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I have to agree. Thats possibly not the most appropriate picture.
q-tec psu's?
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locutus12 said:there was a prime example in america, an entire floor of Qtec power supplys were used in a couple of buildings and look what happened...
I must admit that is a little below the belt, anyhow,
I have had a 550 Q-tec running in my secoundry for about 3 years now fine but I know for a fact now I've said this it'll proberbly blowup
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lowrider007 said:I must admit that is a little below the belt, anyhow,
I have had a 550 Q-tec running in my secoundry for about 3 years now fine but I know for a fact now I've said this it'll proberbly blowup
bah humbug. okeydokey, next time someone gets a tv show and turns the issue of paedophiles into a series of comedy routines, do make sure you all write in and inform them of how terrible you think it is, i.e. private eye.
as i said, hippocrits.
mc_bob said:Someone needs to calm down.
MC_Bob
just not a fan of double standards and political correctness gone mad.
incidentally mcbob, when are you going to sort out your trust details... i still remember you claiming not to know who [email protected] was when you were trying to get myself and a friend to send half of our money for an X1800XL up front .... you used a different name and e-mail for the transactions too, funny how they all came from the same ip address as well.
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I've used 2 Qtecs in the past with no problems. Funnily enough it was my ANTEC Truepower which blew at just over a year old, and the Qtecs just kept going fine. Today I run Antec and Tagan. No longer use the Qtecs, the horror stories here scared me, even though that probably only happens on 1 in a thousand 
Tuvoc said:I've used 2 Qtecs in the past with no problems. Funnily enough it was my ANTEC Truepower which blew at just over a year old, and the Qtecs just kept going fine. Today I run Antec and Tagan. No longer use the Qtecs, the horror stories here scared me, even though that probably only happens on 1 in a thousand
if only that were true
i would say more than 50% of people who buy them will have a problem with them.
I had a Qtec for a while -- it didn't blow up, but the fan died (I suspect if I hadn't noticed, a bang wouldn't have been far off). I bought a more expensive named brand, and the difference in build quality was very evident. That's the reason Qtecs are so cheap -- they use cheap components, mass-produce them and I reckon quality control suffers to keep the cost down too.
Anyway, I've decided that it isn't worth skimping on a component that has the ability to take out the rest of the system if it goes wrong.
Anyway, I've decided that it isn't worth skimping on a component that has the ability to take out the rest of the system if it goes wrong.
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Ladforce said:if only that were true
As with most things in life you get what you pay for, a QTec is cheap and nasty but they'll be ok in an older system that isn't too demanding.
As soon as you start thinking about powering a decent system with one of these its just not worth the risk, yeah you may save £20 now but if that dies and kills a £150 graphics card you're not going to be a happy bunny.
Pay the extra if you want peace of mind.
Ladforce said:if only that were true
I would not agree with that
These qtec discussions come up regularly. They are no worse than any other generic PSU in my view. OCUK even responded to one of these qtec threads if I remember correctly, and stated they sell huge volumes and the return rate is very low. If they are used APPROPRIATELY, i.e. in a low-medium spec rig, they are fine. Of course they have no place in a high-end rig.
After using a Q-**c (censored in case children are reading it) PSU in my parent's computer a while ago I can conclude that this is the only way to fix them.
Mine went bang the first time I switched it on
Mine went bang the first time I switched it on
I am just thinking now... At what point I decided to stop buying Qtec / ColorsIT / Magna PSUs, and it was when I made my move to A64
Previously, my main rig was
NF7S / [email protected] / Rad9800Pro / 2x512MB Corsair XMS3500 / 3 HDs ( Cant remember what size, but I am sure it was a 40+80+120+40 ( 4 Drives ) plus 2xDVDRW and 2xCDRW, and the Qtec ran it fine.
However, I upgraded to a Winnie32 @ MSI Mobo, and it fell over from the start.
That was the Qtec 550 actually, and I just seen that the very same Qtec 550 is in the work PC and thats a Sempron 3100 on an ECS NForce 3+ Mobo, with 2x512MB OCZ RAM, and 3x80GB HDs and 2xDVDRW and its GFX is only an FX5700 and thats running just fine as that is, but then, being a sempron 3100 its not exactly the most serious system in the world I suppose is it?
Previously, my main rig was
NF7S / [email protected] / Rad9800Pro / 2x512MB Corsair XMS3500 / 3 HDs ( Cant remember what size, but I am sure it was a 40+80+120+40 ( 4 Drives ) plus 2xDVDRW and 2xCDRW, and the Qtec ran it fine.
However, I upgraded to a Winnie32 @ MSI Mobo, and it fell over from the start.
That was the Qtec 550 actually, and I just seen that the very same Qtec 550 is in the work PC and thats a Sempron 3100 on an ECS NForce 3+ Mobo, with 2x512MB OCZ RAM, and 3x80GB HDs and 2xDVDRW and its GFX is only an FX5700 and thats running just fine as that is, but then, being a sempron 3100 its not exactly the most serious system in the world I suppose is it?
snowdog said:well seems its about true 50% of all people have trouble with em, i guess its just the luck of the draw if it works or not
Thats not true.
87% of the people who have Qtecs can't reply because there computer have broken
The other 13% have posted becuase their computer havent broken yet.
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I'd wouldn't use a Q-Tec even if I was paid to do so. ......... (Maybe if they offered me 2k I could get an amazing PC then.) 
