Are these PSUs any good?
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With PSU's you get what you pay for, its a massively overlooked componant when speccing a PC. My PSU cost more than my processor and I spent days reading into them
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It will power your pc for more than a month unless its defective in which case you'll get a replacement under warranty assuming its a month or longer so going off your month requirement, yeah, you'll be laughing
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A bit OCD
But realisiticly a good named brand with good reviews is generally the best option. Modular or non that your choice.
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First you do not say what your system is powering up, second with PSU's you also need to know the amps the unit will put out , other than that it look like a good buy for a normal PC build.
Now as to are they as good as other 650 w high spec units I'm afraid its pay your money and take the chance, I would think for most PC's they will be a good buy but it is like all things you have to decide if that's what you want
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First you do not say what your system is powering up, second with PSU's you also need to know the amps the unit will put out , other than that it look like a good buy for a normal PC build.
Now as to are they as good as other 650 w high spec units I'm afraid its pay your money and take the chance, I would think for most PC's they will be a good buy but it is like all things you have to decide if that's what you want
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Might work for a month, totally depends on your specification. What is it?
I would personally avoid, as has no doubt been said, you get what you pay for. This is particularly true with power supplies and they're an extremely important component in a modern PC, that is often not up to scratch.
I would think the 400W Corsair PSU would outperform the 650W OcUK one anyway. Easily.
Well i don't say the system because that's not really the point of the question, i just want to know if the OcUK ones are any good. How do they compare to named brands, are they reliable any known problems ect... My only requirements really are that it works, is modular and doesn't make a stupid amount of noise 650w is more than enough to power the hardware im looking to have.
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A bit OCD
Its just taken me three days to chose a CPU cooler, you honestly dont want to know about my other "issues"
I would do what alexhull24 says and get a better brand of a lower wattage
What I am saying is, OCUK recommend that you NOT use these on high end systems because they are not as stable (ripple- and surge-free) as a brand-name unit. They are, however, perfectly acceptable in a standard office computer.
tl;dr you get what you pay for.
tl;dr you get what you pay for.
No, that's exactly the point. These power supplies (as said above) are OK for certain types of systems. Low end ones only.
Compared to decent brand power supplies they're a bit crud. Use your head, look at the price of the OcUK modular 650W - £47.99. Now look at the price of the equivalent Corsair unit, the HX650 - £99.99. The Corsair unit isn't badly priced either, 650W modular PSUs of a good brand have often been about £130. What does all that tell you?
It tells me that like most things in life there overpriced tbh, people take PSUs a little to seriously imo all it needs to do is give you the power stated on the box, be safe and reliable. How much to you believe a £130 PSU costs to manufacture? Its not complex technology, i may not be massively knowledgeable about all PC hardware but i am very experienced with setting up and running high power equipment and the amount of power people think they need for a PC is quite silly.
If your PC can reliably turn on and operate safely what more do you need?
If your PC can reliably turn on and operate safely what more do you need?
A power connector that doesn't melt into the socket, blowing the circuitry on your motherboard? Cheap PSUs aren't just unsuitable because they can't provide as much power as higher quality units, they're also made from poor quality parts that usually don't last as long, and when they die, they often take out other parts too.
At the end of the day, it's your choice, but in my opinion there is no way the risk of frying hundreds of pounds of components is worth skimping £30 on a PSU.
What exactly did you think i ment by "Safe" and "Reliable"?
Are the OcUK one known for blowing up and melting your circuitry? Is that what your saying because if so im grateful for an answer to the initial question.
Are the OcUK one known for blowing up and melting your circuitry? Is that what your saying because if so im grateful for an answer to the initial question.
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Why are you assuming these PSUs are safe and reliable? PSUs aren't like other components - until you've seen one put under 100% load on a proper testing machine, you can't tell if it's worth using or not. Thus, buying an unbranded unit which you can't read a review on is a total gamble.
These PSUs might be fine... they might be Seasonic units, rebranded as something else (most branded PSUs are made by other companies). But the price is usually a clue, and it's all you got to go on with these really.
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No it is'nt. They were basically forced to change the descriptions on all of the OCUK psu's by pressure from the forum. They were originally labelled up as high end psu's capable of powering any rig when in actual fact they are budget psu's made by Powercool and rebranded by OCUK. There is a big thread about it somewhere.
Cheap psu's will never deliver their stated outputs, have weak rails, use poor quality components and are more likely to take some of your other components with it when they fail. Do not skimp on the single most important component in your pc. It's just not worth it.
granted but read the advert
how many entry level office systems need sli or xfire lol
it's understandable why OP is slightly confused
OP, buy branded for long term peace of mind the extra money is worth it in the long run
