Note: Not trying to see who can pee the farthest just trying to stress a point about Power Supply's and improper usage of them resulting in bad reviews!
Those are reviews right after they get the device, usually. Hardly ever does anyone come back after the unit fails and give a bad report (I do see one that says it only lasted 3 to 4 months).
You very well could be right, but if it were me, I would rather spend a little more and protect the rest of my investment.
Well on that you have to ask questions regarding that particular setup, was he using it to power stuff and the PSU couldnt handle the load and burned out, Not adequite air supply etc etc....
out of the 575 Reviews atleast 74% was 3 Eggs or better, 49% 5 Eggs, 17% 4 Eggs and 8% 3 Eggs leaving only 26% of the reviews to be 1 or 2 eggs. And alot of unexperienced builders will get all of those high end cpus, video cards etc and expect this PSU to run it and while it might hold onto a powerful setup for awhile it will DIE quickly if it is being drained so bad, But when you have components that run 250W a PSU like this should have NO problem running it.
Some Reviews of owners who have had it for 6+ months:
1.
Pros: Used it for an HTPC build and this is not really loud. The CPU fan was louder than this. Braided lines are great and keeps everything nice and clean. Dual fans keep temp low.
Cons: none.
Other Thoughts: I bought one 3 years ago and still running great. Purchased another one for an HTPC build and no problems at all.
2.
Pros: Rock solid reliability. I have 10+ of these installed in various environments. Some are going on 2+ years of 24/7 operation.
Cons: Not enough SATA connections.
Other Thoughts: Great low-cost replacement PS for desktops and lightweight file servers.
3.
Pros: not much to say .. . it's a great power supply for the money
Cons: none .. everything is perfect all the time - - i've purchased like 8? of these
4.
Pros: great power for a great price. Extremely reliable.
Cons: wish it had more sata power connections, but adapter cables are cheap
Other Thoughts: got this after a friend told me he's had no issues with his 2 years into it and I know he stresses his out. Better performance than many priced 3 times as much.
5.
Pros: was low cost..claims 575watt power..2 fans..not that loud..claims sli support..
Cons: none..other than only 2 sata..
Other Thoughts: good power supply for low to mid range p.c as long as you dont push your luck..
this is a follow up review after 4-6 months after purchase..
I could keep going through the feedback and get more but i dont see the point, I seen 1 post that had 1 Egg the guy straight up admitted to using a high end video card and trying to run on cheap powersupplys he had fried 3 previous ones and this one after a few weeks, My point exactly DONT OVERLOAD YOUR PSU, I see no problem in budgeting and getting this powersupply, If it does die well it has a 1 Year warranty to do it within!
