Why do people say Enermax 350w PSU is crap?

[OverDose]

I have one in this box and the 5v rail never goes below 4.84v @ full load or +11.98v on the 12v rail

 

[bacillus]

<< Why do people say Enermax 350w PSU is crap? >>


first I'm hearing of this!

 

[ShinSa]

Not Crap, One of the best darn PSUs ever made. If anyone disagrees, tell them anythings better than their deer PSU.

 

[Maclane]

yeah the ppl at overclockers dont think all that much of them in general. Not that great at power regulation apparantly.
Apparantly sparkle is a great brand but seeing as i cant find one anywhere in Aus im going for some serious overkill with the 550 watt enermax. I figure if i dont push it anywhere near its max output that power regulation shouldnt be a problem.

 

[LarryJoe]

Mine works fine for me. The effect of a powersupply on a system or overclocking results is SOOOOOO over-rated.

 

[PUNKtotalled]

Mine works fine too, AND I use it with an epox 8KHA+ which is said to dislike it. I never had a so stable system.
BTW, after 6 hours of use, Motherboard monitor reports 5V rails values between 4,7 and 4,87V. It seems to be a little low.

 

[ModelM]

I had a Enermax 330W Whisper PSU. I thought it sucked. The term Whisper hardly seemed appropriate. I think they should have renamed it to the Enermax Megaphone.

 

[ShinSa]

<< Mine works fine too, AND I use it with an epox 8KHA+ which is said to dislike it. I never had a so stable system.
BTW, after 6 hours of use, Motherboard monitor reports 5V rails values between 4,7 and 4,87V. It seems to be a little low. >>



Strange, on my Abit KR7A and whisper 350, the 5v rail is EXACTLY 5V. Perhaps somethings not right...

 

[Killrose]

I think Enermax gets a bad name because they have a poor waranty policy. If your power supply fries the rest of your system due to a power supply problem, they won't cover any of the other items damaged. I don't know if any other company does or not.

 

[MoFunk]

Most of what I hear comes from people who apparently have issues with it and Epox boards. Well Epox 8K7A and enermax 350 get along quite well. And it is vert quiet!

 

[FIFO]

I have actually heard them get badmouthed as well.

I threw caution to the wind a few weeks ago and bought the Enermax EG365P-VE and I also have the Epox 8KHA+. I have my FSB at 144 and I have not had a lick of trouble. (I'd go higher but my damn duron 600 won't go past 866 and the board won't go to a 5x multiplier. If anyone knows how e-mail me pjason@nbnet.nb.ca .)

 

[OverDose]

good, i was getting sick of people talkin smack about my PSU