It's Back Again! Newegg ePower 550W PSU $24.99 No Rebate!!

[BadSweetums]

ePower EP-550XPF is an inexpensive 20-pin ATX12V PSU to start with and nets out to $19.99 with free shipping and a $10 MIR.

It comes with a separate adapter cable for use with 24-pin motherboards.

Does anyone know what kind of quality parts these PSUs are built with?


Added: The best deal is over. But, I bit the bullet and openned mine up to look inside. I think I got a great deal. The manufacturer used two large extruded aluminum heatsinks, four transformers and at least two large filter coils. This is not a cheap box. The Rosewill that I replaced is empty compared to this unit.

The important voltages are well regulated. The +3.3 and +12v are dead on and the +5v is reported as +4.97 by Everest Home Ed. I have serious doubts about the horror story reviews at Newegg. Pranks??

Bad news, no free shipping. The price before rebate is now $24.99 + $11.43 shipping. I think it is worth it, if you want a power supply for an older system.

Oct 24 Update : Free Shipping and $24.99 no rebate.

 

[StormSide]

From the NE reviews I would stay far away from this. You can get much better for a little more money if you watch the deals.

 

[IEC]

That Corsair VX 450 for $36AR is much, much, much (did I say much?) better than this.

 

[BadSweetums]

bump

 

[txtxcowboy]

that thing is a piece of CRAP. Stay away from this. You can do MUCH better (as stated above).

 

[lifanus]

that thing is a piece of crap that company is a piece of crap, stay away,,, i had my lesson of using cheap psu and I have to tell you never again.