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Thirty Four PSUs Tested - Is Biggest Best?

Posted by Hemos on from the does-size-matter dept.

SteveK writes "Hexus has been testing some 34 PC power supplies to see which is best. There are some interesting results. An Enermax 535 Watt PSU couldn't deliver much over 450W, while a cheap 250W PSU did exactly what it said on the box. There's also a video of a (very cheap) 650W PSU under 400W of load, requiring over 1kW of input power to sustain the load, before blowing up."

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  1. " Is Biggest Best?" by netfool · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yes, always. If you're told otherwise, it's because they feel bad for you.

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    1. Re:" Is Biggest Best?" by Bogtha · · Score: 4, Funny

      I always heard that it wasn't the size of the PSU that mattered, but the power in the box.

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    2. Re:" Is Biggest Best?" by bjs555 · · Score: 5, Funny

      If the plug reaches the socket, it's long enough.

  2. Real Geeks by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Build their own power supplies.

  3. PSU, eh? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Apparently their servers used one of the "bad" PSUs...

  4. Requesting BT of video by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Does anyone have a BitTorrent of the video? Seeing the magic smoke being let out was really the only reason I was interested in the article.

  5. Re:External Power Supply Macho by Intron · · Score: 3, Funny

    Telephone systems do it right. Power supplies charge battery, 48VDC. Each unit has an efficient DC-DC converter from clean battery power down to their working voltages. No surges, no dropouts. If Bell had designed the first PC, it would be modular, run on 48V and have a cool black Bakelite case.

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  6. Re:Yaaawwwwnnnn. Could there be anything more bori by Shakrai · · Score: 4, Funny

    Jeez christ , what next , the top 10 power cords?

    I'm sure the top one would be a Cisco power cord.

    Back in the day when I worked in a Cisco shop/ISP I was flipping through a Cisco Router parts catalog. I came to "Power Supply Cord" under one of the sections -- it was $50!

    I asked my boss what was so special about a Cisco power cord. He said, "Cisco sells it to you", and proceeded to show me how a Cisco power cord is exactly the same as a normal power cord but with a slightly heavier gauge (14AWG vs 16AWG) of wire. When I pointed out that I could buy a 50 foot long 14AWG extension cord for less then $25 he said, "Yeah, but not from Cisco."

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  7. Obvious Joke by cgenman · · Score: 4, Funny

    What power supply was the server using?

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