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Thermaltake Smart 80+ 500W PC Power Supply Unit

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Woot has Thermaltake Smart 80 PLUS 500W PC Power Supply Unit for $14.99. Shipping is free for Amazon Prime Members (must login with your Amazon account) or is otherwise $6 per order.

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Features:
  • 120mm Ultra Quiet Fan
  • 80 PLUS Standard Certified and Haswell Ready
  • Single +12V Output

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Woot has Thermaltake Smart 80 PLUS 500W PC Power Supply Unit for $14.99. Shipping is free for Amazon Prime Members (must login with your Amazon account) or is otherwise $6 per order.

Thanks to Community Member ShillDeals for finding this deal.
  • Note: If you are checking out with Amazon Prime and you are seeing a shipping cost during checkout, look for and tap/click the "Use this address" button. The order page will finish loading and shipping will update.
Features:
  • 120mm Ultra Quiet Fan
  • 80 PLUS Standard Certified and Haswell Ready
  • Single +12V Output

Editor's Notes

Written by powerfuldoppler | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Our research indicates that this offer is $15 lower (62% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $39.99
  • About this product:
    • Rating of 4.5 from over 233 Amazon customer reviews.
    • 90-Day Woot Warranty (details)
  • About this store:
    • Details of Woot's return policy here.
    • For the 2021 holiday season, returnable items purchased between October 1 and December 31 can be returned until January 31, 2022.
    • Don't have Amazon Prime? Students can get a free 6-Month Amazon Prime trial with free 2-day shipping, unlimited video streaming & more.
    • If you're not a student, there's also a free 1-Month Amazon Prime trial available.

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Dec 9, 2021
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Dec 9, 2021
Fred001
Dec 9, 2021
636 Posts
Thanks got one for backup...Was concerned about it not being an 80 plus bronz,silver,gold, or platinum regarding energy usage but can't beat $15 for a 500 watt psu..
Dec 9, 2021
38 Posts
Joined Mar 2018
Dec 9, 2021
siavashlovesmona
Dec 9, 2021
38 Posts
I'm having de javu with this deal.
Last edited by siavashlovesmona December 9, 2021 at 12:50 PM.
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Dec 9, 2021
1,910 Posts
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Dec 9, 2021
muchwow
Dec 9, 2021
1,910 Posts
Quote from murphworld :
Forgive my ignorance, I haven't dealt with Pc power supplies in years. Is this an ATX power supply? I've got some extra car speakers and was thinking about making a radio for the garage.
yup this is atx. not sure why it's not listed anywhere.
Dec 9, 2021
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Dec 9, 2021
muchwow
Dec 9, 2021
1,910 Posts
Quote from aznxenon :
My living room PC is pushing 9 years on its PSU, what are the signs I should replace before explosion?
PC crashing, not powering on, boot loops, fried components, etc. if you're waiting for signs. or you could proactively swap out your power supply before it craps. the best of the best have 10-12 year warranties.
Dec 9, 2021
2,382 Posts
Joined Mar 2005
Dec 9, 2021
buzzman
Dec 9, 2021
2,382 Posts
Quote from aznxenon :
My living room PC is pushing 9 years on its PSU, what are the signs I should replace before explosion?
Typically, you'll smell a hint of smoke which will become more apparent. Then you'll see a small orange glow inside your PC which most people call fire. Cool
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Dec 9, 2021
48 Posts
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Dec 9, 2021
swanson8r
Dec 9, 2021
48 Posts
Quote from oliverjia :
Recommended only for very cheap, iGPU systems
https://linustechtips.com/topic/1...tier-list/
Indeed. Was sad to see this.
Tier D • Recommended only for very cheap, iGPU systems
Thermaltake | Smart 80+ / SE / BM1 / BX1 (RGB) / DPS G Bronze X00W / 80+ RGB / M <=650W / SP-P (X30W/650W) / German series Bronze (Pro RGB) - TR2 Bronze / S X50W / 80+ White / RX 80+ White / RX Bronze <=750W - Toughpower DPS G RGB Titanium 1500W - Litepower (RGB)
Dec 9, 2021
70 Posts
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Dec 9, 2021
asurin
Dec 9, 2021
70 Posts
Quote from aznxenon :
My living room PC is pushing 9 years on its PSU, what are the signs I should replace before explosion?
I have several pc more than 10 years old. Had one psu broken probably caused by some motherboard short circuit. And it won't power on. I would say most psu are very solid. Other parts of your pc are more likely to break first.

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Dec 9, 2021
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smartdeals
Dec 9, 2021
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gold silver or bronz?
Dec 9, 2021
162 Posts
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Dec 9, 2021
TehZombie
Dec 9, 2021
162 Posts
Quote from smartdeals :
gold silver or bronz?
This is 80+ white which is the lowest, which means its lower than bronze
Dec 9, 2021
9 Posts
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Dec 9, 2021
soldouttix
Dec 9, 2021
9 Posts
Quote from TehZombie :
This is 80+ white which is the lowest, which means its lower than bronze
80+ is better than not 80+ (unrated)
Dec 9, 2021
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Dec 9, 2021
oliverjia
Dec 9, 2021
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Quote from swanson8r :
https://linustechtips.com/topic/1...tier-list/ [linustechtips.com]
Indeed. Was sad to see this.
Tier D • Recommended only for very cheap, iGPU systems
Thermaltake | Smart 80+ / SE / BM1 / BX1 (RGB) / DPS G Bronze X00W / 80+ RGB / M <=650W / SP-P (X30W/650W) / German series Bronze (Pro RGB) - TR2 Bronze / S X50W / 80+ White / RX 80+ White / RX Bronze <=750W - Toughpower DPS G RGB Titanium 1500W - Litepower (RGB)
For $15 this should be a great PSU for most of the non-gaming home PCs. I probably will buy it to start a new desktop build if I don't have 2 laptops already.
Dec 9, 2021
188 Posts
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Dec 9, 2021
Qualcomm
Dec 9, 2021
188 Posts
Even though they say, "be dumb, buy smart", for $15, it really can't go wrong.
I don't think anyone will buy these and try to push it to the limit.
Dec 9, 2021
248 Posts
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Dec 9, 2021
Ozzuneoj
Dec 9, 2021
248 Posts
It isn't really surprising that a $15 power supply from Thermaltake isn't considered top tier on an enthusiast site, but if you really do just need a basic power supply to replace one that has failed in an older system that uses a standard ATX PSU, I don't see any reason to think these would be "dangerous" to you or your computer.

According to the LTT PSU Tier list it is a "Tier D" right next to cheap bronze units from EVGA and the very common Seasonic SS-ET series. I have been using "refurbished" Seasonic SS-350ET power supplies as replacements in PCs for 5-6 years and I can't recall any failures (let alone any component damage). Some of them have been plugging away in budget low-power gaming builds for 5+ years (two I can think of are Lenovo desktops, both running an Ivy Bridge i5 and GTX 750 Ti). If that earns it a "D", I'd say "D" is probably fine for most people.

I wouldn't normally recommend a Thermaltake PSU at all... the "TR2" units from back in the day were so common and so crappy, yet they sold them for years. But if you've got a PC that's worth $100 used on ebay and you need to replace the 10 year old no-name OEM unit, I think this would be suitable, even if it had a low wattage GPU thrown in for light gaming (750 ti, 1050 ti, 1650, etc.). If you get called to fix stuff like this from time to time, you could keep a couple on hand for emergencies at least. I don't think I'd base a new from-scratch budget build around one though.
Last edited by Ozzuneoj December 9, 2021 at 01:16 PM.
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Dec 9, 2021
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zapjb
Dec 9, 2021
2,223 Posts
Quote from aznxenon :
My living room PC is pushing 9 years on its PSU, what are the signs I should replace before explosion?
One sign is intermittent problems or problems that are hard to track down. But sometimes the damage is already done. Like a bad PSU damaging a mb.

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Dec 9, 2021
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poohbie
Dec 9, 2021
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Quote from Qualcomm :
Even though they say, "be dumb, buy smart", for $15, it really can't go wrong.
I don't think anyone will buy these and try to push it to the limit.
Good to replace failed PSU on older PC. Anyone building a serious gaming PC doesn't need to be told this wouldn't be the best choice.

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