- cross-posted to:
- buildapc@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- buildapc@lemmy.world
PC Part Picker Link: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/rtD7YJ/adata-xpg-cybercore-1000-w-80-platinum-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-cybercore1000-bkcus
… why is this PSU so cheap? It’s on at least one tier list as being A+ rated. It’s 80+ Platinum. No idea if it has the latest connector for Nvidia, but I don’t really personally need or care about that.
Sold and shipped by walmart.com, so should be a legit seller. Has a 10 year warranty. Returnable in store. What am I missing? lol
(I acknowledge there are some bad reviews… but still sold and shipped by walmart. Maybe a bad batch?.. but come on that price still)
Why is this so cheap?
According to the reviews many of this unit is dead on arrival or dies within 3 months, but if you’ve got time to continuously file warranty claims until you get one that lasts a little longer then go for it.
Keep in mind that faulty power supplies are capable of damaging other components as well.
And are also capable of destroying a whole lot of stuff, if it starts bursting into flames.
Just want to callout the safety risk here.
Out of all the electrical components inside your computer that are capable of setting your home on fire, power supplies are at the top of the list. It’s not worth saving a little money on that one component compared to pinching on something else if you must.
ONE OF US!
When people talk PSUs I come of as paranoid. I will not buy PSUs from manufacturers I don’t know and trust.
The potential energy an outlet can deliver frightens me. If something is left plugged in unsupervised, it better be safe. And if you sleep next to it plugged in, then you’re effectively trusting it with not only your own life, but also the lives of everyone else in your home.
My pet peeve is people charging their “one hung low” brand electrical scooters indoors. OMG shitty construction, crap components, and it’s being used in all weather conditions… And then it’s left to charge indoors?!?
Even then, half the reviews are good. Half are bad:
. I think the sample size is too small to know for sure.
Good thing reviews are never fake.
There’s 9 of them. They are hardly gonna fake just 4 positives
I’ve seen a few of your comments now where you’re at least bordering on defending the product so as a best case scenario, I’d say you’re already sold on it. If so, just buy it. Otherwise this is starting to feel like a weird advertising strategy. When reviews are 50% I’d happily throw it into the category of “if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is” and it’s not even a particularly spectacular price. Most people don’t need 1000W so you can save some money by getting a gold rated unit from good known brands. The drop from platinum to gold isn’t all that important for a consumer. Otherwise, wait for a sale on tried and true Seasonic. We aren’t all that far from Black Friday, have some patience and buy a product with some pedigree.
I don’t know if I’m really defending the product. It seems odd to me that 4 bad reviews are enough for people to completely discount the product. Especially when its highly rated by reputable sources (like Tom’s Hardware) and at least A grade on various tier lists.
Heck even Amazon reviews are decent.
For my specific case I’m close to around 800w in the max case with my current build; though it rarely hits that high point. In idle, it’s much less though. I just wanted a bit of headroom for the future.
Now for the Platinum vs Gold, I’ve done a bit of chatgpt math here. The theory is it would save me about $10-$11 bucks a year in energy usage. I plan on running it for about the full 10 year warranty span if not longer. It’ll be on 99% of the time. If that math is even ~half right, it pays for the difference for me. For Platinum, this is the cheapest on pcpartpicker:
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I find it hard to believe that the tier lists, review sites, amazon reviews, are all wrong based off ~4 bad walmart.com reviews.
idk.
To be honest, I was already thinking the same about your comments. Giving you the benefit of the doubt I’d say:
Buy it or don’t. I wouldn’t, but you do you I suppose. Just make sure that your home owners insurance is paid up.
8 reviews are not a significant number. But regardless it looks like it’s a little cheap and poorly reviewed. You clearly want it, second worst case scenario it’s like $20 back in your pocket at the scrap yard
I’ve learned to only trust the negative reviews. I’ve been burned so many times by trusting reviews.