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I just recently had a problem where writes to M.2 SSD wouldn't work due to a faulty PSU. Everything else was fine. Took me 3 SSDs, 2 motherboards and 2 PSUs to
by bbojan 4y ago
I just recently had a problem where writes to M.2 SSD wouldn't work due to a faulty PSU. Everything else was fine.
Took me 3 SSDs, 2 motherboards and 2 PSUs to figure out what the cause of the problem was.
It was a ThermalTake TR2 500W PSU. No graphics card (integrated graphics) so 500W should have been fine.
- sliken 4y agoWhen possible I try to buy from companies that make a product, as opposed to just name/market/make cool stickers. ThermalTake is just a reseller, Season is an example of a company that makes power supplies. Seasonic sells to others for relabeling, but also sells direct to consumers.
- ChuckNorris89 4y agoPower supplies are like car tires. It's not the right place to penny pinch. Always buy from reputable vendors. Thermaltake is not one of them.
- bbojan 4y agoI wasn't aware of that. This is my first time assembling a PC after probably 10 years, and I remember TT when they were making (good) coolers.
- aasasd 4y agoIt's probably that they made good coolers and then decided to capitalize on the name by selling everything under the moon—i.e. reselling someone else's stuff.
- IYasha 4y agoOh, yeah! The T-word again! I've had nothing but trouble with ThermalTake PSUs! One even tried to kill me. Never buying that garbage again.
- giantrobot 4y agoThe total wattage of a PSU isn't the issue. As another comment points out, it's the number of rails and amperage per rail. If the motherboard is drawing a lot of amps because of the CPU and you stick another high current device on it, you will run into issues. If you had a SATA SSD that drew the same current you wouldn't likely had any issue since it would have been on a different rail.