Q-tec

Sean_UK

Sean_UK

Sean_UK

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Gotta love them, friend of mine kept phoning me saying he's pc was running hot, I couldnt see how since he purchased same case as me, same cooling set up & very simular internals yet mines a decent temp. So after numerous phone calls i venture along to his pad and to my horror find he didnt buy same psu but instead went cheap as chips budget buy 500w Q-tec! Was so hot to touch it allmost burnt my hand, case was very warm inside even with the side slightly open! :eek: Told him shut down pc and replace asap as it's not healthy at all and told him 'he needed a slap for buying Q-tec'. :rolleyes:
 
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I've heard bad things about Q-Tec, but ive never encountered anything, im running a 550W Q-Tec in one of my machines, has been stable for past 1-2 years :)

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Never owned one myself but after reading some horror stories about them here (+ friends one suffering meltdown temp) i'd never buy one, ever. Some PSU's run fairly warm under strain but he's pc is no way loading the Q-tec and the dam things like an oven, scarey stuff.
 
Wheaty said:
Lol, they are hit and miss, but more miss!
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True :)

Ive heard though the higher Wattage the more stable the Q-TEc becomes? People ive heard whos psu's blew which were Q-tec were in the 400W range..

Maybe not though..


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yup, theres been quite a few disaster stories about them, there fine really in low power rigs but wouldn't trust em with anything high-powered/overclocked
 
Syk3 said:
I've heard bad things about Q-Tec, but ive never encountered anything, im running a 550W Q-Tec in one of my machines, has been stable for past 1-2 years :)

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I hope you aren't too fond of that machine then! :p There's a good reason they're so cheap...I guess you managed to get one of the okay ones maybe. ;)
 
Haha im not fond of it at all, dont worry if it blows, its an excuse to spend a bundle on a new machine ;) haha.

But ive actually had no problems with my Q-Tec at all..no heat problems..

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Well he's in a hurry to buy a new one anyhow, i installed a spare Jeantech one for him to run his pc and temps are down to normal levels. He's looking at buying his own Jeantech or Sparkle. Havent opened up the Q-tec but maywell just have a peek inside (dont do this at home you have been warned kids) to see if anything looks like it's been cooking itself. ;)
 
It's a shame AOpen don't seem to sell their PSUs widely in the UK - for cheap units, they're very, very solid. When I lived in South Africa they were quite popular there (because the mark-up on Antec, Enermax etc is huge).
 
£45 i think, he's heading for Spar, at mo coz he cant be arsed to pay delivery on just one sub £50 item from OCuk. Told him the only decent one's ive seen in there are Jeantech tbh rest are unknowns.
 
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Eeek Spar is a rip off merchant

Tell him to just wait for delivery and use a different PSU for the time being..


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Well thats what i told him, 400w Jeantech is £50 from there :rolleyes: iirc where they £35 to £40 else where. FSP Sparkle Blue Storm 400W PSU is what i told him to buy, could give him a ring on mobile i guess and bitch some more at him. :D
 
A few months ago I got a call from a mate saying he was getting low power related issues.
He was surprised though as he had a 450W PSU that should be enough :rolleyes: it was a Q-Tec.

So I tell him to buy a quality PSU and don't look at the mentioned Watts and what does he buy ........ a quality 650W PSU for 30 euro's, can anyone guess what brand he bought :o


Try explaining to him that a 485W Enermax PSU costing three times his Q-Tec and has 165W less is better :(
 
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