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NKDietrich said:I believe a list of PSU brands that _aren't_ shoddy would be more efficient as you'd only have 6 or 7 entries. But that's probably been done. Heh.
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NKDietrich said:I believe a list of PSU brands that _aren't_ shoddy would be more efficient as you'd only have 6 or 7 entries. But that's probably been done. Heh.
TESLA said:I do not know which models, but some Demon PSUs can hold their own.
Compare these two PSUs:TESLA said:I do not know which models, but some Demon PSUs can hold their own.
All their models are rebranded.TESLA said:I never said all Demons, but they did rebrand a model or two that were decent for the price.
_Korruption_ said:All their models are rebranded.
the gamer said:What about this brand I have the excact one for my sig pc and nothing is wrong been going for 8 months.
Usicase PSU
Also is the Thermaltake Purepower TWV 500Watt PSU good for my sig pc I was reading reviews on it and they said it was good.
Thanks.
Bbq said:Caps that were at least 1200 uF
Pics?AreEss said:To be added; TGR
Got one here I pulled from an old TBird box, dead fan. Says it's an FA-250NI6.
"TOTAL: 115W, -5V 0.5A, -12V 1A, 1A MAX."
25A +5, 14A +3.3, 3A +5VSB, 10A +12V. It'd an older one. Marked Rev. 1.03 too.
Do not touch TGR's under any circumstances. This one came in because the fan failed. Dead fan, okay, replace it. Except this thing weighs less than a hard drive. I am absolutely not joking. I cracked this thing open to find epoxy splattered everywhere, hiding bulging capacitors and a burnt transformer. The wires are thinner than I'm used to coming out of it to begin with, but it's only worse inside. There's a choke of some sort zip-tied to the input plug with about an inch of bare leads exposed. Between the two hots.
I'm amazed this thing didn't burst into flames when it was turned on the first time.
gwai lo said:This list doesn't define power supplies that will blow up the instant you turn them on. It just lists companies that manufacturer power supplies that have a higher chance of not working properly than the other ones.
There will always be exceptions...
1FocusedHokie said:And then my Ultra X-Connect is on the list too. Good choices on my part I see.
AppaYipYip said:I have a 14 year old "Moyetec" 220watt Power Supply that still works as well as the day I got it! =)
I think we said the samething...jonnyGURU said:Well, I seriously don't believe ANY power supply would "blow up the instant you turn them on."
First, I would hope you would get something that was UL listed. UL listed power supplies can't pass if they blow up when you turn them on. Furthermore, if a power supply really did have a "reputation" for "blowing up the instant you turn them on" then resellers wouldn't sell them because word would get out that the product is inherently defective and RMA rates would be high. Two red flags that would tell a VAR that a product is going to do nothing more than cost them money.
Everyone's experience is going to be different.
I have a friend who's an architect and does 3D cad on two very high end PC's powered by.... Powmax power supplies. I warned him, but he's never had a problem so he's going to stick with them.
And the power supply I've had blow up on me more than any other (percentage wise, not just total quantity, of course) is actually Antec. Yet you'd never see Antec on such a list and I don't immediately strip an Antec case of it's power supply just because of my previous experiences (I just make sure my ear is no where near the power supply when I flip the switch.)
troisanh said:And another question for you guys, is this worth buying? Dad's computer is making strange noises coming from PS so time for new PS...is this decent
http://www.directron.com/tt550ss.html or
http://www.directron.com/psax500a.html
Thinking extra cash for FSP will be better in the long run. Any thoughts?
jonnyGURU said:Well, I seriously don't believe ANY power supply would "blow up the instant you turn them on."