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  • japlytic
    Badcaps Legend
    • Oct 2005
    • 2086
    • Australia
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    What most computer magazines don't say about power supplies...

    In PC User March 2006 (Australia), there were reviews of 500W+ power supplies. Unfortunately, as with most other computer magazines, they did not have any mention of the internals, heatsinking, and most importantly of all, the ratings of the electrolytic capacitors.

    The units included:
    HEC AcePower 580W
    Cooler Master Real Power 550W
    Thermaltake PurePower 680W (this is one which warrants a mention of the internals, heatsinking and capacitors).
    Antec NeoHE 500
    Thermaltake PurePower Power Station 520W

    If anyone has any pictures of the internals (with capacitor ratings if possible), please post them in "Power supply build quality pictorial".
    My first choice in quality Japanese electrolytics is Nippon Chemi-Con, which has been in business since 1931... the quality of electronics is dependent on the quality of the electrolytics.
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    • cods69
      Senior Member
      • Oct 2005
      • 92
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      Re: What most computer magazines don't say about power supplies...

      I've gone off most Aus computer mags. Most are heavily 'dumbed' down or consist largely of paid advertisements (see APC).
      I'm only buying Silicon Chip these days, but even they have been a bit lax in covering the badcaps issues since the first article over a year ago.

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