Difference between psu brands

[Legolessed]

So I was looking at buying a 400w psu on Amazon and I found that the prices varied widely. A brand I have never heard of before is selling one for $8, EVGA is selling one for $19.99, and corsair is selling one for $43. What's the difference?

[shadowbyte]

quality

usually more money=better

[STRMfrmXMN]

1 minute ago, Legolessed said:

So I was looking at buying a 400w psu on Amazon and I found that the prices varied widely. A brand I have never heard of before is selling one for $8, EVGA is selling one for $19.99, and corsair is selling one for $43. What's the difference?

The quality of the unit.

 

What is the system you're powering?

[Moonzy]

the difference is how good they are

 

at starting fire

 

 

[thekeemo]

1. warranty

2. wattage

3. quality of components

4. cables

5. soldering

[Legolessed]

Just now, thekeemo said:

1. warranty

2. wattage

3. quality of components

4. cables

5. soldering

 

2 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

the difference is how good they are

 

at starting fire

 

 

 

3 minutes ago, shadowbyte said:

quality

usually more money=better

This is the system I'm powering. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/thQRpg

[thekeemo]

Just now, Legolessed said:

 

 

This is the system I'm powering. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/thQRpg

What are the 3 models of PSU were you looking at?

[Legolessed]

http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Continuous-Warranty-Supply-100-N1-0400-L1/dp/B00LV8TZAG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1461300972&sr=8-1&keywords=400w+psu

http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-CX430-Supply-Bronze-Certified/dp/B0092ML1SC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1461301020&sr=8-1&keywords=400w+psu&refinements=p_89%3ACorsair

 

I can't find the cheap one at the moment. I wasn't really considering it because I have never heard of it before and have heard really good things about EVGA and Corsair

[Weak1ings]

Differences between brands:

Some are good, others bad.  If you want to play it safe, Seasonic is easily the best of all makers available, plus their prices have been progressively exploring lower grounds! (comparable to Delta???)

Diablotek is bad.

[RZeroX]

15 minutes ago, Legolessed said:

http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Continuous-Warranty-Supply-100-N1-0400-L1/dp/B00LV8TZAG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1461300972&sr=8-1&keywords=400w+psu

http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-CX430-Supply-Bronze-Certified/dp/B0092ML1SC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1461301020&sr=8-1&keywords=400w+psu&refinements=p_89%3ACorsair

 

I can't find the cheap one at the moment. I wasn't really considering it because I have never heard of it before and have heard really good things about EVGA and Corsair

Both of those aren't the greatest PSU EVGA and Corsair lower end stuff isn't that great compared to the EVGA G2 or Corsair HXI. But as you aren't powering a high end build go with either of those.

[Legolessed]

3 minutes ago, RZeroX said:

Both of those aren't the greatest PSU EVGA and Corsair lower end stuff isn't that great compared to the EVGA G2 or Corsair HXI.

ok. EVGA is the only company that i know of that has a psu for that cheap. Are there any other power supplies that are still very cheap but are higher quality?

[RZeroX]

1 minute ago, Legolessed said:

ok. EVGA is the only company that i know of that has a psu for that cheap. Are there any other power supplies that are still very cheap but are higher quality?

Max budget for the PSU?

[Legolessed]

i dont want to spend a very large amount for this computer. so around $20

[Legolessed]

39 minutes ago, RZeroX said:

Both of those aren't the greatest PSU EVGA and Corsair lower end stuff isn't that great compared to the EVGA G2 or Corsair HXI. But as you aren't powering a high end build go with either of those.

 

43 minutes ago, Weak1ings said:

Differences between brands:

Some are good, others bad.  If you want to play it safe, Seasonic is easily the best of all makers available, plus their prices have been progressively exploring lower grounds! (comparable to Delta???)

Diablotek is bad.

 

58 minutes ago, thekeemo said:

What are the 3 models of PSU were you looking at?

 

1 hour ago, Moonzy said:

the difference is how good they are

 

at starting fire

 

 

 

1 hour ago, shadowbyte said:

quality

usually more money=better

which is better? http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004JUVNVC/?tag=pcpapi- http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Continuous-Warranty-Supply-100-N1-0400-L1/dp/B00LV8TZAG/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1461304317&sr=1-1&keywords=EVGA+400w

[atxcyclist]

It seems that the general consensus in some places on the internet, is there are not many decent power supplies in the 400w range. Unless you want to drop $100 on a Be Quiet modular unit, but even that's 550w. 

 

JohnnyGURU is a fairly well respected reviewer, and the EVGA 430w unit seemed to do well enough in his tests. No, it's not the greatest power supply in the world, and it's about double what you are looking to spend. However, it's going to be vastly superior to a $20 new unit from anyone, even the $20 unit from EVGA that's not made to the same standards.

 

http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Continuous-Warranty-Supply-100-W1-0430-KR/dp/B00H33SDR4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1461305582&sr=8-1&keywords=evga+430w