PSU question.

[Voidseeker]

Is kingwin PSU any good? I can't seem to find anything about them except an EVGA forum from 14 years ago and I can't find them anywhere to buy online. I also have a newer TR2 600W but I've heard that the TR2 isn't great.

[Blasty Blosty]

I mean it's not even on the PSU tier list so idk if that's a good sign or a bad sign

[podkall]

What are you powering with this? Can you see any protections claimed on this thing or efficiency ratings?

 

 

[mariushm]

I'm not familiar with the model (ABT-550MM) . 

 

Reviews of the ABT-750MM  (750w model) say it's a bronze efficiency model made by SuperFlower, which is decent brand. No guarantee the 550w is also Superflower. 

 

Another psu model on techpowerup is made by Sirfa/Sirtec, which is a decent budget OEM manufacturer 

 

Basically knowing they use these OEMs gives me the impression that at the very least they care about their brand and have a bit of care about quality of what they sell.

 

So with all this information, I wouldn't say outright they're shit because they're not in the tier list,  but also can't say how good they are without seeing reviews or at least pictures of the internals of the power supply. 

 

 

edit: the ABT-450MM was reviewed by Hardware Secrets, it's a SuperFlower bronze efficiency psu : https://hardwaresecrets.com/kingwin-abt-450mm-power-supply-review/

They got 400+ watts from it with 76% efficiency so it's not absolute shit, but it's a budget low efficiency model.

 

[podkall]

4 minutes ago, mariushm said:

I'm not familiar with the model (ABT-550MM) . 

 

Reviews of the ABT-750MM  (750w model) say it's a bronze efficiency model made by SuperFlower, which is decent brand. No guarantee the 550w is also Superflower. 

 

Another psu model on techpowerup is made by Sirfa/Sirtec, which is a decent budget OEM manufacturer 

 

Basically knowing they use these OEMs gives me the impression that at the very least they care about their brand and have a bit of care about quality of what they sell.

 

So with all this information, I wouldn't say outright they're shit because they're not in the tier list,  but also can't say how good they are without seeing reviews or at least pictures of the internals of the power supply. 

 

 

 

with limited info so far only sounds like I'd trust it with 300W and less powerful system

[Voidseeker]

13 minutes ago, podkall said:

What are you powering with this? Can you see any protections claimed on this thing or efficiency ratings?

 

 

I'm planning on an R5 4500 with a GTX 1080. Combined wattage is 633 and looking under 12v+ it says 46A with 522W

[Voidseeker]

9 minutes ago, mariushm said:

I'm not familiar with the model (ABT-550MM) . 

 

Reviews of the ABT-750MM  (750w model) say it's a bronze efficiency model made by SuperFlower, which is decent brand. No guarantee the 550w is also Superflower. 

 

Another psu model on techpowerup is made by Sirfa/Sirtec, which is a decent budget OEM manufacturer 

 

Basically knowing they use these OEMs gives me the impression that at the very least they care about their brand and have a bit of care about quality of what they sell.

 

So with all this information, I wouldn't say outright they're shit because they're not in the tier list,  but also can't say how good they are without seeing reviews or at least pictures of the internals of the power supply. 

 

 

edit: the ABT-450MM was reviewed by Hardware Secrets, it's a SuperFlower bronze efficiency psu : https://hardwaresecrets.com/kingwin-abt-450mm-power-supply-review/

They got 400+ watts from it with 76% efficiency so it's not absolute shit, but it's a budget low efficiency model.

 

Got it. Thanks 

[Voidseeker]

I have a TR2 600W but I've heard it's not that great

[Somerandomtechyboi]

38 minutes ago, Voidseeker said:

I have a TR2 600W but I've heard it's not that great

alot worse than your current psu being a shitty dual rail with only 492w combined on both rails

 

just keep using your current psu and youll be fine for that kinda low power hardware

 

it definitely looks like its 10+ years old so a replacement is reccomended but theres nothing wrong with just running the thing into the ground in a few years, youll probably exceed its limits by the time you hardware upgrade anyways so it might not even get the chance to die on you, and keep in mind that buying quality used psus is cheap so if you wanna upgrade to a ~50$ used rm850x or equivalent thats also a valid choice

[Voidseeker]

4 minutes ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

alot worse than your current psu being a shitty dual rail with only 492w combined on both rails

 

just keep using your current psu and youll be fine for that kinda low power hardware

 

it definitely looks like its 10+ years old so a replacement is reccomended but theres nothing wrong with just running the thing into the ground in a few years, youll probably exceed its limits by the time you hardware upgrade anyways so it might not even get the chance to die on you, and keep in mind that buying quality used psus is cheap so if you wanna upgrade to a ~50$ used rm850x or equivalent thats also a valid choice

Thanks for the help!

[WannaMurderMicrosoft]

Yeah if you cannot choose spend 10$ to buy a watt-meter and whichever gives you less use that. Your rig won't go above 300W anyway.

[Voidseeker]

5 hours ago, WannaMurderMicrosoft said:

Yeah if you cannot choose spend 10$ to buy a watt-meter and whichever gives you less use that. Your rig won't go above 300W anyway.

Alright thanks.

[Motifator]

I wouldn't even bother with a watt-meter or used PSU. Your current PSU should be up to the task, Kingwin wasn't exactly a crap brand at its heyday.

[Voidseeker]

On 5/31/2024 at 4:15 PM, Motifator said:

I wouldn't even bother with a watt-meter or used PSU. Your current PSU should be up to the task, Kingwin wasn't exactly a crap brand at its heyday.

Thanks and thanks everyone for the help