Computer PSUs - Avoid 600W choice
by business_kid from LinuxQuestions.org on (#6F80J)
I found this out after I had a PC built for me. After some power issues, the PSU died 18 months later.
I had foolishly accepted the default 600W PSU that was offered. It appears there is a sub-class of "600W builder's PSUs" which have soldered cables instead of plug-in leads. These are ultra-cheap, ultra-nasty and it seems unreliable. They also use soldered-in leads instead of the plug-in ones which are standard now.
Brand manufacturers seem to avoid making a 600W unit. There's 550W, 650W, 750W, etc. OTOH, I could have got another builder's psu for 22.60 & the rest from Amazon.
I had foolishly accepted the default 600W PSU that was offered. It appears there is a sub-class of "600W builder's PSUs" which have soldered cables instead of plug-in leads. These are ultra-cheap, ultra-nasty and it seems unreliable. They also use soldered-in leads instead of the plug-in ones which are standard now.
Brand manufacturers seem to avoid making a 600W unit. There's 550W, 650W, 750W, etc. OTOH, I could have got another builder's psu for 22.60 & the rest from Amazon.