Originally posted by: Howard
Whoah, this is heavy.Compared to those two, I'm like a newborn baby.
I don't know why they do them at X-bit anymore either.... oh wait, that's right... they like "drama!"
Originally posted by: jonnyGURU
Operandi has no first hand experience with anything he talks about.
If he did, he could give you an intelligent answer about why not to use a Hiper instead of "it's a $30 PSU with $100 of bling" and "it's a rip-off."
It might be wise to not listen to people's advice unless they can give you sound reasoning behind it.
The Hiper is a good power supply, but with it's own issues:
It's NOT a 580W. It's based on an Andyson 550W. It's a good 550W, but relabeling like that pisses me off in ever way.
Second, the modular connectors have a design flaw. They bring two 12V wires down to a single connection on many of the connectors. You'll find such example as the 6-pin PCI-e going down to a single 3-pin coaxial. Just a bad design IMHO.
It also has crossload issues due to a lack of independent regulation, but you're not going to be crossloading the unit. I don't even know why I do crossload tests in reviews anymore. Nobody should be using ATX12V PSU's in Socket A boards anyway. Hell, people shouldn't still be using Socket A!
Personally, I'd pass. But it's still a decent unit and if you like the way it looks then go for it. It's not going to blow your parts up, but if you have "issues" don't be surprised if it's because of low voltages due to resistance at the modular connection.
Originally posted by: bob4432
this sux for the op
Originally posted by: RetailDirect
Originally posted by: bob4432
this sux for the op
I read that too.. :-(
Certainly it cant be true!! Im not sure what VRM is but hopefully it can be remedied with a bios flash...
I do have a question relating to my motherboard and maybe I should start another thread in that section but my P5WD2-E is a 975X chipset and supports crossfire. I was under the impression that the chipset is what determined your dual PCIe options?? Is Intel in a partnership with ATi on this and integrated ATi's crossfire onto the 975X??
Originally posted by: RetailDirect
Originally posted by: jonnyGURU
Operandi has no first hand experience with anything he talks about.
If he did, he could give you an intelligent answer about why not to use a Hiper instead of "it's a $30 PSU with $100 of bling" and "it's a rip-off."
It might be wise to not listen to people's advice unless they can give you sound reasoning behind it.
The Hiper is a good power supply, but with it's own issues:
It's NOT a 580W. It's based on an Andyson 550W. It's a good 550W, but relabeling like that pisses me off in ever way.
Second, the modular connectors have a design flaw. They bring two 12V wires down to a single connection on many of the connectors. You'll find such example as the 6-pin PCI-e going down to a single 3-pin coaxial. Just a bad design IMHO.
It also has crossload issues due to a lack of independent regulation, but you're not going to be crossloading the unit. I don't even know why I do crossload tests in reviews anymore. Nobody should be using ATX12V PSU's in Socket A boards anyway. Hell, people shouldn't still be using Socket A!
Personally, I'd pass. But it's still a decent unit and if you like the way it looks then go for it. It's not going to blow your parts up, but if you have "issues" don't be surprised if it's because of low voltages due to resistance at the modular connection.
Thanks for breaking it down for me... I am so in love with modular but since my case doesn't have a window, I guess I COULD live without it.
Would the Enermax Liberty models offer less resistance with their modular connections??
If the Enermax Liberty models do have better modular connections, then I would go with that and eBay my Hiper... But if the resistance is the same, what would be the best alternative in this price range?
Again, thanks for the professional input!!
Originally posted by: jonnyGURU
Operandi has no first hand experience with anything he talks about.
If he did, he could give you an intelligent answer about why not to use a Hiper instead of "it's a $30 PSU with $100 of bling" and "it's a rip-off."
It might be wise to not listen to people's advice unless they can give you sound reasoning behind it.
The Hiper is a good power supply, but with it's own issues:
It's NOT a 580W. It's based on an Andyson 550W. It's a good 550W, but relabeling like that pisses me off in ever way.
Second, the modular connectors have a design flaw. They bring two 12V wires down to a single connection on many of the connectors. You'll find such example as the 6-pin PCI-e going down to a single 3-pin coaxial. Just a bad design IMHO.
It also has crossload issues due to a lack of independent regulation, but you're not going to be crossloading the unit. I don't even know why I do crossload tests in reviews anymore. Nobody should be using ATX12V PSU's in Socket A boards anyway. Hell, people shouldn't still be using Socket A!
Personally, I'd pass. But it's still a decent unit and if you like the way it looks then go for it. It's not going to blow your parts up, but if you have "issues" don't be surprised if it's because of low voltages due to resistance at the modular connection.
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