If you listen really close to the coil whine, you can hear it saying "kiiiiiiiiillllll mmmmeeeeeeeeeeeeee"

@skinchen

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣

@DiJAndy

3 жыл бұрын

"Pleeeeeeease! Have mercyyyyyyyyyy"

@starskulliapupunep4230

3 жыл бұрын

😆🤣🤣😂

@Raven10241

3 жыл бұрын

no it's saying Sssaaavvveee mmmmeeeeee........................ my guess is it was running a whopping 65% efficiency give or take from how high it was running based on how it hit it's 500 watt limit when the high end power supply never breaks 400 watts

@guuggghgh

3 жыл бұрын

ahahahaha

I have smelled enough of the magic smoke to know that you never skimp on power supplies

@Kalvinjj

3 жыл бұрын

A neighbor of mine brought me a dead PC to take the parts out (like, so dead the intention was to remove like capacitors, inductors or so), the typical supermarket electronics section pre-built, the power supply inside it had the fan jammed, the cables were brown-ish at the PSU's case end, and when opening it up it even had big bubbles already on the PSU's board. The damn thing looked like it had literally caught fire.

@TheMadSalviGaming

3 жыл бұрын

@@Kalvinjj Nowadays I don't even risk it with no name power supplies in recycled builds. I have had magic smoke come out of EVGA gold and Seasonic Gold PSU's as well, unfortunately.

@Art7220

3 жыл бұрын

How low would you go on wattage? Not less than 300w? Lite-Ons and Dell PSUs are they too cheap? ThermalTake PSUs are good, the one I have.

@TheMadSalviGaming

3 жыл бұрын

@@Art7220 It would depend really on the quality of the power supply. Platinum and titanium efficiency supplies will allow for going with lower wattage. I try not to go lower than 450 or 500 Watts on builds. The OEM PSU's are great in a pinch, as some are built by good manufacturers like Seasonic and Delta.

@phenom8080

3 жыл бұрын

It was definitely a valuable lesson for me, when my cheap 28€ LC Power exploded, tripped a fuse in my appartment and even killed my Nvidia GeForce 8800GT (Has damaged the VRAM and there were stripes all over the screen). I was running Furmark and Prime95 at the same time. The explosion happened roughly 15 minutes in. Yeah that was dumb of me and shouldn't have done it on such a cheap PSU. After that I bought a ~90€ Cooler Master Gold certified PSU and have it in use for almost 10 years now. My next PSU will probably be a Seasonic Titanium certified PSU.

Buying cheap psu be like: "The BOMB has been planted!"

@floydjohnson7888

2 жыл бұрын

Or maybe, "Set us up the bomb" (comes from the "All your base are belong to us" thing)

@golemcrimson

2 жыл бұрын

OH MY GOD JC, A BOMB!

@raven4k998

2 жыл бұрын

@@golemcrimson it's the ultimate bomb to plant inside your pc

Coolmax is my go to PSU brand. 😂

@NotNiekie

3 жыл бұрын

Dawid! Didn't expect you in here!

@Rocky-bz8wr

3 жыл бұрын

Hey if you like Coolmax.....give PowerMax a try...it will Razzle Dazzle you for sure.....lol or give even better Rice Crispy noises from it than Timmy's CoolMax did...Snap Crackle PoP

@chosensupra9978

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Dawid

@BitZapple

3 жыл бұрын

I'm sure they are fine power supplies, Timmy very obviously simply did a botch setup on purpose for an easy shilling the video sponsor. He literally goes into the video with the intention of destroying a PSU to prove his point. Literally like some biased manufacturer-financed study with fixed prepositions. Sorry, but I don't get how noone just sees the video for what it is, seems less people understand how PSUs actually work than I thought. I really would have thought higher of Timmy than to dish out such a cheap video with misleading content entailing him basically shitcanning a good PSU for no good reason other than force-proving a point.

@NotNiekie

3 жыл бұрын

@@BitZapple A good PSU would have protected itself. Even if it is overloaded. The PSU used in this video was indeed very shitty.

I have never seen someone so excited over failing hardware. Great demonstration of the dangers of cheap PSUs and entertaining as hell.

@Raven10241

3 жыл бұрын

clearly you weren't paying attention to what he said at 8:10 that tells it all why he is so happy about it cause he's getting exactly what he wants

@havanowoncheese

3 жыл бұрын

@@Raven10241 I was paying attention, as I said it was entertaining as hell.

@sig3ldunc4nI

2 жыл бұрын

@@havanowoncheese Classic read the first sentence and assume the rest. Especially funny when he's trying to be the one to correct you.

@Robert-hr6sh

Жыл бұрын

Hitting the fan finger protection grid, as seen in the video should also help....Lol.

His characteristics are so funny and its almost as if hes always out of breath because hes so excited to say the next sentence 😁

@cibelal6293

3 жыл бұрын

Really TJ a 500w no name VS 750w 80+ brand name. Fair it is not. He should do 500w brand name VS 500w 80+ brand name. I think another test may be required.

@maximeremy6492

3 жыл бұрын

@@cibelal6293 the 500w no name isn't even capable of outputting 500w

@MandoRick1978

3 жыл бұрын

Or maybe it is the ozone he is sniffing that is being discharged by the PSU.

@ambientlightofdarknesss4245

3 жыл бұрын

I'm out of breath just listening to him.

@AngryAndy_

3 жыл бұрын

No thats just unhealthy living and being a fatty....

You didn't waste $50. You spent $50 for science and entertainment.

@lmaoitsmee1812

3 жыл бұрын

Ayyyy EJ!

@ACOnetwork

3 жыл бұрын

I completly agreee :). What would happen with 20$ 500W PSU, if you use it to max, even if it can put out max 300W on 12 V rail :)... ME VERY INTERESTED :D

@Raven10241

3 жыл бұрын

@@ACOnetwork atleast it didn't kill his board so yes it was a great deal for science oh my god it stinks!!!!!!!!

@ACOnetwork

3 жыл бұрын

@@Raven10241 True, True 😁 Naaah, it is just smelly aroma teraphy 😋👍

Tim: "This 500W PSU was $50! It's a piece of crap that could kill my hardware" Me sweating profusely with my $20 Hercules 600W PSU:

@scheve332

3 жыл бұрын

I hope you put whatever you saved on it towards fire insurance.

@CTMKD

3 жыл бұрын

@@scheve332 Good one lol

@angrybob8126

3 жыл бұрын

Has ur house burned down yet

@JPR-YT

3 жыл бұрын

Bro i need an update hows it doin cuz i have the same one😅

@landonfife6773

3 жыл бұрын

@@JPR-YT it’s not in my main system anymore, I put it in a computer my father uses, but he hasn’t called me about any fire or explosions so I’m assuming it’s fine! ☠️😂

Remember, a 500watt psu should deliver 500watts to the system. 500watt from the wall at 80% efficiency is only 400watt. It should be pulling closer to 600watt from the wall to deliver 500watt.

@raven4k998

2 жыл бұрын

note to kim if a power supply makes bad smells run for it girl your in danger

seriously can we please not put our face SO damn CLOSE TO THE STUFF THATS GOING TO EXPLODE....thank you

@gillespujol410

3 жыл бұрын

ikr

@LB_Amerijuanican

3 жыл бұрын

The shell will stop most debris plus he has "safety" glasses on lol. Also the small capacitors may be loud, however they just throw tiny paper shards and a very light small metal shell surrounding the paper within a capacitor. He was safe from the exploding parts. Shock by touching the power supply during failure is way more likely. Though it's likely to be a 12v DC shock meaning it'll burn rather than make his muscles tense tense up from AC shocks. Also the whole power supply shroud is grounded. He was actually pretty safe, and this all is why power supplies have hard metal shells which are grounded in he first place.

@Raven10241

3 жыл бұрын

or get high off the fumes coming off the thing as it cooks itself to death

@neotenken

3 жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing, I had a 5+ year old cooler master psu that went out with a bang. It sounded like a gunshot, I needed a new psu and underwear 😂

@Raven10241

3 жыл бұрын

@@neotenken wussy

Next Timmy Joe Episode - Why you should NEVER buy a no-name condom!

@nedjimb0

3 жыл бұрын

"IT'S CRACKLING! It smells very bad in here."

@cibelal6293

3 жыл бұрын

TJ u used a 500w VS 750w 80+. Fair it's not. He should do 500w VS 500w 80+. Another test is needed asap?

@mightygamer383

3 жыл бұрын

it's simple. no one wants a baby while he's still in high school!

@cibelal6293

3 жыл бұрын

@mister.T Jr No, not spamming. Each post is diff.

@benjaminhowey4763

3 жыл бұрын

"Its exactly like a plastic bag!"

This dude is huffing toxic fumes, no wonder he's laughing, his brain cells are dying.

@deffar

3 жыл бұрын

pmsl

@BitZapple

3 жыл бұрын

Looking at that setup, the mental decline clearly set in earlier.

@gynaecide4382

3 жыл бұрын

@@BitZapple And what makes you say that?

@randomchannel9331

3 жыл бұрын

@@gynaecide4382 bruh.

@randomchannel9331

3 жыл бұрын

@@gynaecide4382 molex molex sata. to 6 pin to 8 pin.

This PSU is recommended by Chernobyl reactor #4. What could possibly go wrong?

@cibelal6293

3 жыл бұрын

A 500w no name VS 750w 80+ brand name. Fair it is not. He should do 500w brand name VS 500w 80+ brand name. I think another test may be required.

@defconzero

3 жыл бұрын

Cibelal sound like yoda you do

@herauthon

3 жыл бұрын

one BJ, rods removed to early ?

@kanuh

3 жыл бұрын

not bad, not terrible

Never in my life have I seen someone so giddy at the sound of electrical arcs and potentially popping capacitors. Muahahah!!! Keep it HOT TJ!

@JonathanPaulin

3 жыл бұрын

You'll love ElectroBOOM

I never understood why cheap PSU's like this even exist. The price difference between these awful PSU's and a good entry level PSU from a known brand with a 80+ bronze rating is like 10-20 dollars. I got an EVGA 500B 4-5 years ago for 30 dollars that I originally bought for my step dads computer and it is now used in my sisters build that I built for her last Christmas(2700/RX570). It still works perfectly and might even have a bit of warranty left on it for all I know since it came with a 5 year one. So yeah, if you are looking to cheap out do it on the case and spend the TINY amount of extra money to get even a good basic PSU.

@wargames43

3 жыл бұрын

EVGA is very serious with their warranty to the point even if its overdue you could still get a one time replacement most of the time with them. But it wont be new ofcourse if its out of warranty so they give B stock but hey i got a free GTX 970 when it died out of warranty from them so no complaints there.

@cibelal6293

3 жыл бұрын

He used 500w VS 750w 80+. Not fair. He should do 500w VS 500w 80+.

@aaronjohnson2547

3 жыл бұрын

They exist because not everyone is gaming, streaming, or encoding some people use their computers in basic ways like surfing the web, watching videos, and listening to music they don't need expensive power supplies for a simple cheap computer.

@Belphegor176

3 жыл бұрын

Easy makeshift 💣s that’s why!

@zackburkhart6521

3 жыл бұрын

@@aaronjohnson2547 .... Bruh... They should still get a name brand.. You can get a brand name for the same price as this garbage in the video

That psu makes the same noise as Rice Krispies

@cibelal6293

3 жыл бұрын

A 500w no name VS 750w 80+ brand name. Fair it is not. He should do 500w brand name VS 500w 80+ brand name. Another test may be required?

@lamoona4269

3 жыл бұрын

@@cibelal6293 mate comment that sure no problem. but why did you reply that to this comment which has nothing to do with what you are saying anx is mainly concerned with the sound.

@jmugurr994

3 жыл бұрын

More like pop rocks to me...

@mysticeli2139

3 жыл бұрын

Cibelal that has nothing to do with my comment

Ahh, the sweet sweet sound of capacitors blowing up

@Raven10241

3 жыл бұрын

now that's entertainment folks

"Let's get this thing fired up..." And then there's magic smoke.🤣

@raven4k998

3 жыл бұрын

ahhh much better smells like victory

Next Timmy Joe Episode: Why your should NEVER keep smelling the fumes of a power supply.

@raven4k998

3 жыл бұрын

oh common the fumes are the best part about making this kind of video man

The last PSU that blew up on me fired a foot long flame out of it. I was cringing every time TJ put his face up against the grill. DO NOT open a PSU unless you know what you are doing. Mains capacitors can kill you even after the unit is unplugged from the wall. I’m not sure if TJ is super experienced at working on PSUs or just incredibly reckless. Either way he is reckless for portraying what he did as harmless fun when it is very dangerous.

@TuxraGamer

3 жыл бұрын

Man, don't overreact. 220v charged capacitors can simply shock you for about 1-5 seconds, and that's it.

@haydenwiseman3056

3 жыл бұрын

@@TuxraGamer 220 volt capacitors can stop your heart. but what probably exploded was the 12-volt rail capacitors which the internal resistance of your body is usually too high to allow it to travel through you.

The name on the psu doesn't matter. What matters is who made it, and how well built it is, for that you would do well to check psu reviews/ breakdowns for your questions on whatever psu your looking at buying.

@Kalvinjj

3 жыл бұрын

Even who made it might give you different results. GreatWall makes PSUs for Corsair too if I recall, but the ones they sell with their own name for PCs like the Wallmart ones, they cheap out on the parts. Gamers Nexus tested the GreatWall PSU on the Wallmart pre-built gaming PC vs another one with GreatWall board but some other brand, the noise output (electrical noise, not sound) and efficiency difference was quite significant, despite being the same rating on all, if I recall even the 80 plus rating.

@BitZapple

3 жыл бұрын

What matters is if your name is TIMMEEEH and you attempt to run your PSU WILDLY OUT OF SPEC

@naderahmed8299

3 жыл бұрын

all i find is a website that is written on my psu, other than its info. looks like no one ever had it. its called thessen -600pw from www.jackpotpc.com

Hi Timmy, love your channel. Good to see someone get as excited as I do with computer hardware. I just felt I had to mention that that model of psu is only rated for about 360w on the 12v rails. The remainder of the wattage being made up of the 3v and 5v rails. 99% of your applied load was on the 12v rail, so really you overloaded this psu by a considerable amount right from the get-go. I was actually impressed that a budget model had some kind of built-in thermal protection! Interesting stuff, any chance of similarly overloading a more reputable brand?

@raven4k998

2 жыл бұрын

can Timmy joe resurrect that power supply? stay tuned kids

This was awesome to see and have proof of for my friends/Dad

God Timmy Joe.. you are amazing. Everytime i watch a Timmy Joe video, my mood goes through the roof. Such a sympathetic guy!

The reason such no-name PSUs are so crappy is because the components inside are not rated for the advertised wattage. The transistros inside are either running at the "Absolute maximum ratings" or even above and their driving signal (the signal that makes them switch at the high frequency needed for the voltage step down) has probably no "Dead time" which means that for a brief moment all of them are on and there is a short circuit and that repeats for thousands of times every single second so they overheat and stop working after a little while and the transformer cores are crapy and too small for this wattage so they get oversaturated under full load and make this noise. Also the capacitors, especially the rectifying ones on the input are so cheapish that are getting stressed by the load so much they might explode and the ones on the output probably have so high ESL and ESR that the ripple current could cause damage to other components on the PC. Never CHEAP OUT ON POWER SUPPLY!!! Thats the single thing that needs to be the most reliable and will be the most future proof since ATX standard barely changed over the last decades and will probably be the same for even more.

@stanimir4197

3 жыл бұрын

I wanted to see the CAPs taken off the PCB and put in a component tester. Actually I was also curious if there is enough creepage space on the PCB or the thing can even send the mains to the motherboard (Edit at 14:54 there is a shot - doesn't look terrible). Another reason for the extra heat and bad components - chokes -made of coppper plated Al.

Coolmax brings new meaning to the "Snap, Crackle and Pop" tagline from the Coco Pops commericals 😂

@rangersmith4652

3 жыл бұрын

Rice Krispies.

This was really interesting to see, as it shows under high load, all of the components were fine, and not damaged. Hilarious video! 😂

Cheapest I've gone is the Thermaltake smart 700 watt. Can be found between $55 and $60, and is not gonna die like a firecracker. Had an Apevia 500w that came in a prebuilt. It became an intentional firecracker at the point it got close to 450w from the wall...

Remember kids molex to sata lose your data

@cibelal6293

3 жыл бұрын

TJ u used a 500w VS 750w 80+. Not fair . He should do 500w VS 500w 80+. Another test is needed asap?

@DerrickRG

3 жыл бұрын

Never had an issue.

@BeyondReasonableClout

3 жыл бұрын

sata to molex somethin something rolex

For my budget builds I tend to go for thermal takes 500w thats 80+ rated, it’s like 40 usd and is pretty solid on the low end

@mg86_

3 жыл бұрын

is a thermaltake litepower RGB good?

@Sekib_Nave

3 жыл бұрын

PuffleAE86 I have had good luck with them in the past, they seem pretty solid

@ShogoKawada123

3 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure that's group-regulated unit... not that great. A lot better than this Coolmax one for sure though.

@Sekib_Nave

3 жыл бұрын

Akira1364 yes, but they seem reliable in my experience and the warranty support is pretty good (had one DOA)

Good video man, I love the energy!

@raven4k998

3 жыл бұрын

but now the real test can he fix it?

Great video.. builders should take note

@cibelal6293

3 жыл бұрын

A 500w no name VS 750w 80+ brand name. Fair it is not. He should do 500w brand name VS 500w 80+ brand name. A fair test, no more no less.

Not surprised. The efficiency curve of that cheap PSU would def require much more power from the wall in order to get the requested power to the components. I've used cheap Insignia branded PSUs on build several times, but always made sure to take the CPU and GPU TDPs into account. I'm sure that little PSU could have run a Ryzen 3 3100 and a 5500xt for many years without incident.

@cibelal6293

3 жыл бұрын

Seriously, a 500w cheapo VS 750w 80+ brand name. Fair it's not. He should do 500w brand name VS 500w 80+ brand name. I think another test may be required.

@wargames43

3 жыл бұрын

16:50 he said it in the video too. Point is i would not even use this in a low power pc its screaming already at fcking 75 watts man.

@LiveType

3 жыл бұрын

@@cibelal6293 This is a 350w PSU if you go by "reputable PSU brand" standards. Also the thing can't deliver more than 180w to a single component. The price you can buy this thing for is what determines whether or not it's good. I've seen these types of psus go for ~$25 and at that price it's a great value to the point where I've definitely bought them.

@cibelal6293

3 жыл бұрын

@@LiveType ok ty

@techdegenerate286

3 жыл бұрын

I wouldnt use a no name power supply period bro its not even worth risking a low end system

150w for +3.3v and +5v, and 350w for +12v, so consuming more than 350w on this psu is asking for trouble

@kasuraga

3 жыл бұрын

yeah, those rails are really aimed at ooooold ass systems that heavily loaded the 3.3v and 5v rails. Computers now have like, over 90% of their load on the 12v rails

@xeridea

3 жыл бұрын

Who on earth even uses 3.3v and 5v rails???? Even so, the better PSU MIGHT have used 350w on 12v rail after efficiency loss.

@kasuraga

3 жыл бұрын

@@xeridea sata drives and pci express cards iirc still do

I had an Azza, and now I have a Seasonic Focus GX 750. My peace of mind is beautiful.

Nice vid Timmy. You've easily solidified the fact of Investing in a good, more expensive PSU is always a safe bet. It will outlast any other component in a system by years. Plus this gives you the headroom to OC safely when you really need to squeeze out more performance on aging setups....Not to mention they don't risk burning your house down! Decent PSUs are very underrated.

@raven4k998

2 жыл бұрын

10:00 she's popping she's popping dude

I had a no name power supply last for 14 years. Spectacular fireworks and a nasty after smell is inevitable with any power supply eventually. Prior to that many years ago, I had a dx4 100 build with a no name power supply last for 10 years.

“Running a PC Powersupply at Max Rated Wattage might shorten it’s lifespan” more like 5 Minutes hahahaha

@xeridea

3 жыл бұрын

Good power supplies are designed to be ran at 100% load continuously. Good power supply can also have 10 year warranty. It isn't a TRUE 500W power supply if it can not output 500watts.... This wasn't close to OUTPUTing 500 watts after the horrendous efficiency loss, maybe 300-330W. I run many EVGA PSU running 70-90% capacity 24/7/365 mining cryptocurrency rock solid.

@UCCYQaunfn4d4H-kIkEq0DsQ

3 жыл бұрын

He overloaded the 12v rail. The power supply is rated for 350w on the 12v not 500w.

@xeridea

3 жыл бұрын

@@UCCYQaunfn4d4H-kIkEq0DsQ The quality PSU drew 350w or just over. After efficiency loss, and a small amount on 3.3v and 5v rails, 12v would be drawing maybe 330-350? The meter was showing how much it drew from wall, it had TERRIBLE efficiency so number was really high. Ratings are for output, not input. So it could barely output its rated power for a few minute???

I know someone that bought a 600W no name back in the early 2000s for $18US. I said how did you get that so cheap, at the time I was getting them locally for a PC shop I worked at paying 25+ and that was our cost for a low 250-300W at the time. A week later he said it died lol and luckily for him only the supply died, nothing else was damaged. That was back around the time the defective Chinese capacitors were hitting the market.

@cibelal6293

3 жыл бұрын

He used 500w VS 750w 80+. Not fair at all . He should do 500w VS 500w 80+. Next test!?

That's one example of proving the difference between Buck Converters and Linear Voltage Regulators. Nice video.

lol the no name in my kids computer has been running fine for years. The corsair in mine lit it self on fire.

@BitZapple

3 жыл бұрын

I recently bought a lot of old PSUs, 1 modular be quiet and like 7 complete no-name supposed crap PSUs. GUESS WHAT, the be quiet was the ONLY faulty one inside the whole lot and all the cheap noname 400W+ PSUs ran absolutely FINE with a sensible setup (95W CPU and ~100W 6pin PSU with a SINGULAR MOLEX ADAPTER even!) I tested them by MINING with them! Full tilt! The ones below 400W I OBVIOUSLY DID NOT set up with a fucking GPU, that's like trying to put a Fury X and a stupid 200W oced CPU on a 500W PSU. You just don't do it unless you insist on proving a point you just want to force!

@JayMoneyGaming

3 жыл бұрын

Generally just stick to whatever you know works. Seems like a good rule of thumb, although Corsair has a good lineup of psu. Must have just had bad luck.

I always get name brand PSUs. What I have found is even bottom of the barrel EVGA stuff is leaps and bounds better than this sort of junk. I have run an N1 400w on an RX570 before. Not good idea, but it had no issues handling it, and honestly the fan wasn't too loud. The W1 and BR lineup are my go to for lower end systems, especially Bstock. A BR500 handled a 3600+1080 flawlessly.

My first build was a £60 "Hiper" 580w PSU back in 2004, that lasted surprisingly well before eventually stinking the room out and failing to power on. I've gone for Corsair RM series power supplies ever since. Sure they're expensive, but so is replacing half a rig when a PSU blows.

@raven4k998

2 жыл бұрын

it's the cheapest fun you can have with a psu

I would keep the fan and send the rest to Computer Recycle to reclaim the rest of the crap that went into building that power supply. And why keep the fan? I think the fan is still the only good part in the whole thing. Could use it in other things or maybe some Frankenstein monster build that magically works. Also, able to play Doom.

I had a Rosewill PSU blow up on me.. cannot recommend. The most important / highest quality item in your PC should be your PSU

@Phiidyn

3 жыл бұрын

My first gaming PC was a pre-built from iBuyPower that it had a "Xion" PSU in it. Back then I had no idea about PSU quality, wattage or anything like that so when my PC started turning off while I played Dead Island I began the troubleshooting. That's when I learned the lesson of non-name brand PSUs. I promptly built a new PC with a Corsair AX full-modular 80+ Gold PSU and I've been using it since 2013. She's a beast and has been in 3 different PCs, outlasting every other component including one motherboard, a processor, and a few HDDs. Lessons: 1.) Pre-builts can be great for beginners to start their tinkering journey 2.) Never cheap out on a PSU

@rasmachris94

3 жыл бұрын

@@Phiidyn A good lesson to learn early, i hope it didnt do too much damage before it went.

@Ripthejack3r

3 жыл бұрын

I bought a rosewill(not a cheap one) when modular just became a thing, it was a 1000w lightning model, still running today, it is gold rated though

@m8x425

3 жыл бұрын

Some Roswill units like the Hive or Glacier are junk and other Rosewill units like the Quark or Capstone are pretty good. The Rosewill Lightning is another good one.

Great video thanks.

I got a Seasonic TX850. It's awesome. The fan only comes on when rendering with the GPU. Does great with my 5950x which runs at 100% most of the time and usually overclocked, but with electricity now, I went back down.

9:43 if you look closely at the power supply, you can see a spark

@MandoRick1978

3 жыл бұрын

Look even closer and you will see an idiot sniffing the toxic ozone gas coming from the electrical discharge.

@isaiahheitzman

3 жыл бұрын

@@MandoRick1978 This made me laugh. He probably didn't know tho 🤷‍♂️

@alexatkin

3 жыл бұрын

Which is why its even more bizarre he couldn't see the damage when he opened it up. There absolutely MUST be skid marks in there, he just didn't bother to look carefully enough.

No where near 500w , also PSU , 450 lol , really good video , laughed a lot!

@cibelal6293

3 жыл бұрын

He used 500w VS 750w 80+. Not fair. at all He should do 500w VS 500w 80+. Next test.

@kasuraga

3 жыл бұрын

@@cibelal6293 500w vs a properly rated 400w would have been a more fair comparison lol

@m8x425

3 жыл бұрын

@@cibelal6293 I think you missed the part where Timmy showed the Power consumption of the 750w Corsair vs the 500w Coolmax. In which case boils down to efficiency. The Coolmax he tested clearly couldn't handle supplying even 400w of power to the parts, while the rest went to waste. Someone else pointed out the Coolmax isn't even rated for 500w on the +12v rail, which I totally spaced. Even rookie builders know that the +12v rail is what really matters.

My 2007 fsp 300 watt unit is still going strong. A great psu

Geezus dude, you were giving me so much anxiety putting your face right next to that screaming crackling Pandora's box of a PSU!!!

Ok, deliberately overloading a PS doesn't show diddly even if it's a cheap one.

@SpoopyGamer

3 жыл бұрын

but the coil whine and smell definately is a huge give away for a bad PSU design. You'll also notice the corsair psu is pulling a lower wattage while running at higher clocks

Still better then what Alienware uses ☝️

@awesomecomputers7076

3 жыл бұрын

Dell/alienware psus are actually pretty solid, well from my experience

@slipstream502

3 жыл бұрын

Alienware sucks I had one years ago it cost 1200$ and it had a lot of driver issues I called support and the guy kept telling me to restart the pc and kept asking when I bought it and I bought it that day.. yeah returned that shit to bestbuy immediately after that headache. Never will buy dell or Alienware again!

@GeorgeJFW

3 жыл бұрын

Branden Prestigiacomo ya I just bought my last prebuilt

@awesomecomputers7076

3 жыл бұрын

@@slipstream502 for me, dells have lasted me years, I have plenty of 15 year old dell laptops and desktops that still work perfectly fine, then again you bought from best buy and you don't completely reinstall the os on your prebuilt systems.

Since that power supply is not 80 plus anything, its probably "70 plus" lol so your probably only getting 70% of the rated power and the rest is heat, so that's why its shutting off its being pushed well beyond the most likely 350 watts that can be delivered to the computer. Be careful man wouldn't want you to get hurt :( You should also tell people not to repeat what your doing, ( especially not opening it up the power supply) the Caps on that could be holding on to a lot of voltage, and could = death :(

@thenerdcorner_

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah that is pretty dangerous.

@cibelal6293

3 жыл бұрын

He used 500w VS 750w 80+. Not fair. He should do 500w VS 500w 80+.

@Rocky-bz8wr

3 жыл бұрын

might be even as low as 65% ef...lol

This was a really entertaining video!

This video just shows that you know nothing about power supplies. 0:58 Even the amazon page says you're not supposed to run more than 14 A (172W) through the first (CPU) rail and no more than 16 A (196 W) through the rest of 12 V rails (GPU, SATA, MOLEX, often RAM VRM...). Also 9:45 when you hear electronics crackling, it's generally a bad idea to put your face in. If an ark jumps to your finger, it gets burned. Eyes don't like burning. Last but not least, 14:43 sticking your finger in the mains area of a PSU is always a bad idea, after a total failure where you don't know what burned and thus can be connected to mains capacitors it's straight hazardous gambling with your life.

@bret44

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, it’s super dumb to jam your finger in a psu like that. The capacitors can hold enough voltage/current to KILL. He should really add a disclaimer telling people how dangerous this is and to not try it at home.

@marty_nz

3 жыл бұрын

While I don't agree with your first sentence, everything after it is correct and I wanted to point out some of the same points. The other one is BOTH 12V rails combined can only do 350w if you go by the label. Since almost nothing these days pull anything substantial off the 3.3V and 5V rails, this PSU is at best a 350W max PSU. Going by the crap efficiency, the 450W+ readings at the wall are most probably the 350W max it can handle. Overcurrent protection or some other protection kept shutting it down. In the end heat killed some component. This PSU would probably last 5 years with a normal 200w load or something. It's definitely a crap PSU though. Timmy Joe, if you see this you're still awesome and I love your content, but this guy made some valid points.

@johnchristianson515

3 жыл бұрын

I think his intention was to stress it to the extreme since he didn't want to wait months for it to fail on a more normal configuration. As a 500w psu it is certainly capable of powering a 2700x and 5700xt combo without failure. All he did was step it up slightly, something that most name brand psus can handle since they tend to be a little more over engineered than a cheap psu like this. That being said he is very lucky he didn't hurt or kill himself with the way he handled that psu.

@marty_nz

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnchristianson515 yes he 100% said this is for science and that it's not a good idea. Also, a 2700X and a 5700XT would pull close to 350W so this PSU would NOT be suitable. It's not a 500W PSU by current ATX standards. Sure the TDP for those are 105W+225W, but there's no way a 2700X only pulls 105W. I would say an R5 2600/3600 and a 5600XT would be max i'd pair with it from AMD side.

@marty_nz

3 жыл бұрын

Actually... he showed the wrong model on Newegg. It's the Coolmax M-500B with three rails +12V1@17A, +12V2@17A, +12V3@12A . 400W on 12V combined. That makes a bit more sense. It doesn't have Overcurrent or overtemp protection. "Over voltage protection & short circuit protection" if going by the product page.

I'd rather have a slower CPU than a shit power supply if I'm on a budget. Glad I went with a Seasonic PX-850 Platinum to feed with my 3900X

@xeridea

3 жыл бұрын

Bro why cheap out? Get a titanium!!! :P

@sassuki

3 жыл бұрын

The PX-850 is total overkill for this CPU.

I put a no name psu in my first pc. worked fine till i tried to overclock. sparks flew out the front fan grill when it blew the caps. didnt take anything out with it luckily, but i learned my lesson and bought a Seasonic.

My old 750 coolmax had similar coil while.. put a 2080 super on it and its got worse. needless to say theres a rmx750 in its place now!! glad to see i made the right decision!!!

too much Idiocity on this vid, you just overloaded a cheap power supply and keep on smelling fumes lol.

I was on a tight budget and bought a evga 500w 80+ white. 3 years later it's still doing good and doesn't make any concerning noises or smells. Even with budget units, get a name brand with some kind of 80+ rating and a warranty

Timmy this has got to be most entertaining tech episode of yours I've seen so far. I was chuckling when the crackling started then burst out laughing at your reactions (heck I would have reacted the same way!) You've got something unique here! Like Timmy Joe said, "Don't cheap out on your PSU!"

@raven4k998

2 жыл бұрын

maybe you can skimp on a power supply and have fun blowing it up🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@thewayback_playback

2 жыл бұрын

@@raven4k998 Don’t think I can get myself to ever risk buying a cheap PSU.

@raven4k998

2 жыл бұрын

@@thewayback_playback step one buy yourself a crap computer that you do not care if you kill it step two use that psu on it problem solved

I think you overloaded it when you plugged the ssd onto the same strand as the graphics card supplemental power adapter. The only thing better that could have happened would have been flames shooting out from the fans on the power supply.

I had a Shaw 860w psu, what it listed on the different voltage rails couldn't be supplied by the wire gauge they used, and yes it whined and stunk.

I have a psu in my old prebuilt and it looks dodgy at best. It's not even 80+ certified. However, the only malfunction I faced in 5+ years of use was a dead fan. I also did not immediately realized the fan was dying and was using it like that for quite a while until it started shutting itself off. I replaced the fan and it has been working fine since. I figured the psu actually has some decent overheating protection as even after working essentially without a fan it did not start to smell funny or sound weird - no coil whine, nothing. No I trust it more than any other psu. Miracles happen

I have killed several cheap power supplies over the years, and repaired prebuilts that skip there. The biggest issue is they start having voltage issues, capacity drops, or they cheat with split smaller rails to act as one, etc and the system acts like it is failing. Swap the power supply and it's like a new system. After so many failures I just spend the extra to at least get a good Corsair or Evga. They still go strong to this day.

Good thing you’re waring your bullet proof glasses! Just in case a capacitor or something blows, possibly sending shrapnel out any opening. Good thing.

My antec 500 watt psu from 2006 is running my 3060ti like a champ, as it has run all my graphics cards since 2006. New fans over the years of course.

Thank you for frying a PSU for our entertainment. Thank you Timmy Joe doing tech things and stuff all up on the intranet. Very cool.

Wow Timmy your brave i would not even sit near that power supply with whine but the popping as well - your the man - and then the do not open the power supply you may get shocked - (im glad you didn't get shocked) - Your awesome and yes i know better to get a named power supply - awesome video - thanks

I got a tx750m works well for my system. I also like the semi modular set up.

I've used Seasonic, Corsair and Themaltake power supplies over the past few years with no issues. Some old systems back in the late 90's and 2000's used the shiny metal power supplies that would fail on power on and brick the MB as an added bonus.😂

HI, what is the recommended power supply for below spec? I5 3470 + H61 micro-atx Motherboard 4+4 Gb ddr3 ram Asus Cerberus 1050ti 240 gb sata SSD 500 gb 7200rpm HDD LG DVD R/W 2 -ARGB Fans

If, for some reason, I'm going for a cheaper power supply, I'll go for something like a FSP branded one. FSP is the OEM for a lot of power supply makers, and they've been reliable for me. There's definitely some alright cheap power supplies out there. Coolmax isn't one I'd trust with anything good.

My first PC build a few months ago I went with an 80 gold 750 PowerSpec PSU from Micro Center, it's their brand. After digging into the manufacturer and the importance of a good PSU I ended up returning it and instead got a white, to match my case, Corsair RM750X. Better safe than sorry.

Maniacal laughter really give off Dr Frankenstein vibes, love the channel mang

@raven4k998

3 жыл бұрын

but can you fix it?

So does it normally kill the power supply when u overload it? Or does it just shut off?

That was pretty sweet 🤣😂😂 I had a 680w PSU that came with my original Xclio case back in 07, that PSU was way before the efficiency ratings, it lasted till last year before it finally died 🤯

@vamwolf

3 жыл бұрын

Had both a ocz and bfg die this year

@deminybs

3 жыл бұрын

@@vamwolf nice lol, a friend still has one of my old OCZ PSUs . I'm sure it will die eventually 🤷

@cibelal6293

3 жыл бұрын

A 500w no name VS 750w 80+ brand name. Fair it is not. He should do 500w brand name VS 500w 80+ brand name. Another test please.

@deminybs

3 жыл бұрын

@@cibelal6293 well I mean yeah kinda wasn't fair already when using the molex to everything else adapters lol , those things are awful, which also is utilizing just one or 2 rails

Even name brand power supplies can be crap depending on how much you spend. My Thermaltake TR2-500W was showing the exact same symptoms as the Coolmax, coil whine and horrible smell, yet I wasn't even drawing close to the 500W rating.

I bought a $21 psu from ebay for an Athlon 3000g for my grandpa. It has worked just fine for playing solitaire and listening to music. The whine from the psu is the switching of the mosfets.

Not a complete waste, 1. Good video content. 2. Cut the cables off use them for something else. 3. Maybe a few components are salvageable 4. Project case. 5. Build a whole computer in the power supply project. (that's a Dare) Thanks for the video. Reminds me of my passed when I would buy 15 dollar power supplies. Be safe stay healthy.

Do u count rosewill power supplies as name brand? I've had a 1000w power supply in my pc for the last 3-4 years today it restarted in the middle of a game since I've been worried to turn it on

I had this same hard reset issue with an FSP 450w 80+Bronze. The rig would pull max 290W under full synthetic load, gamin load was less than 250. Hard reset every time with Mass Effect 3 & Ghost Recon Wildlands Ultra settings. Replaced it with a Silverstone 650W, and everything was good as gold. FSP, never again.

I must have bad luck because I have bought 2 different EVGA 80+ in the last year that were both junk, they both came bad. One of them the (a 600Watt 80+ white) P4 Cable would not work & the other one a (450 watt 80+ Bronze) just keeps crashing the Systems I test it in.

About two years ago, I bought a 600w evga 80+ white card, and it blew up a few months later, while running a 3700x and 1080ti. Killed my motherboard, but luckily everything else survived. That was the last time I went with anything from EVGA

PSUs literally can make or break your system... NEVER SKIMP!!! Listen to the man here!!! LISTEN!!! Worst PSU I ever bought was a Solid Gear Neutron 850w. The PCIE cables were totally dead. It was brand new. It's been sitting in my closet for about a decade now. Couldn't return it thanks to a problem on Amazon. My old rig had a Thermaltake Toughpower XT 750. Damn thing took a lickin' and still is a tickin'! 11 years it's lasted. My new rig has an EVGA 850 B5. Love it.

back in 2014 I decided to invest in a corsair AX 1200w PSU. She is still choochin strong today. Before anyone says you wont need that much wattage ever. keep in mind I run the legendary lava powered FX 9590 at 5gz, not 1 but 2 AMD R9 390x in crossfire, 2 HDDS, a dual radiator AIO with 4x120mm fans in push/pull config, 3x140mm case fans, 4 monster setup, etc etc my pc puts out heat that of the sun and draws a insane amount of wattage at full utilization. You best bet that $350 PSU was a damn good investment because anything else would damn near explode XD

I have used cheap PSUs for standard builds for awhile and have had luck with some, and others have crapped out after a year or so, but none have ever had that coil whine. ugh. with headphones you really get that screeching effect.

As soon as you get into adapters... it is game over. I have used Apevia (great wall) power supplies with good results. No whine, cheap, 80+ efficiency. Your mileage may vary.

how good is the 2600k overclocked, is it worth using that upgraded from my i5 2400? thinking of trying to get a 3770k cus i don't have the money for a full system upgrade. On the topic of old PSU's i have a SUPER DUPER old 750w PSU from my pentium 4 PC, SUPER old PSU and it still powers my 1060 + i5 2400 to this day without any noise, it's actually super quiet.

@joshberman1848

3 жыл бұрын

You can find a 2600 for well under 100$ I've seen them as low as 45$, the extra 4 threads will definitely help over the 2400, it also boost higher

Awesome video.

Me and my friend back when I was 13 decided to get him a new rig, We got everything we needed including a new PCI-E instead of AGP. As a 13 year old I did a great job of installing the pc..... But when I first booted it I was amazed as to how quiet it was, all fans spinning but no post?.. Strange.. We were so impressed by the lack of noise comming from the spinning fans that we failed to realize improper voltage from a psu... Seconds later the whole PSU went bang... And I mean ear ringing level of bang. Smoke everywhere and a 13 year old dream crushed lmao. Found out at the shop the £20 PSU we brought was defective, but no other components were destroyed 😂😂😂

How was that Montech power supply? Is it worth buying?

this dude is crazy loved it ! the more weird sound the psu make the closer he is to it lol

12:25 I also own a Corsair TX750 which has problems (after many years, bought for $99) on my PC making it crash and reboot even when idle, so had to replace it with a EVGA 750 GQ, 80+ Gold, and it solved my problems. The TX750 still works, I just no longer trust it. Keep in mind Corsair TX750 was made before 80+ efficiency rated were put into place, so it has no 80+ rating at all, like the Coolmax M-500 PSU you blew up.

I remember when we were able to buy $50 80+ Bronze PSUs. Still running a 750w 80+ bronze semi-modular unit I got for cheap in my main pc

Hi there These are my specs: Cpu: i5 10400f Gpu: ghost gtx 1650 4gb Motherboard: gigabyte h510m h Ram: 16gb 8x2 3200hz Ssd: 120gb Hdd: 1tb Psu: xigmatek 600w plus +80 Case: xigmatek medusa I’m planning on upgrading to a rtx 3060 ti but people always advise me to change the psu (probably cuz it’s chinese lol). so should i change the psu to a better brand psu or upgrade to a rtx 3060 ti?

@Olivia-W

2 жыл бұрын

I imagine the case is a xigmatec medusa, and the PSU is xigmatec x-power. Looking at the specs the 600W one can only supply 504W of that on the +12V rail. In modern PSUs, supplying significantly less on the 12V than the nominal rating is _always_ a bad sign. Even the meanest PSU I would ever recommend could supply 99% of the rating (594W in a 600W) While it may "work," these PSUs supply dirty power to your components, reducing their performance and often lifespan. Power is not just power- look at any oscilloscope videos with PSUs. Clean power is very important. There is a PSU tier list on LTT, google it (YT won't let me post the link). It's a little old, but the recommendations are still good enough. Anything tier B and up there is fine for a 3060Ti.

happened to me Today on the same day of installing a brand New Corsair RMX 1000w. I had a back up PSU to test and didn't damage anything else. My back up is a Corsair RMX 850

Reminds me, of when my cousin went from a 4th gen Intel i3 to a R7 1700. He sold me the i3, board, ram and PSU for like £80. I didnt know what PSU he had, was a Corsair 550w 80+ gold rated PSU, fully modular too...I got a damn good deal. As for selling builds, I always at minimum used a 80+ white rated PSU from a decent brand, usually 450/500w.

@JudeTheYoutubePoopersubscribe

3 жыл бұрын

Ayy I've got a corsair 80+ white 550w in my system powering a 4th gen i7 and rx 570 and it's running awesome

Timmy, where did you get a liquid freezer II 360 in Canada? I can only find the 240 and 280... And they're not cheap.