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ExcitezR
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so my mate is building a pc its a i7 4770k and a R9 290 and i was like thats good what PSU and he said icute 1000W... he is getting it from his friend because his motherboard had died do you think that the PSU did that?  because i have never hear of icute and all the reviews say its bad

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Considering I have never heard of icute No

If all of the reviews say it is bad, if you have never heard of the brand, then it's more than likely it is extremely bad

Also just to add on a little

On this website ---> http://www.game-debate.com/psu/index.php?ps_id=670&psu=iCute%20AP-1050AS%201000W

It says that there are 0 amps on the 12v rail

Hell it has 0 amps for all the rails...

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There is a possibility 

(i never herd of i am cute  :P )

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yah i would not trust that psu, i cant find it on any reputable website and it has not any known certifications, so i would just get a new psu just to be safe. 

yea thats what i told him btw its not me 

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The PSU is one thing in your PC you should definatly not cheap out on. If that cheap PSU blows then it has a high chance of taking most of the components with it. You should advise him to get a branded model that is 80+ certified. Anything from the likes of Corsair, OCZ, Be Quiet!, Thermaltake, Cooler Master, Sesonic, Antec, Enermax or XFX. I would aim to get a PSU that is around 600 - 700 watts, that would comfortably power that CPU and GPU.

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