I Bought the CHEAPEST "Gaming" Power Supply on Aliexpress... (NOT Recommended By Power Supply Gurus)
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- Опубліковано 10 вер 2024
- Today we check out a power supply from Aliexpress that comes delivered to your door for $24 international, which at this price does make it certainly appealing... if the 500 "watt" rating that they give it checks out. So today we couple with a few different pairs of graphics cards and an old school i7-2600 / h61 and 16gb of ram, to see if it will completely fail, or if its a hidden little bargain, especially to those who can't get access to good prices.
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I have been informed that pro power supply gurus have tested this and say it has a lot of ripple and won't hold properly over 265 true watts. So a little over 300 from the wall. Will it work for budget builds? Sure but probably best to get something a little more expensive.
Why not do a vid on this? That sounds interesting.
Then what happens is a cheap capacitor kills the mobo.
You can get a 500watt unit from EVGA for $25-35 depending on which sale they're doing. It even has cable sleeves.
There's no reason to buy another sketchy one when these are available.
@@COBRO98 Heck even corsairs vs series psus are pretty good for their price.
It have working overheating sensor, it's very good, only problem is 500W label, but if You switch it to 200W it will be pretty good office choice.
Also for builds like "XP-retro" it is also fine, for some videocard like GTX 750 (55w) and CPU like i3-4xxx (54w) it will be more than enough. Tho I am curious what is that hot thingy in there, maybe there is a way to do something about it (fit some kind of radiator on it or something, or if it's a simple transistor even replace for better one)
"I bought the cheapest bomb on aliexpress."
Will it blow?
@@peacemekka Sure it will. Even it doesn't explode physically, the unfiltered EMP waves and current / voltage spike will blow up all the electronics it passed.
Ref: ua-cam.com/video/sn_mjF39WLk/v-deo.html
@@6DAMMK9 That was the main issue with this video. No mention of DC output quality whatsoever. You can't test PSUs with a power meter and an old 10$ psu tester.
well,that's another selling point for these,it can run crysis and it runs it with REAL SFX!
@@TheChudoviste LMAO
I'm from Italy, but I have been able to access some good psu too sometimes, besides good wines.
Anyway, this test is seriously flawed in two aspects.
1)Wall Power meter for measuring power output for THIS kind of psu is an unreliable method. We can see a 115/230V input switch on it, this means VERY VERY VERY old architecture, no active PFC, so passive PFC or - very probably since it weighs 850g - no PFC at all. This means very low efficiency levels (maybe 70% or less) so if you measure 400w at the wall, the real power output of this PSU to the pc is very probably less than 300w. And we don't have a 80Plus certification obviously, so it is impossible to determinate the efficiency and calculate the internal power provided. That's why you should use controllable fixed or variable loads for testing - because that way, you know how much load you are putting on the Psu - not a pc.
2) All of the quality aspects of this PSU, both constructive and electric, including voltages and ripple while under heavy load, are completely ignored. The pc is on > the psu is good? I really don't think so.
Bye
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@@MapOfEurasia facts not pugnettes
@@Falco75 😂😂😂 sempre sul pezzo 👍
Chissà che non scappi una collab "internescional" 😁
He is the italian guru of psu, so if Falco75 speaks there are no cazzi even for Tech Yes City. Aspettavo proprio il tuo commento 😂❤️❤️
For 24$ you can buy a good used psu.
Old delta, fsp, hec or seasonic psu for example.
Is a bad deal this chinese psu.
I see you are using a Verge approved anti-static bracelet
He not fighting static, he fighting cancer
@@sunspot5 Rats a rive strong bracelet
Zach Willetts Lyle!
Lord Ludicrous bro I honestly have no clue how that system even made it into the bios
Cheapest gaming power supply is a generic energy drink 😂
I couldn't ever trust a cheap power supply, the risks are just too great. I've seen videos on failed cheap power supplies before and it is frightening what some of them do when they fail. I'd much rather spend the extra 20 notes and get a higher quality unit, even if it has less watts.
Its not just catastrophic failure, it shifts the burden of dodgy power to your other components, so its a bad deal all around.
cheap does not always translate to bad design, unreliability and not having failsafes.. there are plenty of rubbish overpriced PSUs out there that put more emphasis on looks than on performance..
if you put the time and research into it you can snatch some pretty good and cheap PSUs that cheap out in optics.. like unpainted and industrial looking with no cable sleeves, no cable mods, and just ugly colored cables..
I remember a "great wall" psu that did fit perfectly into that criteria .. it was really cheap but did have most of the features and all the important safety features needed, with good performance and components and reliability. and then I heard people saying _Uhh great wall, that is some unsafe low quality china shit_ .. well they have bad ones and good ones and they produce for a lot of other "brand names" so saying that means that you are a sheep that just has no clue...
@@philxdev yeah exactly, just gotta check reviews. after all, the "high quality" psus may be churned out by the same factory as the shit psus
The DC power might not be stable either which can cause your computer to freeze . Also they might waste power unlike a branded one that has the 80 Plus certification .
Does this one also smell like candy?
Lol🤔🤣
nope more like cookies... 21 flavors of power supplies
Marshmallow. Burned marshmallow. Eventually.
No but it smells like magic smoke
Jolly Rancher!
Next time on Tech Yes City: "Hello mates, today we'll be discussing why I'm doing this video from a hotel room, why is my hair smoking and why I don't have eyebrows anymore."
Starring Austin, fellow UA-camr aka Expert.
in developing country like Indonesia (my country) the main cause of PSU failure would be voltage ripple and bad grounding.. so we must use Stabilizer or UPS in order to make the voltage stable..
that is why it is better for us to use good power supply, at least 80+ bronze from good manufacturers, with OCP and OVP protection..
oh and i remember about your video when you went to korea, and saw REX brand.. actually i saw a lot of korean brand PSU in our online market (used ones).. and i use one of that for my work PC (my main rig is using FSP 400W 80+ Gold, 2U form factor, just to be safe).. it's going for about 2 years now and it's still doing a good job.. in my opinion going for ex-korea PSU is better than buying new but untrusted brand PSU..
*sorry for my bad English
Your English is fine mate. Interesting to know that such issues are faced by Indonesians too.
The only Korean PSU brand I know is FSP.
Edit: correction, FSP is not Korean, just got carried away by Korean modders they feature on their YT channel
@BaboonLoveMonkey oh yes they're solid IMO. Also true they are Taiwanese, must have gotten carried away with seeing Korean Modders on their UA-cam channel too, sorry about that.
Their customer service however, does not seem to be active
80+ bronze but group regulated a big no, especially with modern hardwares. Get budget DC-DC psu instead like be quiet u9 or Cooler master MWE v2
@BaboonLoveMonkey I have 2 of their 750w PTM Hydro (not water-cooled despite the name), just want to get extra Psu-Sata cables that sit flat instead of splitting like a human doing a split
Careful when choosing stabilizers or UPS, the cheap ones have bad sine wave, well they use approximated sine wave. Its not something you'd want on any PSU made to accept a smooth sine wave.
Sorry never again will I cheap out on a PSU. I've had two explode on me in recent years and now enjoy the peace of mind that comes with a quality brand. 1st time I was lucky it just blew up on me. Second time it took out a perfectly good motherboard, RAM and CPU.
What kind of power supplies did you use?
Bloody hell you good?
+120°, imagine that thing full of dust
No problem, it would burn off every time you switched it on and never accumulate. Lol
Never cheap out on the power supply especially for your customers.
just don't lol
I cheaped on my power supply and bought it with 15$, my pc properties are : 32 rams DDR3 , gtx1650 super , i7 core , will my psu effect my fps and crashes my games ? , because i got alotta crashes and alotta of texture missings sometimes .
@@i7sni331 no, but i'd spend a little bit more on a more reliable unit
Francesco Volpini I tried buying a new good power supply and it solved the whole thing.
@@i7sni331 nice one, yeah dont cheap out on power supply. Honestly don't cheap out on any thing in life. You will regret cheaping out more often than "overpaying" or paying more money for something. The increased costs are usually worth it and end up saving you money in the long run. An example is games, usually the special editions include all the dlc for only a bit more money and save you money in the long run.
Always good to know my actual benchmarking card (The Fury) can double up as a power supply benchmark.
Really interesting to hear about this PSU, might even look into getting one myself, cause I'd be interested to know how it holds up against my £7 FSP 350W PSUs I usually buy.
Hi Budget Builds 👋
Where do you even get those? 😱 We have brand new OEM FSPs, at 350W too (FSP350-50AHBCC I think) but they go for ~£25 converted...
Just don't. you have no way of measuring the ripple of the power output and properly test it.
Hamish you should try stressing a 180W Dell AcBel PSU
@@previousslayer, it's sarcastic... This means that you're better off getting a used one, known brand, than a risky one with timing bombs inside.
I'll give it 2 weeks for it to blow up, been there, seen that...
Investing in a fire hazard and risking my expensive parts? Not in a million years!
More worried about expensive computer than house burning down lol. Gamers.
You realize the people buying these don't have expensive parts right
@@joenodden I build a buged 250€ PC and spend 45€ on the PSU. Don't save the 20€ on the PSU!
@@maxischerr You realize the people buying these don't all have >250€ in parts right
@@joenodden A lot of people cheap out in PSU even with good components
I'm from italy and i've got 2 seasonic 500w 80+ bronze shipped from Germany via ebay for 24€ total!
it's true that they constantly try to rip us off here, but for PSU at least we have Falco75 with us. They can't win :)
Ahahah grande 😅
nulla, noi italiani ci riuniamo sul canale dello yes man
Quello ti ha costato niente. Che grande. 👍
I never buy too cheap PSU for my pc, it is the most "Must-not" thing of building a PC
Ugh, I'd be scared of this sort of thing blowing up my entire system after a few weeks. I'd go cheap on a MoBo, CPU, GPU and so on, but definitly not on the PSU.
thought my 1070 ti memory was going bad when there were artifacts in the video bout give me a heart attack
This PSU will end in tears.
lol
**large amount of fire*
I bought a $30 750w CoolMax PSU because it was recommended by the salesman at Fry's...a year later it exploded in my PC and fortunately it was the only part that died. From that day on I only bought name brand PSUs that I research before buying. I actually still have the box that Coolmax PSU came it...I use it to store little bits and pieces and bags of screws for PC building.
Its good to remember that if a salesperson had any technical knowledge, they wouldn't be a sales person.
All can fry, just avoid Rosewill, their 1000w Hive nuked my $250 SSD and they refused to pay damages... max load was never even above 80% rating, it was over $100 PSU. Then their 1000w glacier failed at 630w at the wall, tripped over current protection, so single rail 12v my @$$ (when the hive crapped itself, half my connectors stopped working... hmmm, single rail? Really?!? Even that was a lie!)
Now I spent the same $250 my SSD cost on an HX1200i and it delivers 1350w output 24 hour loading (basically silent, like 600 rpm fan overloaded like that), which is 1500w at the wall and it has no issues. Even my $130 SuperNova 1300 units are fine pulling 1.7kW from the wall (110v, so it would be even more on 220v).
I don’t cheap out on PSUs, but sadly even the pricier ones are crap....
ervince allen I was fairly new to PC building back when I bought that PSU and still thought all salesman knew what he was talking about. Now looking back on it years later his reply of "Yeah these power supplies are good, I use them all the time." translates to "Yeah my department manager told me to get push these power supplies to get rid of them."
Jake Garrett Rosewill is a garbage brand in my opinion, I've purchased three of their products and they either just didn't work or only partially worked. Like their card reader/USB hubs my roomate wanted...the two USB ports worked on one but the card reader never worked at all and she wanted a car reader for her didgital camera. Thinking it was a fluke I ordered her a second card reader without USB but just never worked at all, it was dead out of the box. I just avoid all the cheap brands these days and there is no way I'd ever trust a Rosewill PSU in any PC I build. I've never had a Thermaltake, Cooler Master or EVGA PSU fail, maybe I've just been lucky but I read a lot of user and tester reviews these days before buying any PC part these days.
Jennifur68 yeah I figured at that high price they would have been fine in terms of quality but I was wrong... “you get what you pay for” definitely isn’t true as my SuperNova 1300 wasn’t much more ($29 more), and those are full modular and way higher power output, just way better units at similar price. So yeah, definitely go with good brands and look at Johnny Guru reviews because it’s definitely worth spending a tiny amount extra to get a way better product and not destroy your computer (which I thought the Rosewill should have fine but definitely wasn’t the case!)
I’ve only had 1 Thermaltake, but it was a cheap $30 TR2 500w model. It lasted like 2 years and then bit the dust slowly. It gave me warning that it was dieing though, Crysis 3 killed it, lol! So I was still able to do my school work while I waited in a better PSU to come in. So not too bad, it didn’t take components with it and failed gracefully, about as good as you could ask of a failing unit. But now I just run expensive units so I hopefully won’t have that problem (HX1200i testbench and 2x SuperNova 1300 on my main system)
You need your head testing if you buy one of those PSUs and plan on using it in your pc.
A PSU tester with the able to just test voltage, is more or less useless because It's easy to make a PSU that can supply 12v, with a constant load. The issue is that computers are almost never under a constant load so if the PSU can't keep up, they'll be a voltage drop on the output. Basically it could mean the motherboard has to work harder to try and compensate but this will lead to a premature death of the motherboard. I haven't even mentioned voltage ripple.
Basically PSU testing is very intensive. I like this channel but I feel sometimes the lack of knowledge can lead to some really bad advice.
But he was testing it in real work.
He didn't really test it.. he just connected it and it powered on his PC. That doesn't mean it's a good PSU.
Behind the scenes:
*Six different types of fire extinguishers ready to be used*
I have to say, as an electrical engineer I am a bit offended by this video. I love your videos for their detail and the "no-bullshit" factor. Debunking the myths.
However it should be done correctly.
I would love to see an actual analysis of this unit (take off the lid, show the parts, and show which ones got extremely hot.) Name the core components (Main switching Transistors, chokes and especially the capacitors).
If you want to dig even deeper, look at the datasheet of the hot component and see if the temperature is higher than the rated value.
Most transistors/Triacs are rated at 125C, so 120C is almost too hot.
PS: I totally agree with the "crusty chokes" failure mode. If they got damaged once, it will just get worse over time. The PSU typically smells a bit like crayons if this failure is kicking in slowly. At one point the isolation is burned completely and the choke will short, which might kill PC components
Greetings from a long time viewer ;)
We'd also need controlled load testing so we can see if the PSU actually outputs what it says it can, and also ripple measurements to see how good the filtering is.
If you wouldn't use it in your own PC, you shouldn't be putting it in PC's you build for others.
But what should we expect from the guy who repeatedly sprays brake cleaner all over his bare hands and doesn't use a face mask while he's doing it?
We need a "Yes Man Shadiest Build" that includes one of these power supplies, an engineering sample CPU, Chinese motherboard, AliExpress RAM with hacked SPD, and a GPU he cooked in the oven. Bonus points if the cooked GPU is actually a GTX 570 or something that was sold as a 1050 Ti.
I remember back in the day, Newegg had a case that came with a power supply for 10 bucks lol
The artifact effects made me thing my RX 480 is acting up again.
Me too, my PTSD got triggered
my rx 570 does it :( what can i do to fix the artifacts?
Thats a mood.
@@herrkeks357 I tried lowering.. didnt fixed it ..
@@herrkeks357 nothing. artifacts stay. It happened after i oced the gpu for like several hours. After that it crashed and got the artifacts.
Rule number one : never cheap out on a psu. Or keep a fire extinsior near by
Only way to not get ripped off with pc's in Italy is knowing very well all the hardware and its prices, camping amazon waiting to get a good price and building the pc yourself (or having a good friend that does all this for relatively cheap).
I love this kind of content, I've always wondered about these ultra budget things
Some ppl are just stupid okay? Thats the group they are trying to sell those overpriced ones...
I f you are on amd&radeon you might need more power, you can get by lesser with intel/nvidia.
- Throw a lot of LEDs on it.
- Call it "gaming" PC component
- ....
- profit(?)
PSUs are one thing you don’t cheap out and go something like EVGA Corsair or Seasonic, no excuses for cheaping out in PSUs
best power supply is a FULL BRIDGE RECTIFER lol
Mehdi
YISSSSS
ElectroBOOM
THE RECTIFIER.
''Leave this thing for an hour'' l0l I've left mine for 7minutes running CSGO comeback to melted cables and a cloud of smoke. That was a Silverstone 850w Silver+
All I can say is have sufficient cooling in the case.
Yeesh, I'll take my chances with a used PSU before looking to aliexpress for one.
again, not everyone is able to. it's nice to see YES addressing everyone's problems
@@HazewinDog Ah yes, putting money before personal safety. A wise decision.
@@itIsI988 Lol
@@HazewinDog I'd take a used 24 dollar PSU over a 24 dollar Aliexpress PSU. I've seen Evga 500B/450B Power supplies on the used market for that price, and I'd much rather take my chances with one of those, even if it's a few years old. Even ordering on Ebay would be a better idea than an Aliexpess PSU.
Thats such a funny coincidence that you pist this video today. I just did one on a $69 1500W PSU from Wish. :P
Funny cause for almost a year, they'd been selling *legitimate* 1000 and 1200W Power Mans (overstock after the mining crash I'd imagine) for around 40-50 euros here in Lithuania, Poland too 😄 Brand new in box with warranty.
My experience with cheap psu, is a dead computer. I Will never buy a cheap psu again.
Luckily, I've had crappy PSUs die without murdering my PC.
Loving the Ali Express reviews, you need to find the snowman equivalent of the PSU world on Ali! :D
The Fireman XD
My personal experience with power supplies is. If you want to use them for a decent amount of time you don't have to go overboard but just stick to something at least decent. The bottom of the barrel ones besides fake power ratings can have things like sleeve bearing fans may very well die way too fast. Then there is also the risk of a power supply taking another component with it. I have seen that happen with a gpu and motherboard on one build.
My experience has mostly been office pc's without dedicated graphics to speak of but I have build over 100 of them a lot of which are running for at least 4 years.
What do you think about ares game psus
How about the voltage ripple? This PSU will get unstable voltage after 1 week though it can hold up to 400w. I think it is not good for your whole PC durability.
First thing NO ONE should EVER cheep out on is their PSU.
I basically agree with your perspective. One thing I would emphasize is that the power supply can put the rest of your system at risk. Overheating, surges, etc., can compromise equipment that costs far more than a decent power supply. If I needed to save money I'd look for a quality used model, from a seller with decent reviews, before buying the cheapest generic PSU I could find.
Why don't you include pictures or footage of internals, so that some people could give you more details about real capabilities of psu?
The psu is not worth buying at that price. The voltage selector at the back is a good indication that it's an ancient design, without power factor correction, which probably doesn't reach 80% efficiency... while the psu claims it has two 12v rails each with some upper current limit, chances are there's no such separation and the concentrated heat in that point (to 120c and over) makes me think there's a single set of diodes rectifying the 12v.
Such diodes are typically rated for 150c or higher so 120c would technically be safe, but if it's made by a small time asian manufacturer I wouldn't trust my whole PC on that single part.
Also, it's not a good sign for life time of psu: at this price, the psu comes with electrolytic capacitors rated for 1000-2000h @ 105c ... it's said you double life of such capacitors for every 10c decrease in ambient temperature. So let's say 2000h capacitors will have 4000h@95c, 8000h at 85c, 16000h @ 75c.
If that component is sitting at 120c on the heatsink, heat will radiate through circuit board and through air in the psu case to these electrolytic capacitors and the ambient temperature will be near 75c or even higher... you're basically cooking the capacitors and degrading them ... 8000 hours is less than one year of operation.
It also seems like they used AWG20 wires to save money... that's additional voltage drop on the cables. Measure the voltages using a multimeter at the actual connectors (EPS, 24pin on motherboard side and PCI-e 8pin on video card side) to see how much voltage sags ... the psu tester will not show those voltage drops as there isn't high amount of current passing 1m+ of wire like in the case of video card or cpu input.
Another hint of an ancient design is the mere claim of dual 12V rails. That went out of vogue years ago. I'm surprised the 5V rail supports only 10A. High 5V amperage is another usual giveaway but not in this case (though 10A is awfully low even for a modern power supply). I don't think I'd use this thing for anything more than to power fans. Even if the equipment is cheap, it's still a pain in the ass to replace it in the case of a disaster. I'd rather just spend more money than risk everything.
@@dycedargselderbrother5353 There are still many recent (and also good PSUs) with a multirail design, so this claim doesn't really tell anything.
I made a cup of tea and now don't know what the consensus of this product was... Thanks Brian!
If you live in Italy like me, you know the stores you can trust. people that doesn't, ususally buy a pc/laptop in malls...that is even worst.
Yes, I actually get a bit triggered by that joke in the beginning.
Where I live there are/was good PC parts sellers. The price is not that hi if you need a quick replacement.
Last time I had to buy a PSU I payed 40EUR for a 450W CM PSU 80+ Bronze.
I'm all about the Corsair i series PSU's. Even for a nice Gold rated PSU like the Corsair RM650i 650 Watt 80 Plus Gold ATX Modular Power Supply. (Corsair RMi series power supplies are 80 PLUS Gold certified and give you extremely tight voltage regulation, virtually silent operation, and a fully modular cable set. With all Japanese 105°C capacitors, they’re a great choice for high performance PCs where reliability is essential. Corsair iCUE makes it easy to monitor power supply performance, toggle single rail or multi rail mode, and control fan speed directly from your desktop) So with iCUE or Corsair LINK software you can monitor live performance. Specifically in WATTS. who need a KILLAWATT when you can use one these.
A. Do not overclock
B. Do not go over 250w basically (long term use)
C. Do not use it for a long long time
for this price, I would go for a used one from a more reliable brand
used psu? you must be very low on money, mr French guy.
@@juhannusruusu wow... such a useless comment... find yourself a life bud!
Expectations: PSU
Reality: Resistor with LEDs
I've had it hammered into me that the one item you never go cheap on is the PSU, and to aim for 50-60% loading, there is almost nil resale value on them unlike on other parts so "upgrading" is a cash sink. my go to "settings" is a 550-600w 80+ bronze. no brand preference but if i spot a seasonic on offer i grab it. same when i see the evga on specials as the prices are usually insanely low
Personally I would not be comfortable installing this on my own computer or one I was selling unless it was strictly an office PC that would never see a genuinely heavy load on the 12v rail(s)!
A great alternative for those who are looking for something with a single rail and some genuine full load testing etc having been done this year is the Thermaltake Litepower 650w. They're available for approximately $40 which is still 30% cheaper than the next cheapest 80+ rated power supply with a single rail that has been tested with a REPUTABLE test suite.
I bet the 12v ripple is horrendous..great vid
Sad falco75 noises
Was expecting shots of the inside, some views on the components used and PCB lay-out would be great. I wonder if they still use the old ATX 1.x standards with higher rated 3.3 and 5v rails. Maybe in a next video?
Cheap power supplies really sketch me out, I have a 730w PSU lying around that gets a lot of bad ratings online but worked fine in the last workstation PC for two years. I know things should be fine if I use it with up to a RX 580 but still, the fear is there haha
as a former italian, pc stores here don't even try to rip you off, they straight up sell shit
there are some good exeptions though, hidden in the wild
also everyone buys pc parts on amazon anyway
what you saw getting hot was a NTC Thermistor and they normally get hot when under a good cooling solution you won't notice it but for this instance you can see it.
I personally recommend never ever to cheap out on PSU. Being a budget gamer we really dont like to spend much on such thing but it matters alot. I am using an antec EA-500D for almost 4-5 years now with an rx580 & previously a bios modded rx480. I Oced the heck outta things and still this thing is running solid. A good PSU ensures long life of entire PC and will at the end be cheaper than replacing the low end PSU every year.
DIY Tech I have a antec 650 watt power supply and its currently running good
these Chinese PSU cant deliver half what they are rated for. Better buy a used PSU of reliable brand. I think 500w to 650w is enough for any rig running any single gpu
when it catches on fire you can use the fan as a grill.
There's a 200V ac capacitor in there with a peak of 240v. It's not meant to run with continuous heavy load. Peak is for short bursts, but with 500 µF you don't have much room. A couple seconds at most. Need 250v (300 peak) or higher (it's ok to go higher Voltage rating with capacitors.)
Might also wanna bump the 500 µF to 1500 µF
Most likely somewhere in the description, box, wherever, it should say Peak 500W. This doesn't mean that's its best performance :) It's actually at it's worst when at peak.
Just got one of these delivered to use with a i5 3470 and rx 480. Shed PC so occasional use only. Fingers crossed!
I used 850w one like this with my i5 4670k and 970 SLI setup, it worked for longer than my EVGA one.
psu nowadays are so inflated compared to what we used back in 2000's. Internet shops have their psu as an integral part of atx casing which price is almost as free. They run almost 20 hours a day with ragnarok players day and night yet the pc is still strong, went back after i graduate 4 years later and the pc of the internet shop still working, only the games change from counterstrike, MU, ragnarok to lan games of warcraft frozen throne 5v5. After so many years of hyping the psu, we come to this point that it is basically a major pricing point to consider.
The real problem is how long until it goes up in smoke not if it can just power your PC.
Would love for you to open it up and have a look inside, looking at (the lack of) safety features, high voltage seperation, solder quality, thickness of the wiring inside, etc.
Damn these sellers paying to make a video on this? no one should use this even if your just powering a few fans
I remember getting a 450w EVGA PSU on Newegg for $15 after rebate a few years back. Of course prices have gone up with the tariffs but $25 feels like a bit too much for a no-name PSU.
Cheapest branded PSU's are EVGA 80 plus white ones, If you are going for anything more than a under 300 usd build I'd suggest one of these at the very least.
to really know if the psu its good or not you have to check the ripple on load and the voltage drop. Thats the only way to know if the psu its safe, at least to the pc components. There are a lot of other things to check, like efficiency. Dont buy low end junk
I got a 650 watt PSU at a thrift store for $8.50 USD. Working great.
I live in the Caribbean. Import tax and shipping makes electronics very expensive here. About a week ago I bought the basic eva 750w psu for around $735 ttd( about $100 usd). The evga site has it for $49.99. Bought it from a retailer.
Why did you just literally recommend a PSU from aliexpress? Just don't...
nahh, my 700W korean true rated PSU cost only 14$ still running for 3 years playing 8 hours a day dota2... and still running in my pc... with rx 580... only pussy people follow other advice...
@@PunxTV123 actually, in my first pc build, I just used a cheap power supply like this one for my pc. it ran perfectly fine about 3 years and after that, one of my USB ports on the motherboard just randomly stop working, after a couple of weeks my motherboard just randomly crashing one or 2 times a day, also the pc just stuttering randomly. after one month my mobo just completely died. so I replace my old mobo with a new one because the warranty is over in that period. after 6 months my graphic card also completely died. no fan spinning, no weird glitching. just died. soo I don't recommend this to anyone. also, my pc running 8 to 14 hours a day doing work/gaming. ( sorry about poor English ).
I just got a corsair VS 450 80+ rating for 38 bucks. Great budget choice!can easily accompany a gyx 1050-1060. 1070 if you're lucky
Years ago when I was more stupid than I am now, I used a budget 550W power supply with a Geforce GTX 260 with an athlon II X4 processor. The power supply worked for less than a month. The catastrophic failure it underwent, fried the computer.
just because a psu is cheap does not mean its a bad psu. when i built my first gaming Pc i did not know enough about computers to know what parts to get and what ones where better then others, so i went with a normal 20 dollar PSU on the internet by a company called Allied and that psu is still working today and has seen VERY heavy use.
Not only are you saving a little cash on your pc but you will also save some money on the heating bill. Win win to me
396W on 12V for a 500W PSU is bad, but still a lot better than I expected for the cheapest option.
Cheap power supply fans always make me worried.
I bought an 800w Power Supply with a similar ad with green LED. Seems they have 3 to 4 models of it. I bought the 800W and I put in my Vega 64 in it with R5 2600, 16GB DDR4 3000MHz. Well, to be frank, it exploded. In short, it exploded :(
The PC was at idle with around 50W consumption. I fired up Cinebench R20 and FurMark GPU 1440p test.
The power consumption jumped to around 650W in all then BOOOM!
The PSU started smoking. (Black smoke)
I turned it off immediately and after some time tried turning it on again, but it had fried.
Don't buy such poor quality products at such cheap price even if you think they are good deals. Trust me, they aren't.
i was about to buy that 800w psu from ali express. Looked too good to be true
Which is why it is 800w its gonna take more from the wall, if you cant afford to get a branded psu get a 500W (yes 500) unbranded and get a cheaper graphics card like the rx 570 or gtx 1650 oc super
Nice revenge of the sith poster
The thing about price, it doubles cost to go from 10% failure rate to 1%. The cost about doubles again to go from 1% failure rate to 1/10 of a percent failure rate. All depends on if you feel lucky.
I can see the heat sink is quite thicker and smaller than the actual 500watts psu. Whatever your review is detailed technically unlike others gaming hardware review. U did better than others review.
As an italian i feel offended lmao
On an off chance that you're not offended enough, you may want to check out this.
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If you happen to like it, you can drill down to the Pouet link in the video description, you can get the PC executable or an Android app or for your Dreamcast or Raspberry Pi or what have you so you never have to be without this little funky gem again.
I went in the middle and had zero regrets raidmax is a lesser known brand ordered 1000W gold PSU and ended up getting their 1200W gold xD...but surprisingly ive had this for months and I have had zero signs of failure
Can you please make a review of the Kolink KL-series power supplies? They are very competitively priced here in Europe and claim they are Bronze rated. Yet there is no proffesional review to find on the internet.
if you cant get pc parts where you live, blowing up your pc with a crappy PSU is the last thing you want
Your Italian is flawless
It's so expensive man, here in Bulgarian local markets you can find brand new power supplies for as cheap as $12
I have had many PSUs in my life, like 3 cheapo, 1 ok, 2 good and 1 top notch, of all of them only one literally exploded and was one of the good ones, an EVGA Supernova 750G2, which i later replaced to my still running top notch Seasonic Snow Silent, 3 years and running like a champ, the only reason i would change that PSU is for getting a Seasonic Prime Titanium just for the giggles and because i transitioned from a white build to a black one.
if anyone buys this from the US, make sure to switch the switch on the back to 115v or it won't POST. i thought it would blow up or trip the circuit if it was on the wrong voltage (has happened in the past in the 90s for me), but it does power on and almost looks like it "could" work.
on ebay i picked up an 800 watt power supply for only 42 aud
(I AM NOT SAYING ANYONE TO BUY THIS) A few weeks ago I've ordered a power supply that had no brand and had no rating for 80 plus, but the reviews were good i was sceptical at first but later bought it, 2 months later I've recieved it i was greeted with a rattling noise but i got it out, next i put the power supply in a pc the specs were good i had a gtx 1650 oc, i3-8100 and 8gb ddr4 2444ghz (i think), when i started the pc everything was fine! I didnt experience any overheating or blue screens i was suprised, i tried a few benchmarks and the power supply seems ok the temperature was fine aswell nothing exploded which i was relieved to see, i probably knew something would happen if i bought a 750w but i chose 500w which was good for me, now i use it daily and nothing has gone wrong
Last year I bought the Rosewill Glacier 500W PSU for $25 (usually $60 to $70) from Newegg. A lot of reviews stated that it was a dumpster fire waiting to happen and switched to a comparable EVGA PSU. The EVGA PSU had an extra 5A on the 12V rail than the Rosewill PSU. If you overload the 12V rail, you're going to have problems. I haven't had any problems with the Rosewill PSU on my system (AMD Athlon 200GE 3.8GHz OC, Nvidia 1050 TI, NVME boot drive, 2 SSDs (mirrored), hard drive, Blu-Ray burner, and 3 case fans).
had one blow up on me,,,spent a few extra dollars on a Thermaltake,,lesson learned
They started selling Deepcool, Cooler Master and others power supply on Aliexpress. I would like to see a test of them to see if it's in fact genuine product.
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In indonesia, which is where i lived, most common people like low end economical tier, did not use branded power supply. In fact most internet caffe use those el cheapo included on case psu. Or some use cheap used ex korea branded psu. Our specs mostly low end anyway so it doesn't really matter for me at least. Still using el cheapo psu maybe around 10 dollars. It used pc i use, probably 2-3 years the user before me had use it. Still working fine core i3 3420 and rx 460. The psu fan is freaking loud. So i put a resistor to reduce it.
I do and always do recommend people to buy good psu if the have the budget.
In some region of indonesia, branded psu such as corsair, seasonic, etc is a premium thing. Psu is won't likely to explode, even the cheap on had some protection in it. When some thing go wrong it will shut off, or fuse will be blown. Even that's rarely happen. Cuz nobody stupid enough to put together a crappy el cheapo with a gtx 1080 tier 🤣.
It's a bad idea. Imagine it being in a case? Ha it's really a 300w max no?
The one thing I'm wondering is can you modify the power supply a little to get better cooling on the parts that need a heat sink
I often attach an extra 80mm fan outside the psu exhaust grill . Looks odd & noisy but does the job . This is for my non-RGB clients who keep the "black box" under the desk :))
This power supply is getting enough air. The problems of it are fundamental to its construction. It's not worth it, it's not safe, best don't touch it.
However something that i did notice is that reputable supplies use an air guide that blocks off a part of the fan near the rear grill, and forces higher air pressure and velocity elsewhere
@@SianaGearz I was more or less thinking on replaceing the heat sinks with better one's so the cooling is more effective or replace the components that are running too hot with higher-quality ones.
as for safety, it fine.
as long as you don't do stupid crap and you follow the appropriate procedures messing with high voltage and amps.
@@SilverX95 There's probably an unheatsunk rectifier diode package in the primary which flares up on the thermal, this is what it looked like to me with limited visibility. You could attach the heatsink to it...
But this hardly solves the issue because then just something else will pass out. I mean YesMan's statement that it has thermal probes all over the thing is patently wrong, there's never more than one, and it's always in the secondary, and as long as the rectifier isn't outright dead (which might happen eventually), it's not it erroring out the PSU, it's something else. You'll just spend your life rebuilding the power supply trying to iron out its issues and it still will never be good.
By "it's not safe" i don't mean "you will electrocute yourself", if you just think about what you're doing you'll avoid death and injury easily enough. By "it's not safe" i mean you can't trust anything in this power supply to be of high quality and correspond to safety norms. There are numerous components quality of which is critical, the transformers, the X/Y capacitors, and you just can't assume that they're good.
Completely agree with Siana on all -- ALL -- the points he mentioned . PSU is not a toy & shouldn't be tinkered with -- like NEVER .
0:10 I'm Italian and laughed a little.
You really have to look for good offers, like normal price instead of above MSRP.
I use a generic powersupply worth 10$ partnered with my gtx750ti so far so good its already been more than a year with no problems