Reddit reviews Thermaltake Smart 500W 80+ White Certified PSU, Continuous Power with 120mm Ultra Quiet Cooling Fan, ATX 12V V2.3/EPS 12V Active PFC Power Supply PS-SPD-0500NPCWUS-W

Actually, I tried looking it up to see if there were reviews, and it seems plenty of people have good experiences with these on pcpartpicker? One of those guys were using this with a 1600 and a discrete GPU.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Wbhj4D/thermaltake-smart-500w-80-certified-atx-power-supply-ps-spd-0500npcwus-w

Looks like it has good reviews on Amazon as well.

https://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-Certified-Continuous-cooling-PS-SPD-0500NPCWUS-W/dp/B014W3EM2W

I've built PCs to sell, and it's kinda meh. It probably cost him ~$280 to build himself.

Optiplex - $105 (ebay)
480 GB SD - $55 (amazon)
480 GB SD - $55 (amazon)
RX 580 - $125 (ebay)
PSU - $45 (amazon)

And there's how you build a much better PC for $385, but with an RX580 and nearly 1TB of SSD storage. And that just took me 30 mins without any bargain hunting.

not in the dell optiplex i got. OP make sure it is the full size dell optiplex or you're going to have a problem. I would probably pick up an old Dell optiplex computer from this link:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-OptiPlex-990-MT-3-30-Core-i7-2600-8GB-500gb-Windows-7-PRO-64-COA/112899138773?_trkparms=ispr%3D1&hash=item1a495024d5:g:74cAAOSwT0pbrPA2:sc:FedExHomeDelivery!07306!US!-1&enc=AQAEAAACMBPxNw%2BVj6nta7CKEs3N0qU9ZIdJgyF8pGk0C1C%2BqLx3gjOL9sFDmIxM%2B8dIn5uhflsoVf4Sn56VDqF0kVV0GxatdRoSXI4ql7uqGkdfpEKUPpLOL8x4rD883YAi9fwSY%2F5xWJN7jevtKCFYVEyZjUsanWOsWL2vVw%2BSe5S3mE6WZthfmjzo4oOXdTNp6Z267ceEJnhg5o5ckhzHbIY9li%2B%2FgWtMUpVzVkKWRApm0s0EpgvYp0ZOnbkNhcDBw20%2FodA4bwPJ0YlEHyBzVuJQ6r60%2FNifuuO2f6aCbk5AJ2W2n6ogEmWrdQXJ8x4zukxsZmRIlONhVoF%2BHwBZ91TBuyQWTh44fMSdEfG93LbcIfblFam8VfUVxEicboMByRlHbrd%2BcpyisYdXCLw6F2X3IKR5Mpq%2FFPG3IhTqQDUpihYAZGEjH%2B4ZVhrAO8gf3rNhYjeOt5tYn%2FvuFs%2BiZ%2FyAj1G08Eo5DNXJahP8LtjsymQI7CGMdBId62EqH0SIEMDwj7d1N2szSFVSzJrAj15Wz0lczO1VywGMnmtfI5nsuwkMehJIgU9JoFq99lch%2FvBQcj8jVw21%2BuYdPLgSeNs8XMn3%2BeLVlarTj4Q5WonFXXmyDDOxvfRmfVU7w9FhIMEvheoUGJjijG1nWXzrscyWu9XYWuqJuiztcsGnUdNFj5FAss%2B8XvH3rbBl4k%2Frf4ycFyydxAk%2FvwnBqSkvJL93XPIYJOecMCivwo%2F8t%2BUQReIF&checksum=112899138773b342f6e3705940c6a123e59ad5cda30a

Total so far: $160

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Then i would potentially buy an ssd from amazon(120gb):

https://www.amazon.com/Kingston-120GB-Solid-SA400S37-120G/dp/B01N6JQS8C/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=120gb+ssd&qid=1569190687&s=gateway&sr=8-3

Total so far: $180

Then i would buy a new power supply:

https://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-Certified-Continuous-cooling-PS-SPD-0500NPCWUS-W/dp/B014W3EM2W/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=500+watt+psu&qid=1569190723&s=gateway&sr=8-2

Total so far: $220

Then I would buy a used graphics card:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/ASUS-GeForce-GTX-1060-PHOENIX-EDITION-PH-GTX1060-3G-GDDR5-PCI-3-0-DX12-GSYNC/174036286148?epid=14031748259&hash=item28855efac4%3Ag%3ARwYAAOSwQTNdgvZu&LH_BIN=1

Total so far: $320

I know i've exceeded over your budget, but personally I think the performance degradation from not spending that extra 100 dollars is so drastic that I wouldn't recommend doing so.

I'm wondering also. Seems to be decent according to Amazon .

I don't even need this, but between this and the $30 NZXT case I almost want to throw together a super budget build for the hell of it.

Ideally you want this: https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Bronze-Certified-Modular-CP-9020101-NA/dp/B01B72VXE6/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?keywords=corsair+CX&qid=1574665820&sr=8-3

But of course money doesn't grow on trees, so I recommend this one: https://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-Certified-Continuous-cooling-PS-SPD-0500NPCWUS-W/dp/B014W3EM2W/ref=mp_s_a_1_7?keywords=evga+psu&qid=1574665858&sr=8-7

That's a reasonable concern. Here's the one I bought: https://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-Certified-Continuous-cooling-PS-SPD-0500NPCWUS-W/dp/B014W3EM2W

I haven't had any issues with it over the last six weeks or so.

Practically any psu will have those basic connectors. You can find one on amazon or newegg for around 30+ bucks. Id recommend this one

sorry for the inconvenience but the psu I have rn is actually a thermaltake 500w, here’s the link to it

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B014W3EM2W?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

This is what you want to do. It comes with windows 10. All the storage you will need and 8gigs of ram ready to rock.

If your ssd is not located you will need to convert it to GPT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0JMwHthKkQ

Then use this to transfer windows onto the ssd. https://www.pcmag.com/feature/362776/how-to-copy-your-windows-installation-to-an-ssd (Ease Us Todo Backup)

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PC-$120

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-OptiPlex-3020-MT-1TB-HDD-8GB-i5-4570-3-2GHz-Win10-Office-2010/293028772274?hash=item4439e039b2:g:oCkAAOSwW0tcb8Vm

PSU-$35

https://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-Certified-Continuous-cooling-PS-SPD-0500NPCWUS-W/dp/B014W3EM2W/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=psu&qid=1554080060&s=gateway&sr=8-6

Adapter-$7

https://www.amazon.com/AUTOKAY-Power-Supply-Cable-Optiplex/dp/B07PBTVYY7/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=8+to+24pin+adapter&qid=1554080094&s=gateway&sr=8-6

GPU-$130 (2games)

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814930010&Description=RX%20570&cm_re=RX_570-_-14-930-010-_-Product

SSD-$20

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820331047&ignorebbr=1

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Total Price: $312

RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB DDR4 DRAM 2400MHz C16 Memory Kit, Black

MOBO: Gigabyte Motherboards GA-B250M-EVO

I was looking at this for a power supply:
Thermaltake SMART 500W Continuous Power ATX 12V V2.3 / EPS 12V 80 PLUS Active PFC Power Supply PS-SPD-0500NPCWUS-W

https://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-Continuous-Active-Supply-PS-SPD-0500NPCWUS-W/dp/B014W3EM2W/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1504115616&sr=1-4&keywords=power+supplY&refinements=p_n_feature_keywords_two_browse-bin%3A6906984011

> Seasonic focus plus gold 550w

Do you think perhaps a 500 watt would do? Cause I don't want to spend too much on a psu, though spending too little is probably worse tbh.
https://smile.amazon.com/Thermaltake-Certified-Continuous-cooling-PS-SPD-0500NPCWUS-W/dp/B014W3EM2W/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=plus+gold+550w&qid=1574721672&sr=8-3

https://www.amazon.ca/Thermaltake-Certified-Active-Supply-PS-SPD-0500NPCWUS-W/dp/B014W3EM2W

this is the psu btw

Its a ThermalTake Smart 500W 80+ White certified.

Thermaltake Smart 500W 80+ White Certified PSU, Continuous Power with 120mm cooling fan, ATX 12V V2.3/EPS 12V Active PFC Power Supply PS-SPD-0500NPCWUS-W https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014W3EM2W/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_KMmwCb15RR0T1

Don't worry we were all noobs once, here's what I've learnt in my month of mining:

Maintenance: it entirely depends on your hardware, most of your time will be spent setting up rather than maintaining. I'd definitely research the motherboard you're thinking of buying and see how other people have got on with it when using it specifically for mining, e.g. if it was difficult to use multiple GPUs, BIOS tweaks and such

Coolers: GPUs have fans so can self cool, and you should probably be building an open air case for your rig which will keep temperatures reasonably low without additional fans/cooling (low as in GPU temps, the rig will still put out a fair amount of heat). There are lots of tutorials to build a case on YouTube, anyone can do it with a few supplies from a DIY store

Affordable parts: buy whatever used RX 470s/480s you can. Don't worry about model, it's effectively a lottery as to how one manufacturer's card will perform against another (look into memory manufacturers in relation mining). Just get the cheapest cards you can get from the RX 4xx series as these are the most power efficient for mining, followed by the 5xx series. The R9 2/3 series are also good for Ether mining but use a LOT more power.
One area I've recently found you can save money in is the PSU. A new 1200W ATX Platinum rated (efficient) PSU costs around $230. 1200W will do about 6 RX 470s/480s. For about $100, you can buy a used 1200W HP server PSU ($30) which is also Platinum efficiency rated, a breakout board + cables which will allow it to be used to power all your GPUs ($35) and a cheap 500W PC power supply ($35) for all the non GPU components. You'll need to do some research on this option but it's definitely more cost effective. Only downside is it'll have almost no resale value to the average consumer, unlike a retail 1200W PSU - but it costs less than half as much

In terms of ROI, no one can predict what coins will be most profitable and for how long. If it gets to the point where you can't profitably mine any currency with GPUs any more, you can sell your GPUs to recover some costs and maybe some of the other hardware too. It's up to you if you want to take this risk but don't put more than you're willing to lose into hardware. In my case, I've made back 25% of my investment in one month, but had Ether/Bitcoin prices been the same as they were when I started, then I'd only have made back 12.5%. It's a volatile market right now

> I don't want to use 8-pin to 24-pin adapter, because it fried my previous PSU.

Or may be because you keep buying crappy one? Like that PSU on your eBay link? That PSU say 220V on the power plug and 140V to 240V on the body, i.e. it cannot work in 110V region (USA, Canada etc).

Get something that you don't need to wait a month for shipping and have 5 years warranty:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014W3EM2W/

$150 is a rip off price for a returned GTX 1650, I mean a new one have the same price: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QFSR2YH/ and there are cheaper options: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/4CsmP6/asus-geforce-gtx-1650-4-gb-dual-oc-video-card-dual-gtx1650-o4g

And you don't need a new power supply for a GTX 1650, the stock Dell one should work.

Just which Dell do you have? They usually can't take any standard motherboard.

Pretty much anything from Corsair, EVGA, Be Quiet, Thermaltake, and that’s got a 80+ bronze rating or better. I would look for something that’s semi-modular meaning that most of the cables can be removed completely from the PSU Itself and will help with cable management down the line. A non modular PSU has all the cables connected which is what most pre-builts and lower end models have which makes it harder to hide the extra cables lol.

EVGA 500 W 80+ Bronze 66$ Amazon

thermaltake 500W 80+ bronze 44$

You should check out the site PCpartpicker.com as it has tons of hardware on there and you can check out reviews and stuff.

CPU - https://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Core-2-Quad-Q6600-2-4GHz-Quad-Core-LAG775-CPU-Processor/352734984887

Motherboard - https://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-DQ35JOE-D82085-807-LGA775-DDR3-Motherboard-w-IO-Plate-DQ35JOE/233339749860

RAM - https://www.ebay.com/itm/4gb-2x2gb-PC3-10600-DDR3-1333-Desktop-Memory-for-Dell-HP-Lenovo-etc/202775770785

Storage - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0088PUEPK/

Case - Any ATX Midtower

Power supply - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014W3EM2W/

Video card - https://www.ebay.com/itm/MSI-TWIN-FROZR-III-GTX-660-N660-TF-2GD5OC/233165044919#viTabs_0

Monitor - https://www.ebay.com/itm/20-Dell-LCD-Monitor-1600-x-1200-800-1-16ms-VGA-DVI-Silver-Black/123532105639?epid=2254481645

OS - https://www.ebay.com/itm/Full-Retail-Microsoft-Windows-XP-Professional-Version-2002-Brand-new/323890742801

Thermaltake Smart 500W 80+ White Certified PSU, Continuous Power with 120mm cooling fan, ATX 12V V2.3/EPS 12V Active PFC Power Supply PS-SPD-0500NPCWU https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014W3EM2W/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apip_r44Srr9LFEpP3

Yes I have, I have the comment history to prove it. All I have to do is scroll down a lot. And you lost, bad. You kept trying, I kept debunking every thing you said. It got to the point where you were repeating points I had already proved false.

>I'm not here saying console is superior. But PC isnt superior either. It's all subjective idiot.

That's ironic, calling me an idiot immediately after writing a dumb ass comment. I found a $320 ps4 slim bundled with spider man for $320, and a 40 inch TV with speakers here to go with it. A total of $479.94. That plus $60-$120 a year (if you bought the ps4 slim on release that's $180-$360 extra onto the total, so 659.94-839.94 total). For that you get a device that cannot be upgraded, has a cpu from 2008, can play games at 1080p 30fps medium low settings, no graphics options, only one input device option, the option to pay money or play offline, is very limited in uses, and only 1800 ish games available 74 ish being exclusive.

Now, let's see what kind of PC we can get for $659.94, shall we? Theres a free version of windows 10 that just puts a water mark on windows products. A little annoying, but not as annoying as all the ads in sonys paid online service.

G4560 for $82.96

Gigabyte GA-H110M-S2PV for $69.99

V-Color Skywalker Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 2666MHz for $64.99

WD Blue 1TB PC Hard Drive - 7200 RPM for $43.81

XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS XXX Edition 1386MHz OC+, 8GB GDDR5 for $184.99

Rosewill Dual Fans MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case for $34.99

Thermaltake Smart 500W 80+ White Certified PSU for $39.99

The PC itself is $521.72 and runs circles around the ps4 slim and the ps4 pro. It is more than capable of 1080p ultra settings at 70-80fps on most AAA games. Now for the kbm and monitor.

Logitech Desktop MK120 for $29.87

Sceptre E225W-19203R 22" Ultra Thin 75Hz 1080p LED Monitor for $79.84. Its smaller but you're going to be way closer so it wont matter.

For $28.51 less, you get a PC that runs circles around the ps4 and ps4 pro, is upgradable, can be a work station, is capable of a lot more, is cheaper in the long run, has hundreds of thousands of games available on it, objectively has more high quality exclusives, has a player base 12 times the size, free online play, an entirely free game every week from epic games store (no subscription needed), and much more options.

And since you always like to say "b-b-but can it p-play d-dvds?". I first would like to mention that pcs have the option to download the movies, netflix and other streaming services exist, and if you actually do want to play movies via disk, you can spend the $28 you save on a $20 DVD drive if you want. It's an optional accessory.

Now I think I've successfully proved that you

1, have no idea what you're talking about

And 2, are wrong about it being subjective. Yes, preferring a console is perfectly fine. But objectively a PC is better in almost every way.

https://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-Certified-Continuous-cooling-PS-SPD-0500NPCWUS-W/dp/B014W3EM2W/ref=sxin_2_ac_m_pm?ac_md=1-0-VW5kZXIgJDQ1-ac_d_pm&keywords=psu+500w&pd_rd_i=B014W3EM2W&pd_rd_r=eb4d0a6e-c0bf-4b1e-8390-5d0d2e9f79fe&pd_rd_w=5FQNf&pd_rd_wg=1o06T&pf_rd_p=7ffdbddd-e073-4cb0-834c-3e54bd44941a&pf_rd_r=WPE7XNXG86JG8E4CZZSH&psc=1&qid=1567027452&s=gateway

This one bud,

Replaced Ram, Now onto Power supply:

From: https://www.ebay.com/p/Cooler-Master-Rs-500-psar-i3-500w-ATX-Power-Supply/1927914829

To: https://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-Certified-Continuous-cooling-PS-SPD-0500NPCWUS-W/dp/B014W3EM2W/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=power+supply+500w&qid=1565457434&s=gateway&sr=8-3#customerReviews