PSU Brands to Avoid!

[davidhammock200]

Davidhammock200

 

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DFI-Street;

PSU Brands to Avoid

 

 

HardForum;

PSU Brands to Avoid

Update, update & update, some more! :cool:

[calvintang]

my psu?

its a 430 -_-...

eventhough i have it prime stable... it reboots randomly more so under heavy load,so my only remedy is to put a 9cm fan on it.

if i put another harddrive or another optical drive.. i bet it will fail..

[davidhammock200]

my psu?

its a 430 -_-...

eventhough i have it prime stable... it reboots randomly more so under heavy load,so my only remedy is to put a 9cm fan on it.

if i put another harddrive or another optical drive.. i bet it will fail..

Why not buy a DFI-Street.com recommended PSU? :confused:

[calvintang]

i had bought my rig before i came here

at malaysia,not even one was available....

and the psu prices here are fked up. they sell ANY midrange-high end psu which is higher than 500w at about.... 130++ dollars ,talk about daylight robbery...

and the 'nonames ' one are cheap.. but i think i know better than that to buy one

... and the guy that sold me tha rig dont know anything about ocing,i.e ask me to get a '380w' one .

[ap90033]

I bought an Aspire XNavigator with 500Watt power supply about a year and a half ago. I bought this one because of a review on Anandtech's website. They said it was a wonderful case and power supply. I paid close to 200 for it. Any way I have been running my opteron 165 at 2.5 ghz for about 8 months now with no problems. the 12v + says 34a so I figured well within limits especially for one card. What the heck! Now your telling me that Anandtech recommended crap to me? How do I know if my power supply is solid? Help, geez I tried to get top stuff....

 

http://www.atruereview.com/aspirepsu/powersupply.php

 

http://www.overclockercafe.com/Reviews/oth...ameleon/pg3.htm

 

http://reviews.pimprig.com/power_supply/as..._psu.php?page=3

 

http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.aspx?i=2254&p=11

 

"With inclusion of a 500W aluminum power supply, which is no piece of junk, the price that we would pay for the X-Navigator is worth every penny. The X-Navigator runs for about $160 at many online retailers, which is a great value. As we mentioned in our "Cooling" section, the 500W power supply runs for about $55, which is a steal in itself for the performance output. "

[calvintang]

dfi mobos draw more power,especially when you overclock the XXXX outta it...

[ap90033]

I figured a 500 Watt would be enough for a single video card... I noticed you have a 430...

[davidhammock200]

Aspire PSU's go not even claim to meet the ATX/Intel/AMD min specs for load regulation. :eek:

 

I recommend replacing it!

[ap90033]

From their site on the 500 Watt model---

Supports ATX Intel 12V V1.2 and AMD systems

All connectors, switch and wire sleeves are uv green reactive

 

Protection:Short circuit/ Under voltage/ Over voltage/ Over current/ Over power/ Electric-shock free protection

 

Safety approval:UL, CSA, FCC, CE, CB, TUV

 

High efficiency and reliability

 

Low noise and ripple

 

100% Burn-in test/ Hi-pot test/ Viibration test/ Leak Current test

 

 

http://www.extrememhz.com/aspire-p2.shtml

"To top it all off, it provides the power and stability required for power hungry systems and is both AMD and Intel approved. "

[arklab]

From their site on the 500 Watt model---

Supports ATX Intel 12V V1.2 and AMD systems

All connectors, switch and wire sleeves are uv green reactive

 

Protection:Short circuit/ Under voltage/ Over voltage/ Over current/ Over power/ Electric-shock free protection

 

Safety approval:UL, CSA, FCC, CE, CB, TUV

High efficiency and reliability

Low noise and ripple

100% Burn-in test/ Hi-pot test/ Viibration test/ Leak Current test

["To top it all off, it provides the power and stability required for power hungry systems and is both AMD and Intel approved. "

With respect for the effort you put into trying to research this PSU,

and sympathy for what you are now discovering ...

 

Stay far away from used car salesmen.

They will not make you happy.

 

Also remember - what was a good PSU two years ago on an Ultra-D,

And was an OK PSU one year ago with (then) newer video cards on and Ultra-D,

Is a disaster today on a Expert with SLI.

 

The target keeps moving.

[davidhammock200]

This is the best & most expensive Aspire PSU, I could find (680W/$100): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16817148022

 

Specs from the Aspire website: http://aspireusa.net/product.php?pid=182

 

Please note the +12V load regulation is +/-10%, the ATX/Intel/AMD spec is +/-5% except for peak loads.

 

Aspire PSU's are BAD!

[davidds]

I look on the recommended PSU tread and doesn´t aperear :confused: , you can see the spec here and tell me what do you think??? (i have to change it for another one?) It´s is for an DFI Expert.

 

Real Power 550W SLI - RS-550-ACLY

 

Features

1. Supports dual core CPU & dual CPU.

2. Compliance with the newest Intel® standard ATX 12V V 2.01

3. Compliance with the newest SSI standard EPS 12V V2.1

4. Super silent operation with intelligent fan speed control (< 23dBA)

5. Power consumption management by human computer interface (HCI)

6. PCI-e connector satisfy high end graphic card requirement

7. Support +12V1, +12V2 and + 12V3 outputs for higher power usage

8. Green power design to meet energy star and blue angel requirement

9. More than 75% efficiency at typical load operation

10. Higher reliability (MTBF > 400,000 hours)

11. OVP / OCP / OTP / OLP / Short / Full protection

12. Active power factor correction (PF > 0.99)

13. Real power capacity satisfy high-end system operation

 

 

 

 

Thanks

 

P.D.: Sorry for my english , i´m learning, lol ...