Not sure why that's funny... like I said any brand can produce a faulty PSU. If you read his other post he replaced it with the exact same model and hasn't had a problem with it. As long as it powers my PSU I don't care about anything else. I use enough computer related forums to know that even PSU's from "quality manufacturers" need replacing at some point.
Any brand can, but the better brands use better parts, have a better warranty, better Quality control and they save you on electricity (ever heard of 80+? well that means that some PSUs are so efficient that they convert 80% or more of the AC power the draw to DC. Cheapos have about a 40% conversion (maybe more). And Good PSU's are guaranteed for 100 000 hours. That 11 years of pure running (100 000h\24h = 4166,66 Days. 4166.66\ 365 = 11,41 years)
Thats good.
Besides that, they provide good clean power in a constant stream (dont know how elso to say it), no fluctuations no nothing.
okay, well that is a dumb response, and a dumb question. yeah anything can be faulty regardless of the name brand, but you get better quality with better name brands as long as you know which better name brands are good quality.
i mean that is pretty much how the world works. you're not going to buy a shirt from wal-mart and compare it's quality with calvin klein, just like you're not going to buy a ford escort and compare it with an aston martin.
in fact i feel silly i have to even make these points.
Aston Martin are not the best car to compare to. British cars are good, but their reliability varies (sometimes lkast forever, sometimes breaks in a couple of years).
You can even compare a a much more expensive car (even ferrari) to a Toyota. Toyota's are cheap, but i have never seen a toyota break down. Ever. (wear and tear on parts is normal, parts do need to be replaced eg spark plugs, filters etc).
Ive seen Toyotas circulating from 1984, they have nevehad a major service (oil change and basics excluded) and they run without a problem.
What Im trying to say is that it is just how they are built. Toyota make reliable cars cause they use reliable parts, have good QC, and they have the name to uphold.
You can buy a cheap PSU, but PSUs are not cars. With PSU's the more you pay, the better it gets. The cheapest good brand is corsair. Get a corsair.
Just dont say we never warned you if your PC becomes something that looks like it came out of Diablo's Hell that releases greenhouse gasses (Burnt plastics, silicon, and and possibly a house.)
Its not only quality, but a safety thing