230v only

[mohcin]

In the psu tierlist its b tier if full range but if 230v only its c tier I live in a country where the supply voltage is 230v so does that make it normal to use or is there other issues than just the supply voltage that make it a c tier

[Coaxialgamer]

I mean if it can't accept the full voltage range that means that the construction of the unit differs from the units that can. At the very least some intermediate stage in the voltage conversion process is completely different and that can have an impact on the stuff after it.

 

At the very least, given how most DC power supplies in use today can accept a fairly wide voltage range (hell, even tiny USB chargers) i'd be fairly sketched out by a PSU that can only take 230V, at least on principle.

[manikyath]

generally, a unit that's single voltage is likely constructed more cheaply, because high quality designs can account for a very wide range of input voltages either way.

[mohcin]

On 9/16/2023 at 7:20 PM, Caroline said:

What PSU exactly and with what components?

COOLER MASTER MWE BRONZE 550W V2

[DoctorNick]

1 hour ago, mohcin said:

COOLER MASTER MWE BRONZE 550W V2

Its ok, just a standard PSU. 42A on 12V, nothing fancy, ketchup and mustard cables. You should be able to find something with black cables at least, unless it's not available in your market.

[mohcin]

1 hour ago, DoctorNick said:

Its ok, just a standard PSU. 42A on 12V, nothing fancy, ketchup and mustard cables. You should be able to find something with black cables at least, unless it's not available in your market.

my other options include corsair cv550 msi mag a550bn and antec meta v550

[--SID--]

4 hours ago, mohcin said:

my other options include corsair cv550 msi mag a550bn and antec meta v550

The MSI is a decent unit. What's your CPU and GPU?

[mohcin]

5 hours ago, --SID-- said:

The MSI is a decent unit. What's your CPU and GPU?

i3 12100f gpu maybe rx580 or rx6600

[DoctorNick]

9 hours ago, Caroline said:

Those are the best, at least we have ONE manufacturer that actually cares about colour code. Well, I work with electronics so a black wire automatically means ground, all the wires being black is... confusing, such a dumb trend in my eyes, form over function and all that, meh.

 

6600. The 580 is about to become a relic.

While I do agree that it's handy if you want to sleeve your own wires, it isn't something the average joe consider important and cooler masters more expensive options is also all back cables.

[DoctorNick]

20 hours ago, mohcin said:

my other options include corsair cv550 msi mag a550bn and antec meta v550

Of those the MSI PSU is the one closest to deliver 550W on the 12V rail at 45.5A, the CV almost the same at 44A. I would go with the MSI one as it should have a better fan. The Antec one being the worst and also hiding its specs the most. Had to search on google to find the specs...