Tul Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Hi all, Just wondering if anyone could give me some feedback here.. I'm planning a new build, and have a 7-8 years old Corsair HX520W PSU lying around. It hasn't seen that many hours, and runs like a champ. I ran my new build's specs through a power calc on outervision.com, and I should be well within budget on the 520. Now I hate discarding things that work fine, can anyone see a reason why I wouldn't use my old PSU on a new build? Any and all comments appreciated. -Tul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytnyt Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 no reason not to use it as long as it meets power needs. of course theres an increased risk of failure due to its age... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terroralpha Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 i still have a PC Power & Cooling Silencer 610 that i originally purchased in mid 2006 for a Pentium 4 630 + nvidia 6800 Ultra build. it's still working to this day in a computer that controls some heavy machinery in a sewing factory, since 2009 i think. if it still works, then it works. you can use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper69 Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 Does it have the cables that you will probably need for a new build, such as 4/6/8 pin connector for cpu, 4/6/8 pin connectors for gpu, enough SATA cables? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegan Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 Hi all, Just wondering if anyone could give me some feedback here.. I'm planning a new build, and have a 7-8 years old Corsair HX520W PSU lying around. It hasn't seen that many hours, and runs like a champ. I ran my new build's specs through a power calc on outervision.com, and I should be well within budget on the 520. Now I hate discarding things that work fine, can anyone see a reason why I wouldn't use my old PSU on a new build? Any and all comments appreciated. -Tul That PSU will work fine, but a more recent 80 plus gold model will pay for itself quickly in power savings. I have an i3-2100 box and a CS450M PSU running it which makes it low cost to operate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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