Refurbished/RMA'd PSUs

[icecoal]

Despite refurbished being stated as tested and should be working as a brand new unit, would it be advisable to use a refurbished/ warranty replacement unit PSU?

I've been reading about how important capacitors are and the working life they have. Anyone know if those components are taken into account when a unit is refurbished even if those caps weren't the source of initial defect? I'd hate to receive a unit with caps that have been run for 3 years which just needed a minor cable fix or something.

PSU model itself is a OCZ 600W Modxstream. Was thinking of just picking up a new psu since I would have to pay for the RMA shipping myself but it turns out the OCZ RMA facility is close by in Markham.

[Scycotic]

Eh, theoretically even electrolytic capacitors shouldn't dry up in three years, maybe not even for a decade...unless they're in a really hot environment or the PSU was poorly designed...

[recordman]

I have no problems using good branded used PSU's. One of my machines has an Antec 550w PSU in use for 7+ years, at 8+ hours a day. My main machine is using an Antec 650w PSU I bought used without problems for the past year. If the price is good enough, it's worth the gamble.

[icecoal]

Eh, theoretically even electrolytic capacitors shouldn't dry up in three years, maybe not even for a decade...unless they're in a really hot environment or the PSU was poorly designed...

Upon reading more personal user reviews on the model, it seems that there is a slight percentage trend of OCZ PSU's crapping out around their 3 yr warranty mark. Mine itself crapped out at 2.5 yrs. My rig itself isn't exactly power hungry, running on a backup old antec 430 atm or have heating issues. I do let it idle alot though, instead of possibly turning it off I guess.

Dunno if its the caps or what but the reviews I saw did cause me to worry a bit. From what I read so far, its the quality of the caps which can distinctly separate the good/reliable psus(seasonic/corsair) from the avg-> sub par ones.

[Warlock]

... would it be advisable to use a refurbished/ warranty replacement unit PSU? ...

Since good power supplies (OEM: Seasonic) frequently go on sale every few weeks, no.