PSU tier list 2.0

[okcnaline]

Mmmm... Can't wait... Lol... I can already taste the salt and pepper from here. xDDD

Speaking of which, I remembered that I have yet to find out about this.
How's the FSP Aurum 92+ series? I am looking to grab a proprietary PSU for my Lenovo P300. It's an upgrade from a Lite-On 280W to 450W. And it seems to me online that the PSU is a custom FSP Aurum 92+. There doesn't seem to be a review online.
Also, is there a way to use a standard ATX PSU with my Lenovo?

 

[turkey3_scratch]

The following are reviews from this power supply. Here comes the commentary. And the power supply is very poor quality based on this limited but good enough review here in which it blew.

5 Stars
No problem installing this new power supply

Well I would hope not! The ATX specification is pretty standard, so unless they misaligned the screw holes, I don't see how it could be difficult to install.

5 Stars
My desktop was acting wierd, crashing down and freezing all the time.I bought this Bestec ATX-300 Power Supply for my HP Pavillion Media Center and solved the problem.

I can't imagine what unit he had before this.

5 Stars
I was really satisfied with the cost as well as it being the correct product.

This person apparently has lots of prior experiences with receiving the wrong product.

4 Stars
This matched the original power unit perfectly and was a snap to install.

I would hope it would match the original unit. It is, in fact, the original unit apparently that you had previously, so why would it not be the same? Did you expect it to secretly be a jack-in-the-box? And the original unit died... so you got the same one?

3 Stars
I'm sure it would be great, but it was the mother board that was bad

I wonder what caused that.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Mmmm... Can't wait... Lol... I can already taste the salt and pepper from here. xDDD

Speaking of which, I remembered that I have yet to find out about this.
How's the FSP Aurum 92+ series? I am looking to grab a proprietary PSU for my Lenovo P300. It's an upgrade from a Lite-On 280W to 450W. And it seems to me online that the PSU is a custom FSP Aurum 92+. There doesn't seem to be a review online.
Also, is there a way to use a standard ATX PSU with my Lenovo?

Here is a review on the 650W version http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/fsp-aurum-92-650-w-power-supply-review/ just be aware that Gabriel Torres is really lenient when it comes to calling power supplies good units. Ignore the conclusion, just look at the pages yourself.

 

[okcnaline]

The people who said this PSU installed correctly... xDDD Don't they know what ATX is?!!!

And as for the 5th review, so the guy blamed everything but the PSU?!!! I am ready to bet that the guy had all his components die, and still he would be all like, "oh my motherboard so bad" to the highest quality motherboard.

 

[okcnaline]

Here is a review on the 650W version http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/fsp-aurum-92-650-w-power-supply-review/ just be aware that Gabriel Torres is really lenient when it comes to calling power supplies good units. Ignore the conclusion, just look at the pages yourself.

Looks like all Nippon Chemi-Con caps, is it? Or some other caps manufacturer?
The Platinum rating for it is absolutely glorious. But that 60mV ripple... So is it worth paying $104? It's Lenovo proprietary.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Here is a review on the 650W version http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/fsp-aurum-92-650-w-power-supply-review/ just be aware that Gabriel Torres is really lenient when it comes to calling power supplies good units. Ignore the conclusion, just look at the pages yourself.

Looks like all Nippon Chemi-Con caps, is it? Or some other caps manufacturer?
The Platinum rating for it is absolutely glorious. But that 60mV ripple... So is it worth paying $104? It's Lenovo proprietary.

I do notice that the 3.3V rail went out of spec on Test 5 of the voltage regulation page. It went down to 3.13V, .01V out of spec. And 60mv on the 12V rail is the same as the EVGA GS series has. I'd say it's an average unit.

And in the overload tests, ripple did get quite high, but to be fair that's drawing more form it than it is rated for.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Bestec is an OEM PSU supplier for HP too. And Alvorix isn't the motherboard manufacturer, it's just the model series for that line of HP motherboards. They always use weird naming schemes.

 

[okcnaline]

Is it worth?
http://www.ebay.com/sch/Power-Supplies-/42017/i.html?_sop=15&_from=R40&_nkw=54Y8899&rt=nc

 

[Turb0Yoda]

120 for an OEM PSU with junk parts? What am I missing here

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Is it worth?
http://www.ebay.com/sch/Power-Supplies-/42017/i.html?_sop=15&_from=R40&_nkw=54Y8899&rt=nc

Is what worth it? There's about 15 PSUs on that page.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

120 for an OEM PSU with junk parts? What am I missing here

It actually has all Chemi-Con caps. But the 3.3V rail going out-of-spec is enough for me not to buy it with the better units available for the money. Might as well go the usual EVGA G2 route. It works, it's better.

 

[okcnaline]

Is it worth?
http://www.ebay.com/sch/Power-Supplies-/42017/i.html?_sop=15&_from=R40&_nkw=54Y8899&rt=nc

Is what worth it? There's about 15 PSUs on that page.

Ehehehe... Should have been more clear. It's the $114 unit. But they're all the same PSU.
Welp, may as well.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Genuine-Lenovo-Thinkcentre-450-Watt-Power-Supply-54Y8899-/381519160539?hash=item58d45064db:g:XXAAAOSw5dNWlsA2

If I were to get the other PSUs, however, is there a way to get the proprietary 14-pin motherboard connector connected to the PSU?

And XxD34tHxX, it's a custom FSP Aurum 92+. Apparently it has all Nippon Chemi-Con caps, and ~92% efficiency except for the full load test, which has 88%.

 

[Darkbreeze]

http://www.moddiy.com/products/IBM-Lenovo-PSU-Main-Power-24%252dPin-to-14%252dPin-Adapter-Cable-%2830cm%29.html


Use any 24 pin ATX PSU with that motherboard, depending on case fitment. You can probably, almost certainly, find the same style adapter for less elsewhere.

 

[okcnaline]

WOHOO!!!
Thanks, darkbreeze! I guess I'll just grab a decent 650W unit now then.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Anytime.

 

[kwa-e]

This is a bit off topic but I've always found mozart's Leck Mich Im Arsch (Literally translates to lick my arse lmao) to be the perfect music to relax to during stressful encounters with Corsair CX fanboys.

http://listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=C78HBp-Youk#Mozart_-__Leck_mich_im_Arsch__-_Canon_in_B_flat_for_6_Voices%2C_K._231_%2F_K._382c

 

[Turb0Yoda]

...
I need to look that up then

 

[Darkbreeze]

Who knew Mozart had a sense of humor? Too bad he was clueless when it came to power supplies, perhaps he could have composed a soothing PSU.

 

[Nuckles_56]

I'm very much drooling over the EVGA t2 850W that OklahomaWolf just reviewed, I want one, just I couldn't justify it ever

 

[okcnaline]

Whooeee...
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=462

Sure looks good. Great overshoot transients, as usual. Ripple is ~10mV. Efficiency at Platinum levels (though FSP Aurum 92+ clears it).

 

[okcnaline]

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2957926/booting-power-outage.html

This guy got 4 Ultra PSUs and got it all knocked out by a rainstorm. Kids, this is why you don't buy cheap PSUs like the Ultra 750W.

 

[stavrosmast]

My build is half years old it cant have molex :lol:

But my nzxt phantom 530 fan controller has molex 😀

There are plenty of systems that still use molex connectors. My NZXT Grid+ v2 is powered by Molex, as are many fan hubs. The Hue+ I have on order also uses molex power. If you have reused your optical drive from a previous build, or several previous builds, you could easily have a molex powered optical drive, but it would be pretty unlikely since they've been SATA for a long time and molex powered units are generally IDE rather than SATA, which means on modern boards there would be little chance of having an IDE header.

Yes I know but I think it would be better to spend like 10euro for a new DVD which will be faster,more compatible with new techs like sata 3

 

[Brandon G]

XFX XT series? Any idea of the OEM?

I see Newegg lists 3, a 400w, 500w and 600w, all bronze rated. I don't even see them on the XFX website.

 

[tiny voices]

I'd be shocked if the were not Seasonic.

 

[CTurbo]

Seasonic is XFX's only supplier