Paid $60 for a used PSU and it literally saved my dead PC

My old power supply died on a Tuesday night, no warning, just a pop and smoke. Local shop wanted $150 plus labor to replace it, which was more than my 8 year old build was worth. Found a used 650W unit on Facebook Marketplace for $60 from a guy who said he upgraded to a smaller case. Threw it in, wired everything up, and it fired right up on the first try. Ran a stress test for 2 hours and voltages held steady, so either I got lucky or that guy was honest. Anyone else ever bought a used PSU without getting burned, or should I expect trouble down the road?

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ellis.charles5d ago

The pop and smoke is what always gets me. I once bought a used PSU off Craigslist and the guy assured me it was "barely used" right before it took out my motherboard like it was doing a magic trick. Two hours of steady stress test volts is a good sign though, so fingers crossed that guy was actually honest.

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