Second guessing the PSU I've ordered..

[nodgree]

I was originalyy going to order a 460watt Corsair PSU for my gaming rig but opted for this instead:

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817152028

 

After looking at some reviews online I hope I havent made a mistake by not getting to Corsair. I thought I was getting a little more bang for my buck since they were the same price AND I have owned a RAIDMAX PSU before and it performed well..

 

Any thoughts on this PSU unit?

[hoofhearted4]

its not 80 plus certified i dont think. which stinks, but w.e

 

 

honestly at that low of a PSU, im guessing you wont really be stressing it, and it wont really matter much.....for future reference, when looking at PSUs, dont look at price, as the lower isnt the better. look at reviews and such, not just the newegg reviews, but ones who take it apart and look at the inside, the capacitors, the build quality, and stress it and such.

[nodgree]

I was originalyy going to order a 460watt Corsair PSU for my gaming rig but opted for this instead:

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817152028

 

After looking at some reviews online I hope I havent made a mistake by not getting to Corsair. I thought I was getting a little more bang for my buck since they were the same price AND I have owned a RAIDMAX PSU before and it performed well..

 

Any thoughts on this PSU unit?

 

Probably a dumb question but, what is 80 Plus certified?

[hoofhearted4]

lol you quoted the wrong person :P

 

 

its just a certification for PSUs that means at 20%, 50%, and 100% load, they are 80% power efficient.....just means youll be saving money on your electricity bill and have a more stable PSU.....less energy is being converted to heat.

 

this PSU for example is 80 plus certified:

 

that is the most basic level, there is also bronze, silver, gold, and platinum. all just meaning a few % more efficient.

 

if a PSU doesnt have that little symbol in (or doesnt say 80 Plus Certified somewhere in the description) then its not....yours for example says efficient at 80% load...and its possible it is (or close)...but many companies put that or something similar, there to make ppl think it is 80 plus certified, when it didnt make the cut.

 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/80_PLUS

Edited January 15, 2012 by hoofhearted4

[nodgree]

lol you quoted the wrong person :P

 

 

its just a certification for PSUs that means at 20%, 50%, and 100% load, they are 80% power efficient.....just means youll be saving money on your electricity bill and have a more stable PSU.....less energy is being converted to heat.

 

this PSU for example is 80 plus certified:

 

that is the most basic level, there is also bronze, silver, gold, and platinum. all just meaning a few % more efficient.

 

if a PSU doesnt have that little symbol in (or doesnt say 80 Plus Certified somewhere in the description) then its not....yours for example says efficient at 80% load...and its possible it is (or close)...but many companies put that or something similar, there to make ppl think it is 80 plus certified, when it didnt make the cut.

 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/80_PLUS

 

I meant to quote myself :) lol

 

So its like energy star?

[hoofhearted4]

lol oh.

 

and ya. basically

[nodgree]

lol oh.

 

and ya. basically

 

Haha, I really didnt mean to quote myself.

 

But thanks for the info. If this PSU doesnt work out I have an extended warranty on it.

[Sarissi]

I think the problem with that PSU is that it has two 12 volt rails and people are running things that overtax one rail. Single 12 volt rail is best. Pricier, but worth the extra cost. The amperage is divided equally among the 12 volt rails. Not to mention that some cheap priced PSUs do not live up to the claimed wattage. Tom's Hardware did an investigation on this very thing.

 

Your second guessing is Fully justified.

[hoofhearted4]

single vs multiple 12v rails is as debated as intel and AMD or Nvidia and Radeon. to say one is better is a biased opinion really. a high end desktop usually uses Intel, and a high end PSU usually uses a single 12v rail, but that still doesnt mean its better. you can still get a high end PSU with multiple 12v rails (and some would argue its better) just like you can build a high end PC with AMD and argue its just as good.