Gigabyte Exploding Power Supplies

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NightRaven49 said:
our distros only bring in the cheap and budget oriented ones, of course they will have lower quality.
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Not to the point they’re recommended only for iGPU systems though, I sure as hell didn’t buy a 550W PSU to use it with a iGPU.
 
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wtfh4x said:
Quite surprised our mainstream FSPs are so low in the tier list.
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becoz many ppl buy psu see brands, not its models and its accompanying reviews
seller see ppl like to buy this brand then just raise price lor
 
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SkyShroud said:
becoz many ppl buy psu see brands, not its models and its accompanying reviews
seller see ppl like to buy this brand then just raise price lor
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That is one of the problem indeed. The other main problem I feel is that quite a lot of people buying PSU tends to not consider the quality of the PSU, instead they use price and wattage as the determining factor for purchase. In addition, the "Gold" efficiency rating makes the PSU sounds really good, so people will assume it is safe to buy.
 
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KYZT2021 said:
PSU is important, but when just zooming into price, hope no boomz
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Unfortunately, this is the case. I've run into a number of people buying used computer parts from me choosing to cheap out on PSU because they don't see the importance of it. After all, it does not appear to directly affect the speed of the system. They only realize it when I advised them to invest more on a PSU and why so.
 
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My only advise is always try to find out the OEM of the "branded" ones. Like Corsair uses CWT and Seasonic and Asus uses Seasonic mainly. Gigabyte came into the market just recently with their PSU's and it is not popular so I did not think people would bother checking the OEM of those units. Not all "branded" ones are bad so long as the OEM is reputable. My luck has mainly been Corsair and Asus this far so I will stick to them.

Components today like the RTX 3000 sucks alot of wattage so this is one of the last things you should ever try to skimp on. Just like how you do not skimp on tires with your car. It is the only connection between you and the road.
 
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elmariachi said:
My only advise is always try to find out the OEM of the "branded" ones. Like Corsair uses CWT and Seasonic and Asus uses Seasonic mainly. Gigabyte came into the market just recently with their PSU's and it is not popular so I did not think people would bother checking the OEM of those units. Not all "branded" ones are bad so long as the OEM is reputable. My luck has mainly been Corsair and Asus this far so I will stick to them.

Components today like the RTX 3000 sucks alot of wattage so this is one of the last things you should ever try to skimp on. Just like how you do not skimp on tires with your car. It is the only connection between you and the road.
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I feel it is best to do our homework to find out more before committing on a PSU. I generally go with Seasonic or Corsair, but I won't want to assume their PSU will be flawless all the time. My understanding is that the OEM may be good, but the brands may choose to use cheaper capacitors or parts to cut cost, which may negatively impact the PSU's performance. There are other factors like fan noise which I want to know as well. An example is the recent Corsair's updated PSU using the ML fans. My experience with their ML fan is very negative because it sounds like a leaf blower at full speed. And surely, it affects the PSU noise level as shown in the review below. 35 dBA is certainly not very loud, but compared to the 2018 model, that number jumped almost 2x, and that is the average noise level. My old RM 750 was whisper quiet even under heavy load.

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it_geek said:
was wondering where my PSUs are. turns out I have 1 tier B low priority in the v 4.0 list, 1 tier A+ in the v 3.0 list

One of my PSUs may be too old so I couldn't even find it in the list :s22:
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a lot of psu are not reviewed and the tier list only accept technical review, not general review
 
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elmariachi said:
My only advise is always try to find out the OEM of the "branded" ones. Like Corsair uses CWT and Seasonic and Asus uses Seasonic mainly. Gigabyte came into the market just recently with their PSU's and it is not popular so I did not think people would bother checking the OEM of those units. Not all "branded" ones are bad so long as the OEM is reputable. My luck has mainly been Corsair and Asus this far so I will stick to them.

Components today like the RTX 3000 sucks alot of wattage so this is one of the last things you should ever try to skimp on. Just like how you do not skimp on tires with your car. It is the only connection between you and the road.
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Corsair hired JonnyGuru for their PSU R&D side, this brings way more credibility to Corsair imo.
 
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Alphas said:
Who is the OEM for the PSU?
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I read somewhere that it is MEIC.

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/gigabyte-gp-p750gm-750-w/3.html
In my opinion, the OEM may or may not be the party at fault here. And even if so, they may be partially to blame. Usually the companies buying from the OEM have some say in the component choice to either make it better or worst. Considering this Gamers Nexus also noticed that the components are sourced from multiple manufacturers, all the more I feel it may be a result of cost cutting by Gigabyte.
 
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