This no name PSU any good

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I am away visiting my sister over the long weekend and my nephews psu went up in smoke last night. I will not have time to wait for a decent psu to be delivered so I am going to have go out and get one. Choice is limited to 2 stores one being the big computer one and the other the general electronics chain.

This looks like the best option even though I never heard of this brand:

iCute Modular ATX Dual VGA Power Supply

High-efficiency PSU
Titanium-coloured finish
Modular cable management design allows you to connect the cables you need avoiding system clutter
Braided cables improve internal system air flow
Supports the latest Intel® & AMD™ platforms
Large 140mm ultra-quiet cooling fan
Universal (20+4 pin) main ATX power connector supporting the latest boards
Dual PCI-Express connectors for dual VGA SLI and Crossfire systems
Serial ATA connector x 4 for the latest SATA hard drives
Peripheral connector (4-pin for HDD, DVD ROM etc) x 7
Floppy connector (4-pin) x 1
ATX 4-pin connector x 1
ATX/BTX 8-pin +12V to support Dual CPU''s
99% active PFC
2 independent sets of +12V outputs
Accurate voltage adjustment function via the output feedback sensor
Short circuit protection on all circuits
2 sets of +12V over-current protection (OCP)
Thermal control function inside

PC Specs: AMD 4200+ 8800GTS (all midly overclocked)

What you reckon, worth taking a chance.
 
It's probably ok, I wouldn't call it ideal but it isn't the most demanding system in the World. A simple measure of how good a PSU is would be simply to pick it up, heavier usually implies quality, it's not an absolute measure of course but it's good enough for a rough guide.
 
I was in a similar "need one quick" position but with a case, ended up gettin an iCute one, probably from the same electrics store :p

Case seemed alright for the money (£30), not the best but it did its job for a few months, wasnt too noisy and build quality was pretty good. If they make PSU's to a similar quality you should be alright for a while :)
 
i have been running a £18 Genric 500W PSU in donwnstairs pc its is only a amd 3700 and few HDD but been running fine for about 5years and it on at least 5hours a day
 
Crappy generic ones tend to be ok on low powered systems. All the PSUs at work are cheapo jobs, had about 4 die in 11 years(running 11 PC/Macs). Luckly only the PSU has died on these, but it's still a risk.
 
Ducky Spud said:
I was in a similar "need one quick" position but with a case, ended up gettin an iCute one, probably from the same electrics store :p

Case seemed alright for the money (£30), not the best but it did its job for a few months, wasnt too noisy and build quality was pretty good. If they make PSU's to a similar quality you should be alright for a while :)
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when i made my first case change i got a £25 icute one from an electronics store and i must say the build quality was bad but what could i expect for the price lol. but it lasted a month and i now have a newer one
:P
 
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