Are Asrock P/S popular ?

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Are Asrock P/S popular ?

can't see many places in the UK selling them, interested in the ones with temp sensors on the GPU cables (for a 5090)

Alternative method for reassurance on the gpu cable temps or to somehow monitor it ?
 
Saul_ said:
Are Asrock P/S popular ?

can't see many places in the UK selling them, interested in the ones with temp sensors on the GPU cables (for a 5090)

Alternative method for reassurance on the gpu cable temps or to somehow monitor it ?
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I saw that too and thought it was a good idea. Have you checked out any reviews? That would be my first port of call. I think I may have actually read some already given I was looking at the the Phantom Gaming PSU as well. This is the 1000W model which I don't think is enough for a 5090, but you get the idea. The cons list is pretty short! :cool:

www.kitguru.net

ASRock Phantom Gaming PG-1000G (ATX v3.1) Review - KitGuru

Today I get my first ever look at an ASRock branded power supply branded as the 'Phantom Gaming'. Th
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EDIT: 1600W review here:

Makes mention that the manufacturer is FSP.

"The ASRock PG-1600G PSU demonstrated exceptional electrical performance across various loads, providing stable and high-quality power delivery. The voltage regulation was impressively tight...The ripple suppression was equally outstanding on the 12V rail...The minor voltage lines are not as well regulated, with 28 mV on the 5V rail and 26 mV on the 3.3V rail, but still very well within our expected performance parameters.
The protection mechanisms performed flawlessly, with the OCP thresholds set at 122% for the 3.3V rail, 124% for the 5V rail, and 122% for the 12V rail. The Over Power Protection (OPP) is triggered at 120% under hot conditions, ensuring the unit remains safe under demanding usage scenarios. These protection levels align with the expectations for a unit of this class."
 
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...just ordered one (1300w) just surprised not many places online selling them.

this kinda of confirmed it for me
 
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Let me know what it is like as if my next GPU uses that connector I'll be replacing mine also. Even though this antec PSU is like 6 months old.
 
Phantom Gaming - FSP
Steel Legend - HEC although a new high end design using quality components. I would buy one and I have always slated HEC, it's nice to see them turn out something of quality.
 
I have been speaking to Asrock about them as I saw the prototypes at a trade show earlier in the year.

They are on my to do list at the moment so will likely come to OcUK once I have had a chance to firm up supply and make sure the commercials allow us to price them well for you.

The appearance of the units they are producing is very good. The components on the supplies look better than average and from my research the internals are decent quality according to the reviews I have seen.

Warranty is also pretty generous at 10 years on the Steel Legend models and above. 5 Years on the Challenger range.

They look to have reasonably good efficiency with only a few outlets reporting max ripple being a point for improvement.
 
rjk said:
I have been speaking to Asrock about them as I saw the prototypes at a trade show earlier in the year.

They are on my to do list at the moment so will likely come to OcUK once I have had a chance to firm up supply and make sure the commercials allow us to price them well for you.

The appearance of the units they are producing is very good. The components on the supplies look better than average and from my research the internals are decent quality according to the reviews I have seen.

Warranty is also pretty generous at 10 years on the Steel Legend models and above. 5 Years on the Challenger range.

They look to have reasonably good efficiency with only a few outlets reporting max ripple being a point for improvement.
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Thanks for the update. I enquired recently about them but heard nothing back so this is good to know.
 
Shaolin Chicken said:
I have the Phantom Gaming 1300W too, because of the extra protection with the RTX 5090. No problems with mine and nice to have the extra protection and peace of mind.
FSP (the OEM) are known to make good power supplies too.
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I have used thousands of FSP PSUs over the last 18+ years and they have been superb. They have probably been the best psu brand that we have ever used in terms of failure rate.
 
The Challenger series are priced way too high. They are going up against the likes of the Phanteks Amp GH series which are fully modular and have a 8 year warranty, I know which I would rather have.
 
These PSU's may protect your 5090, but they'll destroy your 9800X3D ;) :P :D

Sorry, couldn't resist an Asrock/9800X3D joke :cry:
 
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These PSU's may protect your 5090, but they'll destroy your 9800X3D ;) :P :D

Sorry, couldn't resist an Asrock/9800X3D joke :cry:
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All it takes is a few kids on Reddit playing with building PC"s and before you know it around 200 claimed failures out of around 2 million AM5 Asrock motherboards sold.

It's such a huge problem Gamer Nexus had to regurgitate all the complaints from May and only had one example in the last four months from a guy on bios 3.30.

The problem is so out of hand that they could not replicate it.

Still as the majority complaining about it don't own 9000 series CPU's or Asrock and no one knows truly what is going on. You can bet someone somewhere will have an issue with the power supply too.
 
Not a psu I'll would buy as they can't sort out the amd motherboard problems it's a pity as I like the look of them.
 
You do know that they don't actually make them? The Taichi and Phantom Gaming are built by FSP, the Steel Legend is a new high end platform by HEC and presumeably the Challenger series aree also made by HEC but from a lower quality platform. I wouldn't hesitate to buy a Steel Legend or Phantom Gaming psu as they have been reviewing very well.
 
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These PSU's may protect your 5090, but they'll destroy your 9800X3D ;) :P :D

Sorry, couldn't resist an Asrock/9800X3D joke :cry:
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lets not be making sweeping remarks when there is absolutely no link to these products causing issues.

a borked bios update doesn't apply to a power supply produced by trusted OEMs and rebranded. especially when 80+% of the PSU market is all rebranded OEM stuff anyway.
 
pastymuncher said:
The Challenger series are priced way too high. They are going up against the likes of the Phanteks Amp GH series which are fully modular and have a 8 year warranty, I know which I would rather have.
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I feel that to be the case also and have priced them at MSRP for now.

with stock on the way to the UK, we have raised this and I am hoping to get them way more in line with the rest of the market when physical stock is on hand.

Given the success of the Phanteks GH units, Asrock are well aware they are under stiff competition at the lower price points.
 
pastymuncher said:
The Challenger series are priced way too high. They are going up against the likes of the Phanteks Amp GH series which are fully modular and have a 8 year warranty, I know which I would rather have.
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They're also going up against this unfortunately:

My basket at OcUK:

Total: £55.98 (includes delivery: £7.99)​


The MSI A-BN range is a known entity with good reviews for a budget unit, the fact you can get one for under £50 currently makes taking a chance on a Challenger unit a hard ask.

The Steel Legend line isn't too bad, and most of the range reviews well. I'd happily pick up any of the other PSU's in Asrock's lineup depending on the price, if I was building a higher end rig especially as I like the 12VH sensor/protection they've got built in.
 
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