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.. 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?
Idk it seems well regarded on tier lists and in reviews like: https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/xpg-cybercore-1000-platinum-power-supply-review
The 1300w has good reviews on Amazon: https://a.co/d/gVbDtmL
How could it do well in those cases, but bad for Walmart folks?
Unfortunately it's not a good idea to cross-compare PSUs within one series/model at different wattages because they can behave very differently.
Typically the higher-wattage units within a series/model have better performance, voltage regulation, efficiency, etc. - sometimes in small ways, sometimes in big ways.
That's fair. Still this one is also A tier on multiple tier lists like: https://cultists.network/140/psu-tier-list/ . They specifically list Cybercore.
Also just found it on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/XPG-CYBERCORE-1000Watt-Cybenetics-CYBERCORE1000-BKCUS/dp/B09XMZF6GL
68 reviews: 4.4 stars. Reviews seem about as real as regular products.
Yeah. I saw that the ratings were good too. Not sure why it's priced the way it is. Maybe others are right in saying they're doing some QC deflation type stuff.
Walmart presses harder for a deal, Walmart gets the units that passed QC but barely. Good enough to not have to call it B-stock but you don’t want to send it to your better retailers either.
From a logistical standpoint that seems like a major pain to do. Possible but idk if probable.
Let's say you want 1000 units. Lets say normal QC takes out 20% of units produced, now your manufacturer needs to make around 1250 units to ship. Walmart says they're only going to pay $x, and the manufacturer squeezes that buck by lowering QC on the run for wally to only kick out 10% of the units so they only need to make 1100. Only now roughly 10% of the stock is defective.