Are EVGA refurbished power supplies trustworthy?

[stoggs1]

Hey guys so I was looking at EVGA's b stock to see if they had any good deals and I saw quite of few refurbished power supplies for pretty cheap.

Now I know to never skimp on your psu but I know EVGA is a reputable brand so I was wondering if anyone has used their refurbished psu's.

Thanks in advance.

 

[jboydgolfer]

Hey guys so I was looking at EVGA's b stock to see if they had any good deals and I saw quite of few refurbished power supplies for pretty cheap.

Now I know to never skimp on your psu but I know EVGA is a reputable brand so I was wondering if anyone has used their refurbished psu's.

Thanks in advance.

B stock is sold with a 1 year warranty iirc, as long as you're not buying a shitty model ,I wouldn't hesitate to make a purchase from them. B stock isn't always refurbished, sometimes they're scratched or aesthetically damaged and can't be sold as retail new, fwiw

 

[Kursah]

Haven't had any issues with them. Come to think of it, all my workstations and servers are running EVGA PSU's (check sig and sys specs), at least one is a refurb. All have been absolutely solid.

 

[stoggs1]

Ok

Haven't had any issues with them. Come to think of it, all my workstations and servers are running EVGA PSU's (check sig and sys specs), at least one is a refurb. All have been absolutely solid.

Ok thanks so you don't think I'll have an issue if I buy one?

Is the N1 750 watt any good? They have it listed for 50$.

 

[jboydgolfer]

Ok

Ok thanks so you don't think I'll have an issue if I buy one? This will be for a future build I am prepping for.

they are reputable. buy it

 

[Kursah]

Ok

Ok thanks so you don't think I'll have an issue if I buy one?

Is the N1 750 watt any good? They have it listed for 50$.

I wouldn't be worried. I mean there's always a risk with refurb, no matter the vendor, supplier, or refurb conditioner. But if you do B-Stock as Jboyd said, you'll get a 1-yr warranty.

If you are truly concerned, buy new and have the piece of mind with new hardware and full warranty.

EVGA's had 2 big sales so far where the 750G+ brand new was 59.99 shipped, with a 10-yr warranty. Normally $119.99. Currently on sale for $89.99 shipped. https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=120-GP-0750-X1

The N1 750 should be fine for a budget system, I prefer to use Gold+ rated, but sometimes end up with N-series ( I have a spare 600W EVGA I picked up from BestBuy, same as N1 series, but before N1). My servers are using 500W Bronze EVGA's, no issues.

The next question is, do you need a 750W PSU? You could save some money going with a 550/650W option as well.

 

[mastershake575]

Ok thanks so you don't think I'll have an issue if I buy one?

Is the N1 750 watt any good? They have it listed for 50$.

Evga is either crap or great depending on the tier.

Most of there budget stuff I would personally avoid. The N1 got trashed when it was it was reviewed http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story6&reid=568

I would rather have a higher quality 500-600 watt unit then a junk 700+ unit.

 

[stoggs1]

I wouldn't be worried. I mean there's always a risk with refurb, no matter the vendor, supplier, or refurb conditioner. But if you do B-Stock as Jboyd said, you'll get a 1-yr warranty.

If you are truly concerned, buy new and have the piece of mind with new hardware and full warranty.

EVGA's had 2 big sales so far where the 750G+ brand new was 59.99 shipped, with a 10-yr warranty. Normally $119.99. Currently on sale for $89.99 shipped. https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=120-GP-0750-X1

The N1 750 should be fine for a budget system, I prefer to use Gold+ rated, but sometimes end up with N-series ( I have a spare 600W EVGA I picked up from BestBuy, same as N1 series, but before N1). My servers are using 500W Bronze EVGA's, no issues.

The next question is, do you need a 750W PSU? You could save some money going with a 550/650W option as well.

I am prepping for a new build, specs will either be a 2nd, 3rd or 4th gen i7 or a Ruben 1500/x depending on price etc., a new video card either a 1070 or rtx 2060 if it's around the same price as a 1070 or an mad rx 3080, 16 gbs of ram and a couple of hard drives.

I wanna make sure I have a good enough psu.

 

[Kursah]

Honestly, a decent 650W or even 550W will likely be more than sufficient with plenty of room.

For reference my current R7 2700X system pulls about 450W at the most from my UPS. My old system with a i7 4790K, 16GB DDR3 2400, 2 HDD's, 2 SSD's, GTX980Ti, 5 fans between CPU and case, I pulled around 110-120W idle/low load, and around 450W load. At the heaviest load, maaayyybe 500W...but that was a full on stress test. No game, not even Ashes has pushed my system as far as a stress test has.

A "good enough" PSU is a better quality PSU, which as said above a better quality, lower wattage PSU is better than more watts at lower quality. If you were thinking about SLI/XF, or an i9 build, RAID arrays, I'd say 750W. The only reason I have 750W units in my systems is because of deals/sales I've found over the years. Otherwise I'd be 500-650 in all of them.

2060 and 1070 are going to be easier on power than my 980Ti for sure, that thing can consume 250W on its own!

Honestly I see no reason for you to get a 750W PSU with what you've told me. I mean it never hurts to have a buffer, I've always agreed with that mentality. But it sounds like you're looking at a system that hits 400W on a stress test/heaviest gaming kinda day. 550-650W is plenty IMHO.

 

[jboydgolfer]

just a little food for thought.

The Seasonic Focus + 850W is $90 ($70 after MIR) on newegg, thats a good price even without the MIR, and a Kick@ss PSU.
i dont know your budget, but $80 is about what you can expect to pay for a top end PSU.

 

[stoggs1]

Honestly, a decent 650W or even 550W will likely be more than sufficient with plenty of room.

For reference my current R7 2700X system pulls about 450W at the most from my UPS. My old system with a i7 4790K, 16GB DDR3 2400, 2 HDD's, 2 SSD's, GTX980Ti, 5 fans between CPU and case, I pulled around 110-120W idle/low load, and around 450W load. At the heaviest load, maaayyybe 500W...but that was a full on stress test. No game, not even Ashes has pushed my system as far as a stress test has.

A "good enough" PSU is a better quality PSU, which as said above a better quality, lower wattage PSU is better than more watts at lower quality. If you were thinking about SLI/XF, or an i9 build, RAID arrays, I'd say 750W. The only reason I have 750W units in my systems is because of deals/sales I've found over the years. Otherwise I'd be 500-650 in all of them.

2060 and 1070 are going to be easier on power than my 980Ti for sure, that thing can consume 250W on its own!

Honestly I see no reason for you to get a 750W PSU with what you've told me. I mean it never hurts to have a buffer, I've always agreed with that mentality. But it sounds like you're looking at a system that hits 400W on a stress test/heaviest gaming kinda day. 550-650W is plenty IMHO.

Do you think this sea sonic until would be sufficient https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.newegg.com/amp/products/N82E16817151096

 

[stoggs1]

Solid Seasonic unit.

Ok I Will pick it up then. $52 is a pretty good deal.

 

[Kursah]

Do you think this sea sonic until would be sufficient https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.newegg.com/amp/products/N82E16817151096

Seasonic 620 would do the trick, I've used a few of em over the years. I do tend to prefer the more modern single-rail PSU's to the older designs like this. This PSU has been around for quite some time, but I've yet to see one of them fail on me! I have a friend using that same PSU in a dual Xeon X5650 CPU, 48GB RAM, 8 HDD + 2 SSD RAID setup for a Hyper-V host, doesn't even break a sweat. 5-year warranty is pretty standard too. For a budget its a great choice.

If it were me, I'd choose the EVGA SuperNOVA 550W G2, normally $99.99, EVGA is selling for $54.99 shipped: https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=220-G2-0550-Y1 , Newegg has it on sale for $69.99.

Better quality PSU, better components, and a 7-year warranty.

But if you are on a budget, grab the Seasonic and you'll be a-okay for your needs and application.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Hey guys so I was looking at EVGA's b stock to see if they had any good deals and I saw quite of few refurbished power supplies for pretty cheap.

Now I know to never skimp on your psu but I know EVGA is a reputable brand so I was wondering if anyone has used their refurbished psu's.

Thanks in advance.

The short answer is yes. EVGA repairs and recertifies everything it sells as refurbished.

 

[stoggs1]

Seasonic 620 would do the trick, I've used a few of em over the years. I do tend to prefer the more modern single-rail PSU's to the older designs like this. This PSU has been around for quite some time, but I've yet to see one of them fail on me! I have a friend using that same PSU in a dual Xeon X5650 CPU, 48GB RAM, 8 HDD + 2 SSD RAID setup for a Hyper-V host, doesn't even break a sweat. 5-year warranty is pretty standard too. For a budget its a great choice.

If it were me, I'd choose the EVGA SuperNOVA 550W G2, normally $99.99, EVGA is selling for $54.99 shipped: https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=220-G2-0550-Y1 , Newegg has it on sale for $69.99.

Better quality PSU, better components, and a 7-year warranty.

But if you are on a budget, grab the Seasonic and you'll be a-okay for your needs and application.

Ok so that evga unit would be better even though it's lower wattage?

And what about this seasonic https://www.amazon.com/Seasonic-M12...=&hvlocphy=9022906&hvtargid=pla-525685963425?

 

[Kursah]

Wattage isn't the only thing to pay attention to, but yes that G2 550W unit I would choose over the old Seasonic 620 unit for a few reasons, but some of them are down to personal preference which isn't helpful to you in this case. Seeing that they're essentially the same price to order online, I'd choose the 550W EVGA, even if only for the extra 2-years of warranty it has over the Seasonic. The 550W is gold, the 620 is bronze rated. Both are good PSU's, but I believe the EVGA to be the premium unit in this comparison.

I believe the EVO is just a refreshed 620II unit. But you'd have to do some research or check reviews to find out.

Edit: Spend some time researching these models, read reviews, check specs, see if you can find teardowns, find the bad reviews and issues...weigh out the pro's and con's of each. It's your wallet, I can't tell you what to buy or how much to spend it nor do I want to. I can suggest that you keep researching, look at user and pro reviews, look at the pro's and con's, weigh them out for your needs, budget, build. That way you're making the best choice for your needs. The 620II or EVO might be the perfect fit for your future build! If you buy it you won't go wrong. Same with the 550. Both are going to be solid performers! I prefer to spend a little extra, and get a better PSU with less power than a lesser quality PSU with more power.

 

[EarthDog]

No difference between those you'll ever discern except price.

 

[Robert Bourgoin]

Evga has ecellent warranty and just had a new replacement sent.

 

[Bill_Bright]

Hey guys so I was looking at EVGA's b stock to see if they had any good deals...
I was wondering if anyone has used their refurbished psu's.

This is really two different issues. First, are EVGA B series PSUs any good? And, second, can refurbished PSUs be trusted?

First, IMO, if the budget is tight, the EVGA B series PSUs will serve you just fine. I've used a couple here with no problems. One thing that stood out, for me anyway, is even though the B series may not have the best regulation or ripple suppression compared to other EVGA models, I was very happy to hear - or rather, not hear the fan. That is, they still used quality, quiet fans and that is important for me because I hate fan noise. I really hate fan noise.

Second, the thing about "refurbished" is we, as consumers, never know what that really means. Because retailers cannot sell returned products as new, they often just tag all as "refurbished" even though it may have been returned because the user ordered the wrong size, a cable was missing (at least for non-modular models), there was a tiny scratch, or some other issue not related to the actual power supply's performance - to include "NTF" (no trouble found).

Point being, "refurbished" does not necessarily mean the PSU was faulty and repaired. So can you trust them? If they are certified as refurbished by the maker (and not just the reseller) then yes, you can trust them. But understand in many cases, you end up with a much shorter warranty that may or may not make the reduced price worthwhile to you.

Last, do not confuse "Open box" with "Refurbished". Sadly, there is no industry standard so talking generalities here. But "generally", "Open box" is a retailer term. That is, it is Newegg or Amazon selling the product as an "Open box" item and it is "generally" assumed it is good, or at best, tested by the retailer. But "generally", it has not been tested or certified by the original manufacturer as good. While "Refurbished" products "generally" have been tested by the original manufacturer (or a factory authorized service center) and are certified as meeting factory specifications.

For me, I would take a factory certified "refurbished" PSU over a used PSU from eBay any day.

 

[dirtyferret]

Hey guys so I was looking at EVGA's b stock to see if they had any good deals and I saw quite of few refurbished power supplies for pretty cheap.

Now I know to never skimp on your psu but I know EVGA is a reputable brand so I was wondering if anyone has used their refurbished psu's.

Thanks in advance.

This is one of those situations (like many) where doing your homework pays off. I know for Corsair, many of their "B" stock units sold from their online store are inventory returns they are looking to clear out; brand new, never opened, never used. Their emplyees will come online and state as such at times. I would say email (or call) EVGA customer service and talk to someone who knows their inventory and what the history of the units are.

 

[EarthDog]

Seems like effort for little returns. B stock, be it new to move inventory, scratch n dent, or refurb, it will be fine.

The short answer is yes, get on (that isnt their 'N' series).