Coolmax 140mm Silent Cooling Fan Switching Power Supply 550 Watt $35 shipped

[Greg04]

http://www.buy.com/prod/Coolmax_CR_550_...Power_Supply/q/loc/62043/10385141.html

 

[donxvi]

"With google checkout"

 

[RideFree]

This looks like one heck of a buy...so what's wrong with it?
Specs are amazing...only thing I see is that PF is around 65% and not 70 or above. No biggie.
Since it is ATX12V 2.03 rated, does that mean that it is also convertible to the 24-Pin Main Power requirement of most all new motherboards?
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I love this...
"High quality gold-coated fan guard & connectors are good for conduction.
Tube-tide design to tidy the wires."

 

[bertythebean]

Did someone blow up a Coolmax PSU or was that a Powmax?

 

[marulee]

 

[altonb1]

OOS. My PSU just went south this week, so I need a decent unit. Oh well...

 

[Karaktu]

Originally posted by: RideFree
This looks like one heck of a buy...so what's wrong with it?
Specs are amazing...only thing I see is that PF is around 65% and not 70 or above. No biggie.
Since it is ATX12V 2.03 rated, does that mean that it is also convertible to the 24-Pin Main Power requirement of most all new motherboards?
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I love this...
"High quality gold-coated fan guard & connectors are good for conduction.
Tube-tide design to tidy the wires."

Considering that most "new" PSUs strive to be 80% or greater efficient under all loads, 65% is horrible. With most modern gaming systems drawing 250 watts on average, that adds up to a lot of wasted wattage (and heat) just because a poor choice in PSUs was made.

 

[RedChief]

Originally posted by: bertythebean
Did someone blow up a Coolmax PSU or was that a Powmax?

Avoid Coolmax. I had one and it blew in 5 months.

 

[bertythebean]

I meant Johnny Guru or someone literally made one explode or something.

 

[IEC]

I wouldn't be surprised if Jonny made it explode - powmax/coolmax/raidmax = all teh suck.

Bad caps, bad components. Don't ever cheap out on PSUs because the cheap ones WILL take your computer with them.

 

[kwo]

Originally posted by: ariafrost
I wouldn't be surprised if Jonny made it explode - powmax/coolmax/raidmax = all teh suck.

Bad caps, bad components. Don't ever cheap out on PSUs because the cheap ones WILL take your computer with them.

*sigh* I can't stress this enough. It amazes me how many people put hundreds of dollars of computer equipment at the mercy of a sub-standard power supply.

Flower, Seasonic, Fortran, PCP&C, etc...these are dependable power supplies.

OP, this is most certainly *not* meant as a TC, just a heads up for people, to please, please carefully consider what you're doing before buying suspect power supplies.

 

[SuPrEIVIE]

are u guys sure this specific P.S. is unreliable? because this model sounds like 100$+Ps

or are all P.S. from these questionable MAX brands pathetic?

 

[AAjax]

Originally posted by: SuPrEIVIE
are u guys sure this specific P.S. is unreliable? because this model sounds like 100$+Ps

or are all P.S. from these questionable MAX brands pathetic?

yeah, that about sums it up

 

[13Gigatons]

It certainly isn't cooler master.

 

[QueBert]

Originally posted by: bertythebean
I meant Johnny Guru or someone literally made one explode or something.

That was Powmax, they make the worst PSU I've ever used. Johnny got like 3 of them in a row to blow up. Poorly made is giving Powmax too much credit. A few years ago I built somebody a PC and PCClub was throwing in a Powmax PSU free if you bought this one case. So not knowing how bad the PSU was, I jumped on the deal *cough cough*

Ran for about 4 days, he upgraded the video card to a X850xt, PSU was dead the same day. And aside from the worst quality ever, it was also the LOUDEST PSU I've ever used. It reminded me of a Delta fan at full blow.

heard coolmax is better then Powmax, but since nothings probably worse that ain't saying much

 

[Nohr]

A friend of mine had the 450W version of that Coolmax PSU in his A64 2.4GHz system. It died in under 6 months and the manufacturer appeared to offer no warranty. Couldn't find any mention of a warranty on their website and a couple emails to them went unresponded. If I'm mistaken please let me know.

 

[cheetoden]

Temporarily Sold Out.
More inventory may be available. Place your order today and be one of the first to receive this product when it arrives!

 

[kwo]

Originally posted by: cheetoden
Temporarily Sold Out.
More inventory may be available. Place your order today and be one of the first to receive this product when it arrives!

Uhhh........ ?

 

[Greg04]

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