Assuming you can find one in stores at a reasonable price, the RTX 3060, 3070, 3080, and 3090 are all top-of-the-line options to upgrade your rig this holiday.
NVIDIA has continued to improve and expand its line of GeForce RTX 30 Series graphics cards over the past year. And like all of the maker’s best products, it has a 120mm fan designed to keep things cool and quiet while you work on your Call of Duty KD ratio. be quiet! offers an excellent modular option in the Pure Power 11 FM - at an affordable price. If you’re planning to pick up a GeForce RTX 30 Series GPU this holiday, you’re going to need a PSU that offers at least 750 watts of electricity to power this next-gen graphics card. be quiet! Pure Power 11 FM 750W PSU – $115 Plus, it’s an overclocker’s dream with key switches between six 12V rails and a large 12V rail. Offering up to 94.9% of power efficiency, the frameless Silent Wings fan is virtually silent when operating at ordinary loads.
Okay, not everyone needs this much power, but if you do find yourself needing a PSU with four figures worth of wattage, then the modular Dark Power Pro is for you. Second tier capacitors.Subscribe be quiet! Dark Power Pro 12 1200W PSU – $399 Voltage regulation easily affected for the worse by just a little heat. JonnyGURU, Hardware Secrets, Hardware Heaven Noise level on +3.3V and +5VSB above maximum allowed. Outdated design.Ĭannot handle heat at 750 watts. Very Poor efficiency.įailed efficiency rating. Very Poor efficiency.īurned during load tests. Not a 460 watt power supply as advertised.īurned during load tests. Ripple and noise increase above minimum allowed. No over current protection as advertised. No Over Current Protection as advertised. Does not have two +12volt rails as advertised.
Ineffective undervolt protection leading to hardware breaking crossload voltage regulation requires more minimum load than Haswell and newer CPUs need for advanced sleep states out of spec 5V ripple third tier capacitors some soldering related issues 3.3V regulation was not very good 230V only 3 year warranty except for four countries that get 5 yearsīluetooth didn't work, inaccurate software power readings, standby rail ran out of load regulation specification, fragile power switch, Bluetooth dongle blocks airflow Also sold under Leadman Power and Powmax brand names. Below average build quality.įactory Recall. Primary capacitors are 85C instead of 105C. Hodge podge of second and third tier capacitors. Non-primary rails have very mediocre voltage regulation. Loose screw securing heatsinks.įailed to power up. Plastic insulator worn down due to soldering. Standoff screw hole missing for upper left corner of mainboard. Specifications on retail box and psu do not match. First unit burned one minute into testing at 350 watts High Ripple and noise suppression levels. Limited number of power cable connectors. Mediocre efficiency.įalse power supply label. Advertised voltages and amperages are incorrect. Only one SATA power connector and no video card power connector. No required filtering coils in secondary. Ripple and noise suppression out of spec. Only one video power cable with two connectors.Įxploded during testing. Would not turn on when EPS12V connector was used. Only one SATA power power cable with two connectors. +12 voltage dropped below minimum allowed. +3.3V, +5V, and +12V rails went out of spec. Voltage regulation failed on -12V rail during light load test. Ripple and noise high at 550 watts.ĭid not meet Bronze effcieincy at load. Poor standby efficiency.ĭid not meet Bronze effcieincy at load. Box marketing claims certifications the unit doesn't have.
Won't do 550 watts, barely does 350 watts. Please read the power supply reviews for detailed descriptions of problems and issues. Out of spec ripple and noise suppression. There may be additional brands and models that would qualify for the psu lemon list but they are not listed because they were not reviewed or subjected to rigorous testing. NOTA BENE - Only brands and models that were reviewed and tested by competent hardware review sites are listed. To find a high quality power supply for your computer that is safe, stable, and reliable please check the Power Supply Recommendations List. The PSU Lemon List includes descriptions of problems found and links to the hardware reviews that discovered the psu problems, issues, and flaws.
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