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Hiper Type R 480W

Uriel

Uriel

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Oh dear. My confidence in my PSU has just taken a knock. I read reviews a few years ago before getting it but they really didn't go much further than plug in a few components and see if it works. In HardOCP's low cost PSU roundup they report "The Type-R isn't really a bad power supply for a 300w unit other than its questionable capacitor selection but as a 480w unit it is a miserable failure" HARDOCP's psu reviews seem to be a little more 'scientific' than a lot of sites out there.

http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTM5NywxNywsaGVudGh1c2lhc3Q=

According to this PC calculator I'm alright for now but if I upgrade anything I'm pushing it. http://web.aanet.com.au/SnooP/psucalc.php

Probably should get a better one when I next upgrade my graphics card. I'd heard the 580w Type R wasn't that great but this comes as something of an unpleasant surprise. Oh well - at least it didn't go BOOM in the HARDOCP test.
 
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yikes, that review has me scared now, although the hiper 480 i have in my media pc is running fine, im worried now, guess i will have to go to the local pc shop tomorrow and spend the 40 quid for a corsair 450w psu.
better safe than sorry.
 
You guys really didn't know that about the type-r's? I thought it was on this forum there is a type-r survivor/destroyed my unit club lol.

Matthew
 
Oh well. It fared better than the MSI Turbostream 460W.

"As such the MSI TurboStream 460w...is good for a 4th of July celebration but shouldn't be seriously considered as a power supply option."

I wouldn't dare turn on a PC with one of those!
 
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You guys really didn't know that about the type-r's? I thought it was on this forum there is a type-r survivor/destroyed my unit club lol.

Matthew
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That was the 580W modular type R. I don't think the 480W version has such a reputation for spectacular failure.
 
Hmm, none of the PSU's they looked at seemed to get much praise...

My Type-R 580 is still working fine, but I can't help but feel it'll go one day. Maybe I should replace it..
 
dang if i had not seen this review today i would not have spent some cash, just shelled out 54 quid for a corsair 520w delivered. don;t want to spend any more cash on pc hardware this year.
 
Just had a re-read of that review and one detail stuck out that indicates it isn't the same Hiper Type R 480W. The one in the review has a 6 pin PCI-E connector. Mine does not - so it's clearly not quite the same model.

Earlier reviews rated it well. Still going to upgrade - having up-to-date connections would be handy.
 
Final analysis - it's not the same model. Here's a review of the 480w type R I have:

http://www.nordichardware.com/Reviews/?skrivelse=364&page=4

You will see that this PSU is able to consistently output 480w. Sad really - they've released a poorly specced PSU under the same name (and with the same manual - although the packaging's changed) as a decent one they put out a few years ago.

We've seen some PSU manufacturers with good reputations put out some lemons but to give it the same model name? Something's not right.

This tells the story of Hiper really. A few years ago they had a go at launching a range of PSUs to compete with the high end, and apparently succeded. It looks like they really did make a decent range of PSUs a few years ago but didn't keep it up and they've been trying to live off the reputation ever since. We've seen what happened with the Type R 580w modular <shudder>.

Looking on the bright side, it looks like I might be able to keep my current PSU through the next graphics card upgrade but I think it's the last Hiper I'll be buying.

Sorry to cause a panic by the way Mav...
 
Yeah I saw that.

Generally I think PSUs need to be treated on an individual basis. Not all Corsairs, Hipers or otherwise are going to be the same quality if someone else is making them.

I must have read at least one horror story about every main brand of PSU at some point. How about an OCUK Nov 5th celebration one year. We can donate all our old Qtecs (and anything else without a safety cut off) to someone with a load testing rig and have them stick the results on youtube...
 
Anyone had a type R 480w (not 580w) go bye bye? Did it go with a bang or quietly? Did anything else go with it? Was it one of the ones with or without the 6 pin PCI-E connector? Can anyone add a poll to this thread?
 
If a psu dies and has no safety features then youve got a high chance of it killing many things with it. With safety features then youve stillgot a chance that things will go bang :P

Someone on here claims their 550w corsair kill their components yet the psu still works. Which is strange.
 
I just looked at another review of the newer Type R with the 6 pin PCI connector but can't post as it's got competitor links on it.. The overcurrent protection didn't kick in and they stopped the test when it got as far as drawing 880w.

From personal experience of the older version I can confirm that the safety features work in the event of a short circuit. I have a faulty 2 molex to 6 pin PCI-e cable and the PSU powers off immediately if you turn on the machine when it's plugged in.
 
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