Unexpectedly bad review for Ultra X2

tomoyo

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http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/...wxLCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdA==

Paul really didn't like this one!

I hadn't noticed the X2 series as it was displaced by X3 and X Pro in the enthusiast crowd, but looks like as usual, any wintech sourced Ultra should be avoided. I, for one, think their andyson/seventeam sourced psus should still be on the list of good choices, but buyer beware on anything not.

Ultra kind of reminds me of Antec back in the truepower/smartpower days, when Antec's name was being dragged in the mud due to their rather low quality low end psus. I think they made a smart move to use FSP/Seasonic for their budget psus now. We certainly don't hear nearly as many problems as before. I wish Ultra would switch their wintech supplied psus to an oem with better build quality... I guess price beats out reputation in this case :/
 

Zap

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Originally posted by: tomoyo
Paul really didn't like this one!

Not much to like in a 750W PSU that can't handle 500W. Your warning about avoiding Wintech Ultras is sound, but that used to be easier when they were just the V and XVS series. Now the same units have some snazzier looks and a new "X" series name... just adds confusion.