No, don't touch them. Ive had one start to smoke on me before, and somone in this thread has had one set on fire ?Originally posted by PriestJPN
Reading thru this thread, would I be right in saying that a Q-Tec 550 is OK for a low spec system (e.g. 1 x HD, 1 x DVD, mid range GFX, 1Ghz CPU) but not so great for a high spec / OC'd rig?
If you *must* get a non branded one, avoid Q-tec.
Originally Posted by Saracen
yep, black smoke poured out of the case and in the couple of seconds it took to yank the plug out of the wall it killed most of the components.
Recycling consultant
I remember reading one guys post on a newsgroup, who bought a system and qtec psu off of ebuyer - whole lot worked once and then died - he rigged the psu up to a old PII board and stuck a Multimeter over the different lines. Turned out the psu was spiking the 5v line to 14v for about 1/2 a second during shutdown....
Wether it's true or not I'm not sure - newsgroups can be deceptive, but my own experience with Qtecs, and friends that have bought Qtecs has been consistantly bad. My PSU on a loaded system used to give 11.2v on 12v and 4.8 on the 5 (3 was a /reasonable/ 3.38). Same system on the Antec gives 12.04v 4.98v and 3.31v.
Now go away before I taunt you a second time.
Originally posted by KeZZeR
I got myself a nice Enermax which are a very good make and of high standards. I was tempted to get a Q-tec but the price put me off
no.
they're pretty crap tbh, undervolt like mofo's
Sparkle + Antec own
I've beening running overclocked P4's on my Skyhawk 300W for 1.5+ years now. Started out with a 1.6a@2.4, then a 2.53@3.05, now a 2.4C@3.6Ghz and it seems to be handling them all well.
Now granted I dont have a completely loaded computer. (1 CDRW, 1 DVD+RW, 1 40GB HD, Audigy, FX5900, Netgear NIC, 4 case fans, 1 red neon)
Yep thats a very good reason not to risk a cheap PSU they can make one hell of a mess of the rest of the components, more often that not taking eveything down connected to them.Originally posted by mgh0
yep, black smoke poured out of the case and in the couple of seconds it took to yank the plug out of the wall it killed most of the components.
Ok...
Better PSU required ASAP!
Antec True Blue look very nice but big dosh, enermax and sparkle much worse performance?
I have a true blue here next to me in a machine im building for somone. They allready had the PSU or i would have brought a cheaper one, as i think the main selling point is the blue light fans.Originally posted by RoGuE|SaBeR
Ok...
Better PSU required ASAP!
Antec True Blue look very nice but big dosh, enermax and sparkle much worse performance?
It has some nice fetures though like fan headers inside that make the fans slower to cut down and noise, and a molox connector on the back of the PSU. Voltages are also rock solid.
Good PSU, but you can get the same performace at a less price - this is more of a geeks PSU
Last edited by Agent; 11-11-2003 at 04:40 PM.
Basically, I've got a Q-Tec in my system now, and so need a new PSU, are Thermaltake 480W Purepowers n e gud? thx
Yes, they are brilliantOriginally posted by Karl|Neo
Basically, I've got a Q-Tec in my system now, and so need a new PSU, are Thermaltake 480W Purepowers n e gud? thx
On a slightly related point (maybe someone can answer this), would spikes in the AC supply have a serious adverse effect on a PSU, assuming a number of them over a period of time?
Come to think of it, I wonder how 'clean' most people's AC mains supply is in the UK....
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I have also heard that they are excellent PSU's, you may want to do some searching and find a few reviews though.Originally posted by Karl|Neo
Basically, I've got a Q-Tec in my system now, and so need a new PSU, are Thermaltake 480W Purepowers n e gud? thx
PriestJN - Always, always have your computer plugged into a surge supressor. I wouldn't dream of running a computer without one. Especially since I blew 5 light bulbs this week, and have seen a computer get killed by a spike (back when I was in a university hall - very dodgy power in those).
Now go away before I taunt you a second time.
LN5063 550W CWT + SATA Quiet Dual Fan AMD/P4 App Active Fan Control Active PFC £61.10
LN5994 *NEW* 660W Enermax EG851AX-VH PSU EPS 12V & ATX GES & SATA Support 2Yr £204.45
Dunno which to get tbh....
The one thing that puts me off a lot of the psu's is the size of the cables....there just too dam long......but 61+pnp for basicly a antec psu....might just have won it for me
What are you people running to be even considering a £200 660w PSU? lol
just a few hdds.........
btw cwt homepage
http://www.cwt.com.tw/CwtEng/index_menu12_2.htm
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