No-name brand PSUs vs Known Brands

[spectre]

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generic PSU are okay for the average users. naa man kui PC over 10 years old na running on stock generic PSU, okay pa man gihapon. gamiton pa gani naku ug gaming. hehehe

[icecube]

i believe theres nothing to worry if you only have a generic psu on your rig if your rig is just a basic pc.
My basic PC would be like:

1 Hardrive (2hd max), not Raptor (not sure).
1 mobo (not oced)
# RAM (any amount of memory as long as not oced)
1 cpu (dual/single core not oced), except icore 7 i believe(not sure).
1 video card (not the power hungry (depends on gpu) and not oced)
1 LAN card
1 sound card
1 generic 500VA PSU

[t3ChNo™]

IMO, known-brand PSUs had been tested/reviewed by their durability, stability, efficiency, features, design, low failure rate, warranty offered and the most important; feedbacks from the users.

For the Generics, they can still get the job done in running a PC and dili sad bug-at sa bulsa

[waterboy0911]

ok lang man sa ako ang non branded.. la man sad probs.. and dili sad mag dugay ang amo cpu kay after a while baligya man.. then new one nsad.. hehehe

[NASYO]

try to open branded and clone PSU's..
try to see the components.. all made in china.. fabricated in china..

all you need to keep your PC's safe from electrical spikes and pulses is a "Line Conditioner"

[jiro]

ok lang man sa ako ang non branded.. la man sad probs.. and dili sad mag dugay ang amo cpu kay after a while baligya man.. then new one nsad.. hehehe

COREK! nyehehehe.
but not the branded ones. these are for keeps.




anyways -
Why 99% of Power Supply Reviews Are Wrong | Hardware Secrets
How Much Power Can a Generic 500 W Power Supply Really Deliver? | Hardware Secrets

[loloyis.com]

Generic power supplies cannot deliver their labeled power.
Generic power supplies use thinner wires outside and inside the power supply,
Don’t have a transient filtering stage,
They use cheaper components with lower current/power limits,
They don’t have additional but important protections like overload protection
And they simply remove components (electrolytic capacitors and coils) from the power supply filtering section.

The bottom line: avoid generic power supplies. Even entry level computers should use a decent “branded” power supply.

QUOTED FROM: How Much Power Can a Generic 500 W Power Supply Really Deliver? | Hardware Secrets

[EarlZ]

A power supply of good quality and with enough capacity can increase the durability of your equipment

I believe the correct term is "may" rather than can.

[fineupgrades]

I believe the correct term is "may" rather than can.

maybe they use the "can" term because they already prove it..
anyway, those quotes i posted above came from this article:Everything You Need to Know About Power Supplies | Hardware Secrets

[jiro]

basta cheap ang computer - guess it's ok to risk it. just use generic brand.
computer - 10k, branded psu - 5k??, nah - better go for generic and save yourself some money.

if you value your computer (maski cheap), go for proven/branded psu.

if you have a very expensive computer, i mean, why risk it?
P50,000 - P100,000 CPU + Mobo + Videocard on a P500 psu.
The look on your face when they all fried - priceless.