I'm getting Brave.

[Skuzzy]

No, it is not a good product.  Rosewill uses the cheapest capacitors they can.  They even use old analog square wave filters for the switching duty, which drift with the temperature of the supply.

It has been a while since I have seen power that dirty, coming from a switching power supply.

You get what you pay for in power supplies.

[W7LPNRICK]

Done & running. Great performance 10 years warranty on the PSU...I know, I hear you...

[W7LPNRICK]

No, it is not a good product.  Rosewill uses the cheapest capacitors they can.  They even use old analog square wave filters for the switching duty, which drift with the temperature of the supply.

It has been a while since I have seen power that dirty, coming from a switching power supply.

You get what you pay for in power supplies.

With ham radios if the switching power supply is having issues, it's obvious w/ noise and power fluctuations and transmitting problems, I suppose by the time I see anything going wrong...POOF! 

[Denholm]

Is PC Power & Cooling still making good power supplies? I know they shut down operations a few years ago and then they seemed to resurface.

[Masherbrum]

Is PC Power & Cooling still making good power supplies? I know they shut down operations a few years ago and then they seemed to resurface.

OCZ bought them, but they ARE NOT the same quality.   

[Denholm]

Bummer! Got one of the last few made by the original company. Great power supply.

[Skuzzy]

Original PC Power & Cooling supplies were probably the best power supplies ever produced for the PC.  OCZ bought them and then killed them.

High end Seasonic supplies are good supplies.  Well made with excellent components.

[olds442]

what about thermaltake? that is what i use right now, dont know much about PSUs

[Skuzzy]

what about thermaltake? that is what i use right now, dont know much about PSUs

High end Thermaltake supplies are made by Seasonic.  It is funny.  If you scrape the paint off of Corsair and Thermaltake supplies you cannot tell the difference.  Even the PCB has the same nomenclature.  Seasonic makes both.

[Bino]

Here's an article over at Tom's Hardware that includes a chart where you can find out who OEM'd your PSU:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/power-supply-oem-manufacturer,2913.html

[LCAMerciful]

My only concern is the Rosewill power supply.  I've had too many issues with power supplies to buy anything that wasn't made by Seasonic.  I've used Seasonic built power supplies in about 15 systems I've used or built for other people and have never once had a problem with them.  I've also fixed several systems that were behaving "flaky" by installing a Seasonic power supply.  My G/F's system would randomly crash and give her a BSOD.  I replaced her 650 Watt generic power supply with a 620 Watt Corsair (made by Seasonic) and it's been trouble free ever since!

Spend a few bucks more as this is the lifeline of your system.

Keep in mind that many power supplies of different brands are made by Seasonic.. it doesn't necessarily have to be a Seasonic branded power supply.

There's a nice article linked below that describes the different brands and who really makes their different models:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/power-supply-oem-manufacturer,2913.html

You mean the same article I linked to above? 

[Skuzzy]

Here's an article over at Tom's Hardware that includes a chart where you can find out who OEM'd your PSU:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/power-supply-oem-manufacturer,2913.html

Careful.  That article is over a year old and in the world of power supplies that can be a lifetime. OEM suppliers can change monthly.  The low end companies, such as Rosewill, will bid out the power supply build once a quarter.  Whoever is cheaper, wins.

[LCAMerciful]

Careful.  That article is over a year old and in the world of power supplies that can be a lifetime. OEM suppliers can change monthly.  The low end companies, such as Rosewill, will bid out the power supply build once a quarter.  Whoever is cheaper, wins.

That may be true but usually this comes in the form of a different model number (or designation).  That article also explains how to look things up by their UL number.

Yes it may not be perfect and because of its age it may not be 100% accurate but it's in my opinion one of the best articles to refer to for researching this sort of thing.  The only other option is really to take the unit apart and compare components yourself.

[Skuzzy]

Yes it may not be perfect and because of its age it may not be 100% accurate but it's in my opinion one of the best articles to refer to for researching this sort of thing.  The only other option is really to take the unit apart and compare components yourself.

When I get a new supply out of the box, I rip it open to check the quality.  I could care less about the warranty.  When most things in a computre fail they seldom take the entire computer with it.  Power supplies, on the other hand, usually take some other major component with them.

[Nr_RaVeN]

Careful.  That article is over a year old and in the world of power supplies that can be a lifetime. OEM suppliers can change monthly.  The low end companies, such as Rosewill, will bid out the power supply build once a quarter.  Whoever is cheaper, wins.

Who makes the best power supplies today?