Bad PSU manufacturers?

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Couple of days ago I saw someone post a list of bad PSU manufacturers, I tried searching for it but I didn't find anything. Does anyone know where I can find a list like this?

[Deleted]

Couple of days ago I saw someone post a list of bad PSU manufacturers, I tried searching for it but I didn't find anything. Does anyone know where I can find a list like this?

I can't help with the BAD list, there are just too many.
But these are the good ones http://www.overclock.net/power-suppl...-supplies.html

[Wries]

Cheap cooler masters

And Ace of Sweden

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I wasn't really talking about individual PSUs but the manufacturers as most stores don't share the exact same model.

And recommended ones work just as fine as untrusted ones.

Does anyone know if AXP is any good?

[naadra]

AXP is made by Superflower who mostly makes low end psu units that I know of.

[Riff]

Any brand you've never heard of is a good start, then look at the price...under £40 ($55) is another factor of quality.

[mafao]

As a rule of thump: if its cheap and light, than its bad. If its expensive and heavy, than its good. Really good PSUs tend to weight a lot!

[Tal72]

A-TOP Technology
Apevia
APEX (SUPERCASE/ALLIED)
Aspire(Turbo Case)
ATADC
Athena Power
ATRIX
Broadway Com Corp
Coolmax
Deer
Diablotek
Dynapower USA
Dynex
EagleTech
FOXCONN
FSP Everest
HEC Orion
Hiper Type-R
Huntkey
I-Star Computer Co. Ltd
In Win
JPAC COMPUTER
Just PC
Kingwin Inc.
Linkworld Electronics
Logisys Computer
MGE
MSI
NMEDIAPC
Norwood Micro/ CompUSA
NorthQ
NZXT
Okia
Powmax
Q-Tec
Raidmax
Rocketfish
Rosewill
SFC
Shuttle
Skyhawk
Spire Coolers
Star Micro
STARTECH
Thermaltake Purepower NP
Thermaltake Purepower RU
Thermaltake TR2 (and TR2-RX)
TOPOWER TOP
Ultra X-Connect
Ultra X2 >700 watt
Wintech
XION
YoungYear
Zebronics

These are considered tier 5. They are the worst of the worst and should never be used in anything other than a computer that does email and nothing else. (Credit to eggxpert for list).

There are some exceptions though, the Kingwin Lazer is not a tier 5 for example.

[Skelly]

Whole list is here. http://www.eggxpert.com/forums/thread/323050.aspx very very useful

Of course, some ratings are subjective. Don't take it as gospel.

[medi01]

Add Enermax to it.
Died in about 2 month.
Was "repaired" PC randomly reboots 1-3 times a day. (no, it's not mem and neither motherboard, nor GPU, replaced all of them already)

Oh, and PSU that I bout for 90 euros now costs over 120. (exactly the same model)

PS
Oh, it's listed as "tier 1". Says a lot about that list.

[Skelly]

Was "repaired" PC randomly reboots 1-3 times a day. (no, it's not mem and neither motherboard, nor GPU, replaced all of them already)

Probably an HDD sleep issue.

[mafao]

Enermax is among the best PSU makers. If YOU had one problem with their products, it does not automatically mean that all their products are bad. Failures happen.

[taekvideo]

Add Enermax to it.
Died in about 2 month.
Was "repaired" PC randomly reboots 1-3 times a day. (no, it's not mem and neither motherboard, nor GPU, replaced all of them already)

Oh, and PSU that I bout for 90 euros now costs over 120. (exactly the same model)

PS
Oh, it's listed as "tier 1". Says a lot about that list.

I heard someone had a corsair psu die once, better add them to that list.

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There is the list I was looking for! Thank you!

[Asera]

Enermax is among the best PSU makers. If YOU had one problem with their products, it does not automatically mean that all their products are bad. Failures happen.

I have an Enermax EG365P-VE that I bought in 2002 or so that still works absolutely fine.

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Slightly off topic but is this a good PSU? Corsair GS800 800W

It's what I'm planning to buy and it costs roughly €95.

[Skelly]

Slightly off topic but is this a good PSU? Corsair GS800 800W

It's what I'm planning to buy and it costs roughly €95.

Not the highest end PSU in the world, but it should be reliable. I've heard good things about Corsair's customer support at any rate. Do you really need 800W?

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Not the highest end PSU in the world, but it should be reliable. I've heard good things about Corsair's customer support at any rate. Do you really need 800W?

Nope but the Corsair GS700 700W costs €90 so I'd rather toss in the extra 5 euros and be on the safe side. Guess anything above 700W should do.

[taekvideo]

Slightly off topic but is this a good PSU? Corsair GS800 800W

It's what I'm planning to buy and it costs roughly €95.

Yessir it is.