Reply 20 of 40, by darry
joeguy3121 wrote on 2022-09-09, 05:50:Here are clear close up images of the capacitors, they all look fine to me but what do I know? 😋 20220908_224239.jpg 20220908_22 […]
darry wrote on 2022-09-09, 04:32:Well, it was apparently very affordable (was 25$ to 40$ when new) and didn't review disastrously [1]. On the plus side, it seem […]
joeguy3121 wrote on 2022-09-08, 23:21:Sort of. It would be a EVGA 450 BT from 4 years ago. This guy used it for his build and that's where I got the idea of using a modern PSU and will use the model Tech Tangents used just to be sure it would actually work.
Well, it was apparently very affordable (was 25$ to 40$ when new) and didn't review disastrously [1]. On the plus side, it seems to be OK at handling mainly 5V loads.
So assuming it is still in working order and in-spec, it should be a lot better than your original one .[1]
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/evga-450 … e-psu,5605.html
https://www.overclock.net/threads/why-you-sho … -bt450.1715802/
https://web.archive.org/web/20190724102211/ht … w-power-supply/Here are clear close up images of the capacitors, they all look fine to me but what do I know? 😋
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The capacitors closest to the power supply connector show bulging and signs of corrosion due to leakage on top of the cross shaped vent. So these are bad . The one closest to the video card in the first photo looks like it might be slightly bulging on top, but it is hard to tell due to the photo angle and lighting. Capacitors can degrade and fail without outward signs, so you can't always tell by looking at them, but when they do bulge and/or leak, it is certain they have gone bad.