Why you should not buy cheap PSUs

FireMogle · 08-02-11, 09:58 AM

http://www.cloudfrom.com:8080/showIt.../10680033.html

Including such gems as a paper core inductor.

Devil_Dog · 08-02-11, 10:17 AM

Some fuggly pics in there.

FireMogle · 08-02-11, 11:37 AM

I realized it was old after the fact.... but I still think it was fairly funny. Skip the using of cheap parts... go straight to no parts.

thideras · 08-02-11, 11:39 AM

I want to buy one to see if it would run a single low speed fan. I bet it would explode.

Devil_Dog · 08-02-11, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by thideras

I want to buy one to see if it would run a single low speed fan. I bet it would explode.

lol.. I'd like to see that.

madhatter256 · 08-02-11, 12:34 PM

translated website....

Only thing I noticed is that these PSUs are SOLD in the states under many different brands. HOWEVER, many of them don't have the PFC units, which this article shows they are all fakes...

I have seen many cheap PSUs fail, some would spit out smoke, but not catch on fire....

Psycogeec · 08-02-11, 12:58 PM

The return of the Pet Rock :-)

08-02-11, 09:58 AM	Thread Starter #1
FireMogle Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Lawrence, KS	Why you should not buy cheap PSUs http://www.cloudfrom.com:8080/showIt.../10680033.html Including such gems as a paper core inductor. __________________ It's hard to look at it like a learning experence. CPU: Intel i7 860 @ 4Ghz (22x182) RAM: 8GB G.Skill DDR3 1600 Motherboard: Asus p7p55 lx Video: MSI N460GTX + Asus VH198T Hard Drives: AS596TB-32GMx2 RAID 0 Other: HD-DVD/Blu Ray Combo Drive. All Powered by: Corsair 750W
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08-02-11, 10:17 AM	#2
Devil_Dog Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: NJ/Philly	Some fuggly pics in there.
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08-02-11, 11:37 AM	Thread Starter #3
FireMogle Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Lawrence, KS	I realized it was old after the fact.... but I still think it was fairly funny. Skip the using of cheap parts... go straight to no parts. __________________ It's hard to look at it like a learning experence. CPU: Intel i7 860 @ 4Ghz (22x182) RAM: 8GB G.Skill DDR3 1600 Motherboard: Asus p7p55 lx Video: MSI N460GTX + Asus VH198T Hard Drives: AS596TB-32GMx2 RAID 0 Other: HD-DVD/Blu Ray Combo Drive. All Powered by: Corsair 750W
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08-02-11, 11:39 AM	#4
thideras Banned Neckbeard Moderator Premium Member #3 Join Date: May 2006 Location: South Dakota	I want to buy one to see if it would run a single low speed fan. I bet it would explode. __________________ Desktop: Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H \| 3570k 4.6 GHz \| 32 GB GSkill Ares \| GTX 570 \| 180 GB Intel & 2 TB total \| Arch Linux and Windows 7 Main server: 30 TB raw disk \| 2x Opteron 6134 \| Asus KGPE-D16 \| 128 GB RAM \| IBM M1015 \| CentOS 6.2 VM Server: Dell R710 \| 2x E5645 \| 288 GB RAM \| 8x 300 GB Velociraptor \| Xen Cloud Platform (XCP) "That's not overkill, or a lot. That's just thiderastic." -txus.palacios Current projects: Rackmount Overkill (New) \| 30/45 hard drive server Articles: Rack Mounting 101 \| Dell Perc 5/i Throughput Benchmarks Past projects: Software RAID \| The Dragon Case My Website *Want to talk directly to all* the moderators at once? Call the Mod Hotline!**
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08-02-11, 12:34 PM	#6
madhatter256 Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: CFL	translated website.... Only thing I noticed is that these PSUs are SOLD in the states under many different brands. HOWEVER, many of them don't have the PFC units, which this article shows they are all fakes... I have seen many cheap PSUs fail, some would spit out smoke, but not catch on fire.... __________________ Heatware
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Psycogeec Member Join Date: Sep 2006	The return of the Pet Rock :-)
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