• Opinions about this power supply
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My current one is pretty messed up currently now I need to get a new one and need opinions on this psu [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817159128[/url] Im not so sure on the brand but the customer reviews say it does the job. My budget is 65 bucks (pretty low I know).
Its pretty shitty, what exactly are you powering? and this is a good PSU for the price [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371031[/url]
Shady brand. I wouldn't trust what you picked Vexua. Zerokateo's suggestion of the 620w Antec supply is the best one, but we don't know the rest of your specs so we can determine if you need more or less wattage.
I bought that PSU for my brother's build, it's worked fine for years. It's not the most recognizable brand, but you shouldn't just immediately write it off as shitty.
Generally Coolmax as a brand is near the bottom of the list of any psu picks. The ZU series is a newer one and seems thus far to have avoided scrutiny from aggregation or rather, hasn't even sparked any reviews whatsoever. That having been said, Coolermax does sometimes falsify their products actual specifications, and have been caught multiple times doing it when people test their products. The 80 plus certification does provide some security as to the reliability and integrity of the psu, but they did falsify as recently as last year. If this changes your mind, do take the above recommendation of getting the Antec or the Corsair CX 600W.
[QUOTE=Falubii;37142460]I bought that PSU for my brother's build, it's worked fine for years. It's not the most recognizable brand, but you shouldn't just immediately write it off as shitty.[/QUOTE] Yeah, but I was the guy who used to buy cheap shit and have it blow up in my face. Thankfully not taking any components with it. I didn't have a coolmax blow up but I had them just stop working for no reason.
[QUOTE=Zerokateo;37141311]Its pretty shitty, what exactly are you powering? and this is a good PSU for the price [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371031[/url][/QUOTE] Im powering a Intel I5 2320, 8G Ram, ASRock H61M-HVS, Seagate 7200Rpm drive,Nvidea 570, Two fans one LED, and the max power draw is 501 watts roughly at 90% load(If this is what you are asking). [editline]8th August 2012[/editline] Also I was looking at this [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256071[/url], and it the same price as the others. Out of the ones you guys recommended which is the most reliable I don't see myself upgrading for a while.
Silverstone makes great psu's. Hpwever, with the sale with seasonics psu's this would be a good buy: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151096[/url]
[QUOTE=Falubii;37142460]I bought that PSU for my brother's build, it's worked fine for years. It's not the most recognizable brand, but you shouldn't just immediately write it off as shitty.[/QUOTE] Coolmax makes IEDs. I got a used coolmax PSU that was rated for 450W (a peek inside revealed this was a complete lie.) I knew it was an inefficient piece of shit and only lightly loaded with with a couple of computer fans and it still exploded after about a half an hour of use. The part that went was the primary switching transistors, though several resistors elsewhere were burned as well.
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