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Brbnboy13

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I just recently purchased one of these in black and it is working great. The Modular Cabling is awesome. I love the little toolbox they come in.
 
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Lifer
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I have the 580w Type R black version,working great since since year,0 problems.
 
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dBTelos

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Hiper PSUs don't have much quality in them, although they are better then some others (rosewill, Aspire, Powmax, etc). Although they do like to "bling up" their PSUs with LEDs, crappy modular cables (result in another large failture point), and the similar. If you would take my advise in your last thread, then I wouldn't need to tell you this.
 
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Although they do like to "bling up" their PSUs with LEDs, crappy modular cables (result in another large failture point), and the similar. If you would take my advise in your last thread, then I wouldn't need to tell you this.
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Do you own one?

Nothing wrong with modular if you don't overload the connections with too much hardware, FYI the black version has no LEDs.Btw they all come with 3 year warranty.

Sure you can buy better if you want to spend more, but end of the day they are good PSUs IMHO.Try speaking to people that own them for real feedback.

One more point I like to add, they also do a non modular version too of the same model.
 
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dBTelos

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Nothing wrong with modular if you don't overload the connections with too much hardware, FYI the black version has no LEDs.Btw they all come with 3 year warranty.

Sure you can buy better if you want to spend more, but end of the day they are good PSUs IMHO.Try speaking to people that own them for real feedback.

One more point I like to add, they also do a non modular version too of the same model.
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Err, you see this so much with PSUs. You get your Hiper PSU, it works for a while, then you recommend it to everyone you see. Hiper PSUs don't have the best quality, and you can do much better then them, for little or no more money.

Nothing wrong with modular if you don't overload the connections with too much hardware
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PSUs that don't have high quality modular connections (high quality = enermax liberty connections or Seasonic M12), will have another huge failiure point. I don't think you understand what it takes in computer hardware to use 500W. Think about this:

Quad - SLi, all out water cooling, 5 drives in RAID, 10 high powered fans, 5 PCI cards, 2 DVD-RWs, Intel P4 EE, and all of it overclocked. That should use about 500W of power, probably less. Think your lovely Hiper PSU can handle it? Remember, its a 500W unit, and technicaly running the above wouldn't be taking the supply out of spec.

When I was talking about all of the LEDs and whatever, I was just trying to say that Hiper doesn't get people to buy their PSUs with quality, but rather putting eye candy all over them.
 
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orangat

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Originally posted by: dBTelos
Hiper PSUs don't have much quality in them, although they are better then some others (rosewill, Aspire, Powmax, etc). Although they do like to "bling up" their PSUs with LEDs, crappy modular cables (result in another large failture point), and the similar. If you would take my advise in your last thread, then I wouldn't need to tell you this.
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When you say they don't have much quality do you mean they have a poorer design, lower quality components or both? Do you know what caps they use?

Why do you say the modular cables are crappy? It looks like the solid screw in type which is good. The only bad thing is the male connectors on the case.
 
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Err, you see this so much with PSUs. You get your Hiper PSU, it works for a while, then you recommend it to everyone you see. Hiper PSUs don't have the best quality, and you can do much better then them, for little or no more money.
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Hmm wrong he is asking for feedback,I'm giving my real experience not vapourware ,since I own one,what he buys or you buy I don't care less,FYI my other PSUs are Enermax.


Kind of power hardware you are talking about 0000000000.5% users in the real world will own.





 
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dBTelos

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When you say they don't have much quality do you mean they have a poorer design, lower quality components or both? Do you know what caps they use?

Why do you say the modular cables are crappy? It looks like the solid screw in type which is good. The only bad thing is the male connectors on the case.
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Well, the design is ok. The main part of all of this is that Hiper puts looks before quality. IIRC, Hiper OEMs their own PSUs and they don't put high quality parts (such as caps) in their PSUs. The solid screw in doesn't really matter, it is what is going on inside that solid screw.
 
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orangat

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Originally posted by: dBTelos
When you say they don't have much quality do you mean they have a poorer design, lower quality components or both? Do you know what caps they use?

Why do you say the modular cables are crappy? It looks like the solid screw in type which is good. The only bad thing is the male connectors on the case.
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Well, the design is ok. The main part of all of this is that Hiper puts looks before quality. IIRC, Hiper OEMs their own PSUs and they don't put high quality parts (such as caps) in their PSUs. The solid screw in doesn't really matter, it is what is going on inside that solid screw.
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But how do you quantify exactly what you are saying? Why is the design just 'ok' as opposed to good? Are you refering to the design strategy, layout or choice of components?

If you say they don't put high quality caps, then what brand of low quality caps is Hiper using?

What do you mean by "what is going on inside that solid screw"?
Plasticky modular sockets used by some other manufacturers are more iffy since they can become loose through constant unplugging that enthusiasts do but the all metal screw in plug of hiper looks sturdy enough. Unless you know it doesn't fit well, I don't see how you can say it doesn't matter.
 
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dBTelos

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"But how do you quantify exactly what you are saying? Why is the design just 'ok' as opposed to good? Are you refering to the design strategy, layout or choice of components?

If you say they don't put high quality caps, then what brand of low quality caps is Hiper using?

What do you mean by "what is going on inside that solid screw"?
Plasticky modular sockets used by some other manufacturers are more iffy since they can become loose through constant unplugging that enthusiasts do but the all metal screw in plug of hiper looks sturdy enough. Unless you know it doesn't fit well, I don't see how you can say it doesn't matter."

I get all my info through reviews. Once I get on my main comp, I'll get you some links.
 
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dBTelos, I like you, but.....

"Hiper puts looks before quality"

I get so tired of this argument because, as orangat points out, most people can't quantify it.

Why can't a company make a PSU that looks good AND works well? The assumption is ALWAYS made that because a power supply looks good, it can't perform well.

And heaven forbid it's expensive. Like you're supposed to get features for free and a power supply of that price should be the same quality as a stripped down power supply at the same cost.

I didn't give you a chance to get back with links, so you might point out what I'm about to point out, but...

The Hiper is made by Andyson. It's primarily Teapo inside. It's actually a good quality build, but there's a few things that Hiper does to the Andyson AD-550 that screws it up....

  1. It's a 550W. Not a 580W. Hiper relabels it as a "580W"
  2. The modular connectors do not have one to one wires running from connector to connector
  3. No 8-pin EPS+12V and both Intel and Hiper frown down upon using an adapter (the +12V only has one 12V wire splitting to two as it is.)

If you were going to point these three bullet points out as reasons not to buy a Hiper, my apologies dBTelos. ;)

I've got a plastic box with a Hiper in it sitting right here. With all of the buzz the PSU gets, I'm half tempted to bump it up the list of PSU's to review. But I've had some power supplies sitting here that I've bumped and bumped for months in favor of more "controversal" units. I hate procrastinating. :D
 
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dBTelos

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Originally posted by: jonnyGURU
dBTelos, I like you, but.....

"Hiper puts looks before quality"

I get so tired of this argument because, as orangat points out, most people can't quantify it.

Why can't a company make a PSU that looks good AND works well? The assumption is ALWAYS made that because a power supply looks good, it can't perform well.

And heaven forbid it's expensive. Like you're supposed to get features for free and a power supply of that price should be the same quality as a stripped down power supply at the same cost.

I didn't give you a chance to get back with links, so you might point out what I'm about to point out, but...

The Hiper is made by Andyson. It's primarily Teapo inside. It's actually a good quality build, but there's a few things that Hiper does to the Andyson AD-550 that screws it up....

  1. It's a 550W. Not a 580W. Hiper relabels it as a "580W"
  2. The modular connectors do not have one to one wires running from connector to connector
  3. No 8-pin EPS+12V and both Intel and Hiper frown down upon using an adapter (the +12V only has one 12V wire splitting to two as it is.)

If you were going to point these three bullet points out as reasons not to buy a Hiper, my apologies dBTelos. ;)

I've got a plastic box with a Hiper in it sitting right here. With all of the buzz the PSU gets, I'm half tempted to bump it up the list of PSU's to review. But I've had some power supplies sitting here that I've bumped and bumped for months in favor of more "controversal" units. I hate procrastinating. :D
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After relooking some reviews, I get the feeling that I mixed up Hiper and Hipro, at least in a couple ways. I realize now that Hiper is rather medeocer. I was going to point out number 2 and 3 that you posted, but I didn't realize that it was a Andyson, I could of swore that I saw that Hiper makes their own PSUs. Anyway, this whole thread was really about ShadyKidd thinking that he needs more power then he does. I'll break it down, why you don't need a 500W+ PSU.

CPU: 70W under load
GPU: 85W under load
HDD: 10W spinning up, less under load
Fans: 40W at top speed
PCI cards: 10W
USB keyboard and mouse: 10W
Optical drives: 40W
RAM: 10W

All of this adds to 275W. and you want a 500W PSU or more......
 
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jonnyGURU

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Actually, what this thread is about is that shadykidd has no idea what he wants for a PSU. ;)

In the first post, it's a tie between a blinged up modular 550W that's not very efficient and a super efficient and quiet power supply with no bling at all.

:confused:

What's the criteria here?

Bling? Modular? Efficiency? Noise? Price? Power?

Sorry, but we're on a track similar to "should I get the Hyundai Elantra or the Dodge Ram 3500?"
 
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jonnyGURU

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Originally posted by: dBTelos
What is going on between this thread and that last thread has us all confused :D
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What's "the last thread?" Do tell.
 
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shadykidd

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Alright, here is the deal. I posted this thread:

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=27&threadid=1913272&enterthread=y

It is a build of the PC I am going to be building. dBTelos was telling me that the Seasonic S12 500W I chose was an overkill, and I would be better off with a PSU like an Enermax Liberty 400W. He thought that I was ignoring him and not taking his adivice. My major concern about stepping down to a 400W was making my PC future-proof for DirectX10 cards.

Someone else in the thread mentioned I should look into the HiPer PSUs. Now I started this thread to get some opinions about HiPer.
 
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Mmm... I see someone threw an "extreme outervision" calculator link out there.

Good way to make the OP think he needs a 2kW PSU. :roll:
 
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jonnyGURU

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Originally posted by: shadykidd

Someone else in the thread mentioned I should look into the HiPer PSUs. Now I started this thread to get some opinions about HiPer.
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Ok... But by one person you're told that 500W is more than enough.. then someone throws another brand out there that's MORE and now it's a contender?

Sorry, but that's whack. Most of the advice you'll find on forums are biased and unsubstantiated.
 
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