Is hipro any good? anyone used em?

[thecrecarc]

is hipro powersupplies any good? they are on sale at newegg. im not buying a computer or anythnig but im curious.

this psu is only $20. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817174022

it has ok 12v rails and has active pfc! so, anyone used hipro?

 

[stevty2889]

I wouldn't trust it..$20 for 400W..and the 12v rails aren't that great. I bought a $20 400w psu once..it went pow, and took the motherboard..more then likely it's cheap, because it's made of cheap components.

 

[lobbyone]

My IBM Desktop at work has a Hipro PSU, and its been working for several years now, only because its suppose to be just a plain ol word/excel/powerpoint system...or is it now...hehe, well yeah, if your not going to be stressing out the system, even a cheap PSU might do the trick, still better get a high quality PSU just to be safe.

 

[pkme2]

Most inexpensive PSUs seem to do well if no power demands are made on them. If you don't add on components that suck juice and stuff, they seem to go on forever.

Case in point, my ole Linux eMachine has nothing to demand is still running. Just my luck, it could fail tomorrow. i just try to keep it simple and it keeps on ticking.

 

[thecrecarc]

ya i know. if i ever do want to bbuild a sys, ill look for better PSUs im just wondering if anyone had any experince with them before

 

[dBTelos]

Not a good quality PSU. If you already have one and it's working then you should be fine. But I wouldn't recommend one to anybody.

 

[thecrecarc]

Originally posted by: dBTelos
Not a good quality PSU. If you already have one and it's working then you should be fine. But I wouldn't recommend one to anybody.

just a question, so dont take this offensivly,

but do u have any info to back it up? or are u just saying that cause its cheap?

 

[dBTelos]

I have a bunch of reviews on my main computer, I happen to be on my laptop now however. But if you just do a google search yourself you will find that Hipro PSUs arn't much of a treat, the price tag is only a small clue.

Correction, Hipro makes their own PSUs.

 

[thecrecarc]

Originally posted by: dBTelos
I have a bunch of reviews on my main computer, I happen to be on my laptop now however. I believe that Hipro PSUs are low end Andysons, but I could be wrong so don't quote me on it. But if you just do a google search yourself you will find that Hipro PSUs arn't much of a treat, the price tag is only a small clue.

ok, thanks

 

[MWink]

Having actually USED Hipro power supplies, I would say they're not that bad. They're no SeaSonic, but they're no Deer either. I would take a Hipro any day over many of those noname brands that come with many cases. I've got an old Hipro that was one of the first ATX power supplies we got (P2 era) and it still keeps going. I used a newer one more recently and it worked pretty well, though it did give off a good bit of heat under heavy load.

 

[thecrecarc]

Originally posted by: MWink
Having actually USED Hipro power supplies, I would say they're not that bad. They're no SeaSonic, but they're no Deer either. I would take a Hipro any day over many of those noname brands that come with many cases. I've got an old Hipro that was one of the first ATX power supplies we got (P2 era) and it still keeps going. I used a newer one more recently and it worked pretty well, though it did give off a good bit of heat under heavy load.

hm... so they arent that bad?

 

[dBTelos]

Not bad, but if your looking to power a gaming rig, I wouldn't count on one. If your just powering a simple 2nd rig or something, I suppose you would be fine with one.