difference between PSU's

tomanders91 · 17 Dec 2006 at 13:51

what is the difference between a psu like this which is pretty expensive:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-004-CS

than something like this that has more power and is cheaper:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-011-HP

ive also seen a 700w hiper one on a different site for £60, what is the difference and what makes the corsair one so much better?

easyrider · 17 Dec 2006 at 14:06

The Hipers are not that good quality TBH.

I steer clear of them.

hp7909 · 17 Dec 2006 at 17:15

Check the figures/specs...

Hiper 730W: +12V=56A i.e. 672W/12 (here)
Corsair 620W: +12V=50A i.e. 600W/12 (here)

Though it might not seem, the Corsair is more efficient & can sustain a higher load. Basically its got a better build quality which, is by Seasonic

Also, Hipers reliability has not been very good the last few months (see here)

Question is, do you really need all that Watts?

Joe42 · 17 Dec 2006 at 18:52

The hiper will be noisier, have a shorter warranty, deliver less power where its needed most, won't last as long, may destroy components when it dies.

It probably won't deliver the power it says it can deliver either going by a review of earlier hiper units.

Its not a really bad psu mind, just at that price its a lot of money to pay for something which suffers from the problems mentioned above.

Tony Williams · 17 Dec 2006 at 19:54

Get the Corsair.