Zalman PSU

[Gtw910]

is zalman PSUs are safe i just recently finished my build and iam scared that my psu is gonna break my system should i change it or keep it

Specs:

GTX 1080

Ryzen 7 2700x

Msi B450 tomohawk

2x8 DDR4 hyper FURY ram 2400mhz

Samsung evo 860 250gb ssd

2 tb WD 7200rpm hdd

Zalman ZM700-LX

 

 

[NelizMastr]

Zalman's reputation for PSUs is somewhere between not recommended and fire hazard, but maybe they've gotten better? Couldn't tell ya for sure.

[Sychic]

Maybe check the new PSU tier list?

 

[Princess Luna]

4 minutes ago, NelizMastr said:

Zalman's reputation for PSUs is somewhere between not recommended and fire hazard, but maybe they've gotten better? Couldn't tell ya for sure.

Zalman actually has top of the line PSUs as well, some are even better than stuff like the Corsair RMx, it is all about model and not brand as always.

 

7 minutes ago, Gtw910 said:

is zalman PSUs are safe

It depends on WHAT Zalman power supply you have in mind mate, never shop for brand but models.

[Guest]

1 hour ago, NelizMastr said:

Zalman's reputation for PSUs is somewhere between not recommended and fire hazard, but maybe they've gotten better? Couldn't tell ya for sure.

Really?  I have never heard this.

 

So people should avoid the Acrux and Gold Rock series?  Hmm...

 

As far as "gotten better", they were never really bad across the board.  The EBT series (Sirfa based Gold series) from a couple years got reviewed fairly well.  The FSP based ZM600-HP actually got a recommended on jonnyguru.com back in 2007.

 

 

[OrionFOTL]

It wasn't tested thoroughly at all, but at least it isn't group regulated.

[Gtw910]

2 hours ago, Gtw910 said:

is zalman PSUs are safe i just recently finished my build and iam scared that my psu is gonna break my system should i change it or keep it

Specs:

GTX 1080

Ryzen 7 2700x

Msi B450 tomohawk

2x8 DDR4 hyper FURY ram 2400mhz

Samsung evo 860 250gb ssd

2 tb WD 7200rpm hdd

Zalman ZM700-LX

 

 

So what should i change whats the best for my specs i been using it for a year had and heard things about its not working after 2 years

[Stefan Payne]

22 minutes ago, OrionFOTL said:

It wasn't tested thoroughly at all, but at least it isn't group regulated.

A similarly looking PSU was reviewed though:

https://www.computerbase.de/2017-07/cooler-master-cougar-xfx-zalman-netzteil-test/

 

Better than some other units, obviously, but far from good...

Ripple on minor rails is on the high side, +12V also over 60mV, efficiency pretty low, fan speed on the high end though no comperisation to the XFX units...

 

Also the unit looks like a 120mm fan might have been quieter and the 140mm it comes with is just total nonsense that doesn't offer any advantage but make the unit louder.

 

On the Plus side protection somewhat work...

Though UVP doesn't seem to be there on 12V...