Thirty Four PSUs Tested - Is Biggest Best?

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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In related news SUVs are better than cars

[Junks Jerzey]

Yes, even though only some people need 4WD and high ground clearance, SUVs are clearly the better vehicle and we all should have them.

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Re:In related news SUVs are better than cars

[jacksonj04]

Moderators obviously suck today, this is called an analogy or a metaphor. This means that it is in fact on topic.

Parent was saying (sarcasm on) that even though very few people need 600W (SUVs in the analogy), they are obviously far better than 300W/400W PSUs (Efficient city cars in the analogy) and therefore we should all buy them.

This highlights the fact that you don't need a 600W PSU for your office machine, much as you don't need an SUV for city driving.