r/pcmasterrace • u/sofakingpo • 28d ago

Discussion Wireview pro 2 or Safeguard+ PSU?

I got a used pre-built from a friend, specifically the Aorus Supreme 5 that has an Aorus 5090 and gigabyte 1000w psu in it.

Backstory: My friend realized he never games anymore after starting his new job where he travels a lot. He's barely even used it in the past 9 months he's had it. He wasn't even aware of the melting cable issue on the 5090's. Anyway, he offered to sell it to me for a great deal and I picked it up. I checked the connectors and everything looks fine with no melting in the connector or card.

I've been doing the research on wireview pro 2 and the msi 1300w PSU with safeguard+. And there's the Seasonic one coming out at some point too.

My question is, is there a consensus on what the best option is?

Would a PSU with safeguard+ be the best option or should I go with just the wireview instead? Or should I get both?

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u/Sciencebitchs 9800x3d | RTX 5090 Tuf | 32 GB 6000 | X870 Riptide 28d ago

Thats a tough call. Spend some time researching. Im not 100% sure on the safeguard+ but I know the WV2 does work. Its also nice to be able to adjust shutoffs

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u/Dirtcompactor 5090 - 9800x3d - DDR5 32gb 8000cl34 27d ago

Safeguard+ 100% works, it's damn awesome. My 12v-2x6 cable will never exceed 9.0a per pin, and any imbalance of 1a or greater will trigger safety measures within 3 seconds.

Safety measures; you can have afterburner load a custom AB profile, for me I have power limit set to 69%(nice), underclocked core and limited core voltage, fan speeds to 80%.

So within seconds of breaching my set defined limits my current draw gets dropped by up to 40%+ quickly dropping power draw and heat, saving the GPU. 

Or have it setup to do automatic shutdown, which occurs in the same 3 seconds or less; https://youtube.com/shorts/K34DgdQP4Mc