Need to replace P/S (was 600W) what to buy?

[Kasey Chang]

Need to replace P/S, put it off already. P/S works fine, but the fan inside is rattling. The PC is from a few years ago, it's got an Asrock Z370 mainboard with RTX2070, so it doesn't have super requirements.

Right now I'm looking at Raidmax Vortex RX700AC, which is a SLIGHT upgrade, and it's only $45 at Newegg. Seems to be what I need? Comments?

[Daehawk]

Never heard of it. I always tried to buy the best power supply I could afford when building my pcs. Name brand with great rep and higher power to last through upgrades. I dont recall ever paying more than about $125 if that. The last two I bought were Corsairs probably made by Seasonic. One was a 750w the nest was 850w..This was last bought about 10 years ago.

[Blackhawk]

I don't know the brand (although I recognize the name), but a solid, stable, consistent power supply can be one of the most important components of the system. A poor one can throw everything into chaos, and can even ruin other components. Dig deeply into the reviews if you go with an unknown brand.

[Kasey Chang]

I checked the estimated power consumption of my PC and it's only about 400-450W. 600W P/S is already overbuilt, apparently (i7-9700K, RTX2060, SSD and HD, some RAM)

So current favorite is Thermaltake Smart 600W (ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V 80 Plus for $45, plus $4 shipping. This has 515 reviews in the 4.5/5 range on Newegg, which seems to indicate this is pretty good.

[gbasden]

I've had good luck with Thermaltake. PS wattage requirements are only going up though with newer video cards.

[Kasey Chang]

I've had good luck with Thermaltake. PS wattage requirements are only going up though with newer video cards.

My current is a DDR4 Z370 mainboard. I doubt I'm keeping this system another 3-5 years by upgrading internals. I'll probably buy another one when it's time to upgrade.