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| FSP and Silverstone PSU Compared in Crossfire Stress Test We take a look at two high wattage power supplies from companies known for their solid product lines; the Silverstone DA750 model features a single 12v rail and is rated at 750W. The FSP Epsilon has four 12v rails and combined offers up to 900W. We stress test these units in a real world environment with the most power hungry vga cards out there, two ATI HD 2900 XT in Crossfire. Read on to find out http://www.madshrimps.be/gotoartik.php?articID=558
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10th March 2010, 09:44 | #2 |
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| FORTRON / FSP Power Supply Units FORTRON / FSP Power Supply Units are unreliable hardware devices. Failed just after 784 days of normal use (about 3500 hours only)!. |
10th March 2010, 10:02 | #3 |
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| MTBF doesn't guarantee you a minimum life-time expectancy FYI
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10th March 2010, 10:21 | #4 |
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| Yes, 2 years but warranty was over since 1,5 month only. |
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| how many FSP PSU do you own?
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10th March 2010, 10:38 | #6 |
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| Just one, Epsilon 700w definitively useless by now also it was properly protected with an UPS. Such material is normally designed for 100,000 hours. |
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10th March 2010, 11:09 | #8 |
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| I agree with you and the above MTBF but when you pay US$200 for a device you don't expect that you should do it again 2 years later... :-) Especially when the breakdown is obviously the device itself. |
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| I've had laptops break down a week after their warranty has expired, sometimes you get the short end of the stick the other 200 laptops kept working years after their warranty expired.... that's life
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So with such product propability of getting that short end of the stick is simply higher. | |
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