that why i bought it ❤

[@pedrohenriquedrawanz8803]

Remember that u most likely can't use different cables from different modular psus, that can causa you pc to actually catch on fire

[@iliketornadoes]

Nice pc! I am getting a o11 soon it looks so cool

[@luvru3599]

Exactly what a bunch of my PC building friends told me. The PSU I plan to get is the Corsair RM750. I had to cut some costs so I decided to downgrade my GPU. Can't wait to start building my first PC 😊

[@ch4z_bucks]

A solid idea. It's best to have a slightly weaker pc than to have a better one that lasts a couple weeks before going up in flames or burning out.

[@max_valks]

FAM WHERE DID U GET THAT GAMING PC IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR IT EVERYWHERE

[@vedvyas2206]

Its not prebuilt

[@planetrockvlogs5070]

Super flower golden green 80plus gold 450w on side pc with i5-2500 And 1060gb

[@calvin6083]

Can i just say your setup looks amazing

[@iamthestormthatisapproaching69]

Me trying to find where the psu is in that build 👀

[@MotivatedMan]

thank you so much for this advice now my intel Pentium and intel integrated graphics run amazing

[@theftking]

This looks like a commercial for that power supply, though I don't see the legally-mandatory disclaimer that the video was sponsored or that the product was provided free of charge, so maybe not.

[@GeloEd]

wow just bought a new pc and we have same power suppy. but mine is 750w

[@Taz_Olson]

I always cheap out at least a bit, I buy the newegg Rosewill brand because it's way cheaper and they are yet to fail me even once

[@joeversus7113]

Love my Corsair power supply. Plus aftermarket world for cables are amazing. Corsair makes custom colors for their PSUs.

[@ThePerfectionist1]

Love this guy

[@-Azroth-]

Another tip I'd consider is to check the manufacturer of the psu ... I wish I've done that when I bought my pc

[@HarmonyEdge]

My FSP Aurum CM 750 has been chugging along for 7 years now, still works fine... 😅

[@lemonz903]

Also there is something called psu tiers look that up and it reccomends what count as psu tiers and get what fits with what they say this is generally the most important factor in psus

[@RestoTek]

I made this mistake before, and it died on me pretty quick, luckily it failed safe! Did a couple of builds after that were perfect

[@avrel820]

So true. For my old gaming PC I had a SeaSonic Focus GX-750w 80+ Gold For my new gaming PC I have a Corsair HX 1200w 80+ Platinum

[@Milkmangood58]

My PSU was $20 and had been working good for going on 11 years exactly

[@RedOnCod]

As a builder my self these are all facts

[@Gbur]

Most of the reasons listed are nice to haves rather than the main reason of damaging your components or worse, exploding

[@NebulaNexus432]

Indeed, the veracity of this statement is evident, and it holds considerable merit.

[@youtuber_editor972]

bro sounds like luke davidson at the beginning💀💀

[@leeishere7448]

I have a bronze 850 watt still going strong 4 years. 💪

[@IKEACherryChair]

On that note, stay as far from Apevia as you can, they basically sell Molotovs for PSUs!

[@young-0184]

I like the EVGA supernovas.

[@EquivoxYttv]

Cheaped out on a psu once, the months following that I had to deal with my desktop becoming unresponsive multiple days a week.

[@math001]

Yeah one of my mistakes when I built my first PC a decade ago. After some few months it started turning off by itself everytime I played games. Replaced it with a Corsair after that and didn't have any problems. The same PC is still working to this day. I'll probably cheap out on the other stuff if have to but never on a PSU

[@Brazanel]

I fucked up on that part. Still haunts me 2 weeks after building my first rig.

[@BossKhalifa-jv2ni]

Man your PC is sick 😯😯😯😯😯

[@Co-DB.]

I'm still using a raidmax scorpio 535 watt. All I know is that they don't make them anymore and it hasn't exploded. Well almost once but that's beside the point

[@quantumX3-old]

don’t forget to check the PSU Tier list

[@smile112smile5]

for those who need a good cheap one but is just as good look up corsair 750We its rated gold and its only for 105 other ones tend to cost 100 more

[@solarx4166]

I thought he was gonna say mobo but that works too 👍

[@biggestcar1168]

That's why I cheap out on the case

[@the3gamingnerds458]

I agree I have the 1000 watt Corsair modular power supply