This thing any good?

[SuperQ]

I bought this last night to go along wiht my BFG 7800gs. I was having issues with my old power supply, it seems that every time the fan on my card changes Rpm's the card would studder when I was playing games. I am hoping that going with a strong power supply from the same manufacturer as the card will correct the problem. Anyway, I just wanted impressions of the pwer supply from the users here. anyone tried or heard anythign about it?

http://www.bfgtech.com/power_supply_650W.html

[<<Spider>>]

BFG is usually don't make PSU. They most likely have someone else make and label it with their name.

Personally, I would not trust it but the only way to find out is to try it. I hope that you didn't pay top dollars for that.

[SuperQ]

BFG is supposedly made by Fortron-Source (also sold under Sparkle/SPI, Powertech, BFG, some PC P&C models, and Aopen among others)

So I am guessing/hoping it will be pretty good.

[<<Spider>>]

Fortron does make a few selected Aopen models but I don't think they make PC P&C. PC P&C make their own power supply.

Why pay top dollars for a Fortron/Sparkle imitation when you can get a true Fortron/Sparkle for less (usually). The AOpen usually sell for more than the trueFortron.

Anyway, if it is truely made by Fortron/Sparkle, it should be OK.

[<<Spider>>]

What is that blue button? This does not look like a Fortron designed PSU to me but I could be wrong. I have never seen Fortron using this blue button and setup the intake fan this way (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Showimage.asp?Mode=&Type=&Image=17-702-003-02.jpg%2C17-702-003-03.jpg%2C17-702-003-04.jpg%2C17-702-003-05.jpg%2C17-702-003-06.jpg%2C17-702-003-07.jpg%2C17-702-003-08.jpg&CurImage=17-702-003-04.jpg&Description=BFG+Tech+BFGR650PSU+ATX+12v+2.0+and+EP S+12V+650Watts+Power+Supply+-+Retail).

This looks very similar to a Thermaltake TR2 setup.

[SuperQ]

Quoted this from thread asking about best psu's: http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=428560&highlight=bfg
info was written by oklahoma wolf

In no particular order, these are the ones I know well enough to recommend based primarily on reliability.

Top of the heap industrial grade:
Zippy/Emacs
Etasis (Silverstone 560w)
Win-Tact (high watt PC P&C)

Excellent:
Fortron-Source (also sold under Sparkle/SPI, Powertech, BFG, some PC P&C models, and Aopen among others)
Seasonic (Antec Neo HE, PC P&C Silencers)

Above Average:
Enhance (most Silverstone and Akasa units)
Channel Well (Antec, Meridian XClio, some Thermaltakes)
Topower (OCZ, Globalwin, BeQuiet, Athena Power, A+GBP, Tagan, some Vantec)
AcBel Polytech (Coolermaster)
Andyson Electronics (some Hiper models, AC Ryan)
Heroichi (HEC, Compucase, a few Thermaltakes)

Average:
Enermax
Superflower/TTGI/Fore Point/Fortrex
Wintech (Sintek, Ultras that aren't the first gen X-Connect)
Sirtec (most Thermaltakes)

That's all I can think of for now - hope that helps some.



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[Oklahoma Wolf]

PC P&C make their own power supply.

Actually they don't. Turbocools are OEM Win-Tact, Silencers are Seasonic.

BFG no longer uses Fortron. If the unit in question is anything like the 600W model I saw, it'll be average at best. Probably won't do anything like 650W either :(

[SuperQ]

How can I test it to see what it's doing?

[<<Spider>>]

I had thought only Zippy makes PC P&C but I guess they only contribute parts to them along with many others.

[Oklahoma Wolf]

I've never been able to determine a connection between Zippy and PC P&C.

SuperQ - I would grab a multimeter and measure the rails. This won't tell you how well it'll hold up over time, but should give you an idea how well it regulates.

[<<Spider>>]

I've never been able to determine a connection between Zippy and PC P&C.
When I first looked at a PC P&C a while ago, I found that it was made by Zippy/Emacs so I had thouth that only Zippy makes them. But looking at some others now, I see that Fortron, Magtech and many other PSU company contribute to them.

http://www.tdl.com/~netex/cases/ps.html