Are case PSUs good quality?

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mrbagrat

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I am going to buy a case soon but am not sure whether to buy a case without a PSU or the same case with a PSU. The case is the Sunbeam Transformer and comes with a 450w PSU for 90$ (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811166015) or without one for 82$ (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811166005). If I get it without the PSU I will probably get http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16817148027 a 500w PSU. I am on a budget, so can someone tell me if it would be worth spending the extra $ for a case with the PSU or even more money for a seperate PSU?
 
The PSUs that come with the case are usually not very good. You'd be better off buying the case without the PSU and buying a good quality PSU.
 
mrbagrat said:
I am going to buy a case soon but am not sure whether to buy a case without a PSU or the same case with a PSU. The case is the Sunbeam Transformer and comes with a 450w PSU for 90$ (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811166015) or without one for 82$ (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811166005). If I get it without the PSU I will probably get http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16817148027 a 500w PSU. I am on a budget, so can someone tell me if it would be worth spending the extra $ for a case with the PSU or even more money for a seperate PSU?
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generally case powersupplies are crap but sometimes they can be good powersupplies. but if you have enough money buy a case without a powersupply and buy the powersupply that you listed separteldy.
 
i wanna add on to his question by asking...how a psu can even make a difference whether or not its good or bad...what is affected by quallity:D
 
Well, the company it's made by is a big factor in how good a PSU is. You don't want a crappy company making PSUs for computers do you?

You can go read the PSU 101 topic if you want to know more about PSUs.
 
Yasu said:
The PSUs that come with the case are usually not very good. You'd be better off buying the case without the PSU and buying a good quality PSU.
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Agreed.

The one that comes with the case is usually there to take up space, lol. Im not even sure if mine was good because I needed a 24 pin psu connecter and my case came with a 20 pin one.
 
Most stock PSU's have low amps, they may look good because they market it as a 600Watt PSU, when in reality it only has about 19A @ 12V. They are also made with cheap parts that can easily break.
 
What would happen if I did get the case PSU? Will it break another component, or just not work after a while of use?
 
mrbagrat said:
What would happen if I did get the case PSU? Will it break another component, or just not work after a while of use?
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It could just stop working at any time or it could explode. Well, I don't think it will explode but it could start smoking and potentially screw up some stuff inside your computer. I've only had 2 good experiences with stock PSUs and that was with Raidmax and Ultra.
 
mrbagrat said:
What would happen if I did get the case PSU? Will it break another component, or just not work after a while of use?
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Generally speaking, inadequate power causes stability issues.
 
If it ends up causing a power surge or too heavy a fluctuance then i is more than likely able to fry your motherboard, RAM, and possibly any add-in cards you have. Its really not worth having the PSU that comes in the case, spend a bit extra and get a good one.
 
Yasu said:
The PSUs that come with the case are usually not very good. You'd be better off buying the case without the PSU and buying a good quality PSU.
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I agree. You might find a case that features what appears to be a good power supply but I still would not take their word for it unless it was a brand name I trust. :)
 
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