Well according to the review, right up to the maxium 5% allowed under heavy load.
Antec True Blue PSU just blew :(
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Well according to the review, right up to the maxium 5% allowed under heavy load.
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wwo, well that is defniately wierd, oh well, atleast mine is simply superb
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ahhh im not 
2900GT E2140 @ 3.35GHz one HDD one ODD 4GB RAM.
id probably be running around 350W?
but who runs a PSU at their reated wattage? it would be stupid to do so. IMO running it over 75% of its reated spec is not good.
2900GT E2140 @ 3.35GHz one HDD one ODD 4GB RAM. id probably be running around 350W?
but who runs a PSU at their reated wattage? it would be stupid to do so. IMO running it over 75% of its reated spec is not good.
ahhh im not
id probably be running around 350W?
but who runs a PSU at their reated wattage? it would be stupid to do so. IMO running it over 75% of its reated spec is not good.
I agree. The psu gets hotter, the fan gets louder and the voltages on the lines tend to drop and/or you get increased ripple/noise.
I think from the review, voltage drop got noticable at 75% so if you are running below that then you won't even notice.
The ideal IMO is to be running your psu at around 50%.
There are very few PSU brands where all thier products can be heartily reccomended - Corsair, PC Power and Cooling and Seasonic being three.
With a lot of other brands, ie Antec, Hiper, Thermaltake (as mentioned earlier) you have to be careful which model you get, take Hiper for ex thier earlier models were not good specifically the Type R 580W which is the stuff of legend on here, however thier latest are exacellent.
There is a choice, Corsair are NOT the only PSU brand out there, and don't believe that all PSU's made by certain brands are all poor - they are not.
That said i would not buy Tagan @ £117, when i could buy Corsair 750W at £82 or PC Power and Cooling 750W @ £105. Don't be fooled at the 50 extra watts. PC P and C will run constantly @ full load @ 40 degrees, and can deliver 825W.
With a lot of other brands, ie Antec, Hiper, Thermaltake (as mentioned earlier) you have to be careful which model you get, take Hiper for ex thier earlier models were not good specifically the Type R 580W which is the stuff of legend on here, however thier latest are exacellent.
There is a choice, Corsair are NOT the only PSU brand out there, and don't believe that all PSU's made by certain brands are all poor - they are not.
That said i would not buy Tagan @ £117, when i could buy Corsair 750W at £82 or PC Power and Cooling 750W @ £105. Don't be fooled at the 50 extra watts. PC P and C will run constantly @ full load @ 40 degrees, and can deliver 825W.
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I suppose any psu can blow regardless of brand. Ive seen my brothers brand new seasonic s12 go pop the first time it was turned on, and a fortnight ago an enermax liberty 620 go boom in the same machine. Hes kinda hoping that no other components have been taken out this time.
Of course even the best fail, but all PSU's are not made equal. All you can do is buy a quality one which has been proven to perform well and hope you don't get a dud.
I can certainly agree with that. a while back i thought there was something wrong with an enermax noisetaker 600w that i was using. a mate loaned me a 550w psu by an outfit called ez cool to try out. When i powered the rig on it ran for 2 seconds before switching off again. I eventually found out that my mobo was at fault and the old psu was fine. replaced that psu soon after with a thermaltake toughpower 750w in case i ever go for a newer vid card set up. psu's are definitely an area of components were quality should come first.
Totally agree but psu makers are only as good as their last psu and sometimes certain ones in the range can be poor.
Take OCZ for example. Their elitexstream is made by a different psu maker than their other psus - modxstream and stealthxstream.
Although the mod and stealth aren't exactly "bad" there are issues with them which stop them for been perfect whereas the elite is almost 100% perfect except for price and not been modular.
Tagan used to have excellent psu's made for them but lately the quality and reliablilty is no longer there.
AFIK Pc Power and Cooling are yet to make a bad psu (they do make them for other people of course
) And corsair are good but that can change anytime. Take Theraltake. Half the range are excellent, the other half made by a different psu maker are a bit shabby.
I wish people would have to say who's psu is inside their badged named case. It's a bit like buying a rolls royce and discovering that the engine was made for them by fiat and then finding out the fiat you didn't buy actually has a rolls royce engine inside.
Suppose the tft market is no different. There are only a handfull of tft panel manufactururs but dozens of brand names. Same with psus. From memory there are only 6 psu manufacturers that I am aware of (unbranded twaiwanese/chinese oem excluded of course).
EZ Cool don't make quality PSU's.
I've seen and heard many stories where people spend £700 plus on a rig, and then stick a £30 PSU in it hope it's going to reliably power an overclocked quad and SLI set-up. Makes no sense to me.
First thing i consider with a new build for anyone is PSU.
Totally agree but psu makers are only as good as their last psu and sometimes certain ones in the range can be poor.
Take OCZ for example. Their elitexstream is made by a different psu maker than their other psus - modxstream and stealthxstream.
Although the mod and stealth aren't exactly "bad" there are issues with them which stop them for been perfect whereas the elite is almost 100% perfect except for price and not been modular.
Tagan used to have excellent psu's made for them but lately the quality and reliablilty is no longer there.
AFIK Pc Power and Cooling are yet to make a bad psu (they do make them for other people of course
And corsair are good but that can change anytime. Take Theraltake. Half the range are excellent, the other half made by a different psu maker are a bit shabby.
I wish people would have to say who's psu is inside their badged named case. It's a bit like buying a rolls royce and discovering that the engine was made for them by fiat and then finding out the fiat you didn't buy actually has a rolls royce engine inside.
Suppose the tft market is no different. There are only a handfull of tft panel manufactururs but dozens of brand names. Same with psus. From memory there are only 6 psu manufacturers that I am aware of (unbranded twaiwanese/chinese oem excluded of course).
Tbh i have not checked out OCZ Elite yet, i did know that the earlier OCZ ones were not great and they had that blingy PSU thing i don't like! but that's just a personal preference, a bit like cases.
Yep, Tagan have taken a dive. PC P and C go back years and have a great rep, Nvidia use thier PSU's when they build these monster systems they use for shows. Things change though, they could go downhill and so could Corsair who are the PSU du jour.
You are right about PSU's supplied with cases, they should state what the PSU is, i'd never buy a case with a PSU supplied for that reason.
Sorry i didn't make myself clear. I meant rebranding of the psu, not the case.
Eg ocz elitexstream psu are just rebadged pc power & cooling or Impervio (which is great actually
)Silverstone psu's are made by Impervio (another great psu manufacturer)
Hipers are currently made by Channel Well
Corsair TX are currently made by Channel Well also
etc, etc
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Tbh i have not checked out OCZ Elite yet, i did know that the earlier OCZ ones were not great and they had that blingy PSU thing i don't like! but that's just a personal preference, a bit like cases.
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Well the elite are just matt black with a large fan and totoally quiet.
See this review here why I bought one for £69.99
http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTQ4MywxLCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdA==
The early OCZ PSUs were brilliant (Powerstreams) and made by the same people who make Zippy and high-end Fortran PSUs IIRC. When they came out they were one of the few PSUs that had minimal change on rails when fully loaded and only the PC&P PSUs were better.
This is way before the higher-end PSU manus like Corsair and Seasonic were on the scene...
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Tbh i have not checked out OCZ Elite yet, i did know that the earlier OCZ ones were not great and they had that blingy PSU thing i don't like! but that's just a personal preference, a bit like cases.
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Well the elite are just matt black with a large fan and totoally quiet.
See this review here why I bought one for £69.99
http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTQ4MywxLCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdA==
Well, you got a great price - no doubt, certianly the best review i've seen for an OCZ, and interesting what they had to say about PCP@C's potential influence.
The early OCZ PSUs were brilliant (Powerstreams) and made by the same people who make Zippy and high-end Fortran PSUs IIRC. When they came out they were one of the few PSUs that had minimal change on rails when fully loaded and only the PC&P PSUs were better.
This is way before the higher-end PSU manus like Corsair and Seasonic were on the scene...
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I don't go back as far as Powerstreams!
H'mm where does it say that? I cant see the info on Tagan's website.
H'mm where does it say that? I cant see the info on Tagan's website.
Every review I have read on the Tagans say that cause the reviewers mark it down because of it.
Guess you only find out when you buy one and read the waranty card
Strictly speaking they can still advertise it as a 3 year warranty but that's been a bit naughty.