New Thermaltake Tr2 bronze PSUs: Any good?

MxPhenom 216 · May 27, 2015

i am building a light gaming rig for sister and her boyfriend with a i3 4170, 8gb ddr3 1600, gigabyte b85m gaming 3, and gtx960 2gb. i can get a combo deal with the 960 and tr2 450w power supply. just dont know of the quality of these PSUs with no reviews as far as my findings are concerned.

R-T-B · May 27, 2015

How much does it end up costing for the PSU with the combo?

I don't know man, I'm always paranoid of not seeing any reviews and I don't know about Thermaltake as a name to be dead honest.

I see you're in Seattle... I'm not far from there. If you want, I can check my box o' PSUs and try to find something for you. What's your target price?

RealNeil · May 27, 2015

I have used Thermaltake PSUs in the past and found them to be pretty reliable.
I have one in an old Linux box that's about 7 years old.

MrGenius · May 27, 2015

I've had my TR2 700W for a couple years now. It's a damn good PSU for the money(plus a 5 year warranty). I'd buy another one(unless this one dies prematurely).

Edit: I'm using it for overclocked gaming too(on a daily basis, at least a few hours a day). So it's not seeing an easy life either. It's actually just enough PSU to keep my 280X stable @ 1175/1850. It's running pretty much maxed out quite a bit of the time(12V rail anyways). But it's hanging in there nicely so far.

R-T-B · May 27, 2015

Maybe my paranoia isn't justified then. I just couldn't find any good reviews on it...

MxPhenom 216 · May 27, 2015

i had thermaltake toughpower years ago, it was great, just dont know anything about the tr2 psus

RealNeil · May 27, 2015

TT seems to be coming out with a lot of new and interesting products. I like the new Core X1, X2, and X9 cases they make.
Also, I won a TT Water 3.0 240mm AIO not long ago. I haven't installed it yet, but looking at it, it's made well.

I wouldn't hesitate to try that PSU out. I think it will be good.

R-T-B · May 27, 2015

I'd give it a try. They actually list hold up times on it's spec sheet... they are a little low but that's beside the point: Point being that's a sign they care about what's inside because most even high end manufacturers ignore that spec.

RealNeil · May 27, 2015

If you end up getting this, I hope that it works out well for them.

Nordic · May 27, 2015

What is the warranty? If it has a long warranty then the thermal take trusts its product to last. If it does not last, at least it has a warranty. This sounds like a gaming pc, that won't be on 24/7. If it is an average psu, not exceptional, it should do be fine. It is not some brandless bargain psu afterall.

MxPhenom 216 · May 27, 2015

james888 said:
What is the warranty? If it has a long warranty then the thermal take trusts its product to last. If it does not last, at least it has a warranty. This sounds like a gaming pc, that won't be on 24/7. If it is an average psu, not exceptional, it should do be fine. It is not some brandless bargain psu afterall.

5 year warranty.

this is the build encase anyone was wondering. Main games to be played is WoW, Minecraft, and Sims. http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=23642691

Hawkstream · May 27, 2015

R-T-B said:
How much does it end up costing for the PSU with the combo?

I don't know man, I'm always paranoid of not seeing any reviews and I don't know about Thermaltake as a name to be dead honest.

I see you're in Seattle... I'm not far from there. If you want, I can check my box o' PSUs and try to find something for you. What's your target price?

Thermaltake has been around for a long time making PSUs, cases, and CPU coolers among other things. I have always considered them a good brand and not a "budget" brand.

RealNeil · May 27, 2015

MxPhenom 216 said:
5 year warranty.

this is the build encase anyone was wondering. Main games to be played is WoW, Minecraft, and Sims. http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=23642691

Build looks good.

I used that case in a charity build that I did and it works pretty good.

R-T-B · May 27, 2015

Hawkstream said:
Thermaltake has been around for a long time making PSUs, cases, and CPU coolers among other things. I have always considered them a good brand and not a "budget" brand.

I guess it's just me that's not recognizing them. Good to know.

EarthDog · May 27, 2015

Tt's Toughpower was their 'great' series IIRC. The TR2's were Tier 2. Plenty serviceable.

krusha03 · May 27, 2015

MxPhenom 216 said:
5 year warranty.

this is the build encase anyone was wondering. Main games to be played is WoW, Minecraft, and Sims. http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=23642691

I think you can do better for that budget. Example:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($55.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Transcend SSD370 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.75 @ Newegg)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.00 @ Newegg)
Total: $575.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-27 14:52 EDT-0400

EarthDog · May 27, 2015

1333 ram is a bit handcuffing on performance considering the meager difference between it and 1600 CL9...

krusha03 · May 27, 2015

EarthDog said:
1333 ram is a bit handcuffing on performance considering the meager difference between it and 1600 CL9...

I just threw in the cheapest ram there is still budget left to increase the ram or I would add HDD if he doesnt have any. The performance when not using the igp is negligible in any case:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7364/memory-scaling-on-haswell/7
http://pctuning.tyden.cz/hardware/p...ne-vykonem-staci-levnejsi-ddr3-pameti?start=8

erocker · May 27, 2015

I had one experience with a 400 watt TR2 model a few years ago I bought new. It broke after a week.

MxPhenom 216 · May 27, 2015

Not only that but the games they play, benefit heavy from Intel and Nvidia.

krusha03 · May 27, 2015

MxPhenom 216 said:
Not only that but the games they play, benefit heavy from Intel and Nvidia.

Problem solved. Just trying to help in the end it's neither my money nor my PC

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($55.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($47.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Transcend SSD370 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.75 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.00 @ Newegg)
Total: $619.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-27 15:05 EDT-0400

MxPhenom 216 · May 27, 2015

erocker said:
I had one experience with a 400 watt TR2 model a few years ago I bought new. It broke after a week.

Hopefully these new ones released like last year or something fixed any problems from the 1st generation TR2s

thebluebumblebee · May 27, 2015

Are the parts ordered?

MxPhenom 216 · May 27, 2015

thebluebumblebee said:
Are the parts ordered?

Nope, not yet, probably later this week.

rtwjunkie · May 27, 2015

I have a TR2 600w I used for about 6 months in an HTPC, and didn't have a bad reading or any problems. Seems decent enough. It's sat unused for a year and a half now.

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New Thermaltake Tr2 bronze PSUs: Any good?

MxPhenom 216

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R-T-B

RealNeil

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MxPhenom 216

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RealNeil

R-T-B

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MxPhenom 216

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R-T-B

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