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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?
Almost nobody needs a PSU that strong. Further I guess the real output is nowhere near to 1000W. Buy a model from a renowned company/brand and never ever cheap out on a PSU.
Unfortunately this doesn't mean much in the realm of PSUs. Most reputable brand names have little to nothing to do with the PSU designs, aside from the stickers. They are simply ordering units from ODMs most have never heard of like CWT, FSP, XHY, Helly, Andyson, etc. and labeling them as their own product.
Even within a brand name, different power supplies are made by different ODMs, and vastly differ in quality. Knowing the ODM doesn't always define quality either, as the ODMs that produce high quality units for one brand also make lower quality units for other brands.
The main exception is Seasonic, as they have their own manufacturing. Even then it's not always true, as their lower end models are made by RSY and Helly, who generally make low-to-middle end power supplies.
Sorry for the writeup, it's just something I've looked into in the past.
Yeah, I'm aware of that. I've worked in the hardware business myself (even though for Graphics Cards, Mainboards and the like), so thanks for pointing it out, I'm sure many are not aware. So no need to apologize at all. I switched to Seasonic myself something like 15 years ago and never looked back. Before that, a cheap PSU grilled a 500 Euro Graphics Card and another literally went up in smoke (Enermax) the first time I switched the system on. I've learned my lesson and payed the price.