600w PSU - not enough power

[thelawnet]

I thought this thing was pretty funny.....

'600W' power supply, selling for £10.99 + VAT

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products...cm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=77507

Take a look at the outputs:

http://image.ebuyer.com/UK/R0077507-05.jpg

17A (so they claim) @ 12V

That's less than a good 330W power supply such as the Antec Truepower (does 21A)... Don't believe the reviews on these things, as these sites don't always post the bad ones.... (As I know when I ordered a shtty mouse there and reviewed it badly.)

 

[chilled]

Don't skimp on a PSU mate. Been there, done that and it sure as hell isn't worth it. I'm also in the UK (and use ebuyer quite a lot to buy branded stuff).

 

[Gamingphreek]

Yes that is a generic PSU. I would be suprised if it could maintain a constant 300Watt.

-Kevin

 

[HardWarrior]

Originally posted by: chilled
Don't skimp on a PSU mate. Been there, done that and it sure as hell isn't worth it. I'm also in the UK (and use ebuyer quite a lot to buy branded stuff).

What he said, but with a qualification: Don't skimp if stable, high-quality power to your expensive FRU's is important to you. 😉

 

[ribbon13]

I think thats from the Athlon XP generation. That 5v line is way overkill.