How Much Power Can a Generic 500 W Power Supply Really Deliver?

jmke · 16th March 2008, 13:14

We decided to take a generic 500 W power supply and test it using the same methodology we use for "branded" units. The idea behind this review is to be as much educational as possible and answer a few very important questions: how much power a generic power supply can really deliver? What are the differences between a generic power supply and a "branded" unit? Is there any danger for my equipment to use a generic power supply? Why generic units cost so little? Read on and see our findings.

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/534

jmke · 16th March 2008, 13:17

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Our generic 500 W power supply died when we tried pulling 275 W from it, so the maximum amount of power we could extract was 250 W – half the labeled amount!

omg

18th March 2008, 07:17

amd 6400 + asus striker mobo + evga 320mb 8800gts +
4 gigs of corsair + 500watt NZXT PSU = fried

yup.... i told him watch out for that psu it's the only
thing that can ruin every other piece of harware.

16th March 2008, 13:14	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	How Much Power Can a Generic 500 W Power Supply Really Deliver? We decided to take a generic 500 W power supply and test it using the same methodology we use for "branded" units. The idea behind this review is to be as much educational as possible and answer a few very important questions: how much power a generic power supply can really deliver? What are the differences between a generic power supply and a "branded" unit? Is there any danger for my equipment to use a generic power supply? Why generic units cost so little? Read on and see our findings. http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/534 __________________

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18th March 2008, 07:17	#3
jakebot Posts: n/a	amd 6400 + asus striker mobo + evga 320mb 8800gts + 4 gigs of corsair + 500watt NZXT PSU = fried yup.... i told him watch out for that psu it's the only thing that can ruin every other piece of harware.