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Don't cheap out on the psu, bought a rosewill in the past and on day 14 of a new diy build I came back to my dorm room and smelled burned electrical components…took the motherboard with it
Bronze rating and only saving $14? It's not worth it, get a good, gold rated PSU. They don't cost that much more and you'll save money when you don't have to replace it in a couple of years.
I used to read PSU reviews from Hardware Secrets and Johnny Guru and other places and even though there are no reviews out for this one, doing cursory research - no hard sources, I'd have to see what was referenced in my output, seemed to unfortunately say this is not a good buy
I Am always a fan of recommending people buy things thatAm always a fan of recommending people buy things that aren't necessarily the absolute megawatt diamond efficiency. Rated unit, but this seems like something that is not good quality without digging further into it.
I could share my AI convo but I don't think that's necessary or useful, just my 2 cents that're a rough 65% "researched" in my confidence of the direction I'm leaning
Ok my curiosity got more of me and here are some fun quotes of stuff I learned for me seeing what has changed since I read stuff daily from 2010-2016, only perusing when I need to build closer to 2018 and later
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1. The "Brain Drain" of the Old Guard
The specific reviewers you likely remember reading are almost all gone or have moved to the manufacturing side.
JonnyGURU (Jon Gerow): The "godfather" of PSU reviews. He left independent reviewing to work for Corsair (where he is now the Director of PSU Engineering). His site, JonnyGURU.com, is effectively defunct.
HardOCP (Kyle Bennett/Paul Johnson): Known for brutal "fail" awards. The site shut down, and key staff moved to Intel.
PC Perspective: Their dedicated PSU reviewer (Lee Garbutt) also moved to Corsair.
OklahomaWolf: Another legendary reviewer from the JonnyGURU team, retired from reviewing.
The Result: The industry hired the critics. The people who used to hold companies accountable now build the products, leaving a massive void in independent media.
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3. The Rise of "Influencer" Reviews vs. Technical Reviews
In 2015, a "review" meant a guy with an oscilloscope and a load tester. In 2024, a "review" often means a YouTuber unboxing it and saying, "I plugged it in and my PC didn't explode. 10/10."
Cost of Entry: Proper testing now requires equipment costing $30,000–$50,000 (Chroma stations) to test ATX 3.0 transient spikes. Most YouTubers cannot afford this.
Exceptions:Gamers Nexus[gamersnexus.net] and LTT Labs have invested in this equipment, but they generally focus on high-interest or "drama" units (like exploding Gigabyte PSUs) rather than boring budget units.
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I Am always a fan of recommending people buy things thatAm always a fan of recommending people buy things that aren't necessarily the absolute megawatt diamond efficiency. Rated unit, but this seems like something that is not good quality without digging further into it.
I could share my AI convo but I don't think that's necessary or useful, just my 2 cents that're a rough 65% "researched" in my confidence of the direction I'm leaning
Ok my curiosity got more of me and here are some fun quotes of stuff I learned for me seeing what has changed since I read stuff daily from 2010-2016, only perusing when I need to build closer to 2018 and later
The specific reviewers you likely remember reading are almost all gone or have moved to the manufacturing side.
- JonnyGURU (Jon Gerow): The "godfather" of PSU reviews. He left independent reviewing to work for Corsair (where he is now the Director of PSU Engineering). His site, JonnyGURU.com, is effectively defunct.
- HardOCP (Kyle Bennett/Paul Johnson): Known for brutal "fail" awards. The site shut down, and key staff moved to Intel.
- PC Perspective: Their dedicated PSU reviewer (Lee Garbutt) also moved to Corsair.
- OklahomaWolf: Another legendary reviewer from the JonnyGURU team, retired from reviewing.
The Result: The industry hired the critics. The people who used to hold companies accountable now build the products, leaving a massive void in independent media.In 2015, a "review" meant a guy with an oscilloscope and a load tester. In 2024, a "review" often means a YouTuber unboxing it and saying, "I plugged it in and my PC didn't explode. 10/10."
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