How Much Power Can a Generic 500 W Power Supply Really Deliver?

**ceewi1** · 03-21-2008, 04:44 AM

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/534/1
For those who just want the summary: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/534/6

An interesting article by Hardware Secrets which outlines some of the dangers of generic PSUs (and buying PSUs by wattage alone).

Note that aside from the stability problems mentioned, the levels of ripple/noise reported can easily cause damage to connected components in the long term.

Campo · 03-21-2008, 11:28 AM

Interesting

Nice find

**Archangel** · 03-21-2008, 01:48 PM

Inded, good find, thanks for sharing!

fortyways · 03-24-2008, 11:42 PM

'bout tree fitty.

03-21-2008, 04:44 AM	#1 (permalink)
ceewi1 Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 5,348	How Much Power Can a Generic 500 W Power Supply Really Deliver? http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/534/1 For those who just want the summary: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/534/6 An interesting article by Hardware Secrets which outlines some of the dangers of generic PSUs (and buying PSUs by wattage alone). Note that aside from the stability problems mentioned, the levels of ripple/noise reported can easily cause damage to connected components in the long term. __________________ CPU: Core 2 Duo E6600 / MOBO: Gigabyte 965P-DS3 / GPU: Gigabyte HD4870 RAM: 2GB G.Skill F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK / HDD: 2TB Total HDD / PSU: Antec NeoPower 480W Cheap PSUs - 2% of system costs, responsible for 28% of system deaths As Sealed Stick was removed, lost or damaged, it shall be out of warranty validity. - The "Warranty void if removed" sticker on numerous CoolerMaster PSUs. Useful PSU Guides

03-21-2008, 01:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
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03-21-2008, 11:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
Campo banned Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Victoria, Australia Age: 14 Posts: 327	Interesting Nice find

03-24-2008, 11:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
fortyways banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,134	'bout tree fitty.