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why you SHOULDN'T buy a Seasonic Focus (Plus) (Gold/Platinum)

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1 hour ago, LogicWeasel said:

asking Seasonic for the cables with built-in Caps

I'm not sure how much it'll help actually, because pceva had a focus plus in testing, which already has built-in caps

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On 8/19/2019 at 2:52 PM, LienusLateTips said:

With the OCP being lifted higher, the units would produce absurd amounts of ripple at load. This can lead to instability and long-term component failure. Then, SeaSonic produced ANOTHER "fix", which was just a cable, with a capacitor and extra shielding, that reduced ripple. However, you would have to contact them to get one, and SeaSonic didn't include them in units.

@LukeSavenije  I'm talking about this.

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7 minutes ago, LogicWeasel said:

@LukeSavenije  I'm talking about this.

I never said that it actually worked. I didn't know about any testing of the caps at the time of writing that.

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3 minutes ago, LienusLateTips said:

I never said that it actually worked. I didn't know about any testing of the caps at the time of writing that.

Then you phrased it poorly if you're walking that statement back.  To someone reading it verbatim, and I again quote:

"Then, SeaSonic produced ANOTHER "fix", which was just a cable, with a capacitor and extra shielding, that reduced ripple"  You just said the cable-fix reduced ripple, that would imply a "fix". 

 

No where did you put a disclaimer that said "but don't bother to contact them because the fix was junk and I don't think it really reduced ripple enough"

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is it posible that focus gold plus 650 will destroy my pc when my gtx 970 get hungry ? or it will only do black screen . I had few times that black screen while playing .

 

I picked focus cause they have 10 years warranty . Nobody have that .

 

Dont know if i trust evga psu or corsair .

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2 minutes ago, Tomino said:

is it posible that focus gold plus 650 will destroy my pc when my gtx 970 get hungry ? or it will only do black screen . I had few times that black screen while playing

when did you buy it?

 

2 minutes ago, Tomino said:

Nobody have that

almost everyone has that

 

2 minutes ago, Tomino said:

Dont know if i trust evga psu or corsair .

both don't make psus, even seasonic outsources a lot

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i buy my focus  probably september 2018 . Can u show me some psu that have 10 years waranty ? its only 5 years waranty for every 100 eur psu .

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3 minutes ago, Tomino said:

i buy my focus  probably september 2018 . Can u show me some psu that have 10 years waranty ? its only 5 years waranty for every 100 eur psu .

g2, rmx, hx, hxi, rmi, hydro ptm and many others i probably forgot

 

whisper has 7, and 5 is sufficient, as long as it's a good psu.

 

i mean... do you still remember pc power and cooling?

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thanx and what do u mean ? "do you still remember pc power and cooling?" i just want safe pc . I never forgot how my unnamed PSU blow up :D smell was bad. 

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8 minutes ago, Tomino said:

thanx and what do u mean ? "do you still remember pc power and cooling?" i just want safe pc . I never forgot how my unnamed PSU blow up :D smell was bad. 

that some well known companies can go away in a short time

 

and that you shouldn't base your choice off warranty, rather of the quality of the unit

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looks like its vga problem not psu . reddit.com/r/hardware/comments/9zd09s/seasonic_updated_statement_after_the/

 

In comments ppl complain about blackscreen and having evga psu .

 

and only seasonic admit it . other brands are silent. 

 

I find this one i prabably buy Corsair RM650x (2018) . 10 years waranty . 100 euro and its in Tier A+ (Ultra High-end) . Hope its good .

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@LukeSavenije I'm surprised to read that my PSU is so bad. I bought mine in May 2018 and it turns 24/7 on my PC data storage without problem. And my PSU is plugged into my UPS (APC Back-UPS Pro 1200).

 

Before, I bought Corsair VS350 PSU in March 2018 but this PSU got a problem to power my 9 HDDs (Sometimes, one to three hard drives shut down due to lack of power...). My PC never loads more than 130W and 85~100W averge for all days (I checked on my UPS display). When I changed from Corsair VS350 to Seasonic Focus Plus 650 Gold for to have more HDD power cables and it powers perfect my 9 HDDs without problem.

 

And now, do I have to change my Seasonic Focus Gold for an other PSU even if mine works well ?

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22 minutes ago, X-System said:

bought mine in May 2018 and it turns 24/7 on my PC data storage without problem.

Personal experiences don't matter with a PSU since PSUs are so inconsistent. Hell, you could probably find someone who says their EVGA N1 has lasted them 3 years under 24/7 use. Doesn't make that unit a good one. Then again, you can also find another person who says their N1 blew up. It's why these kind of statements are irrelevant.

 

24 minutes ago, X-System said:

And now, do I have to change my Seasonic Focus Gold for an other PSU even if mine works well ?

If you already have the focus, there's little sense of buying a new PSU unless you want peace of mind, I guess.

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25 minutes ago, X-System said:

And now, do I have to change my Seasonic Focus Gold for an other PSU even if mine works well ?

as your pc doesn't even come close to the overloading pceva did, no

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8 minutes ago, Tadej Danev said:

new Seasonic Focux GX-series is OK?

we don't really know for sure yet

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2 minutes ago, Tadej Danev said:

they said they fixed some problems old series had?

yes

 

but there's no third party testing out yet, and seasonic in general is a bit skeptical about overloading PSUs

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Weird no, they're supposed to be great PSU company with 10 and more yrs in warranty hehe.....

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33 minutes ago, Tadej Danev said:

Weird no, they're supposed to be great PSU company with 10 and more yrs in warranty hehe.....

warranty says nothing, and honestly half of it is made by RSY. never judge per company or oem, judge per model

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1 hour ago, Tadej Danev said:

RSY? Not sure who that is :) Is this problem only for better GPu's?

Shenzhen Ruishengyuan, a chinese psu manufacturer

 

the problem is when you load up the psu to 120% of it's advertised wattage for the second revision problems

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Super Flower Leadex III 80PLUS Gold, modular - 650W SF-650F14HG wins then :)

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