KINGWIN PSU question

[DopeZach]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817121085

 

I'm trying to find a cheap 750 watt cause I don't really have much money right now. I saw this but it seems kinda sketchy lol because never heard of the brand and it only has like 19 reviews..

[Altecice]

Tier 5 - Other than the units listed above for any of these brands, NOT RECOMMENDED.  Replace ASAP if you have one.  

 

 

• Kingwin Inc.

 

 

 

Says it all don't touch it!

[bacosta1993]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182200&ignorebbr=1

Unless you need a 700 wat PSU, then get this.

 

Edit: Or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028&ignorebbr=1   for just a bit more.

[Tmh85]

I wouldn't cheap out on any precious part of you PC, Especially your PSU because if it blows up, its likely to bring other things with it.

[quan289]

Kingwin does have some good units. Like the Lazer Gold, Lazer Platinum, Absolute Platinum, and Stryker. All solid Super Flower Golden Green / Golden King / Golden Silent units.

 

Either way, I'd take a past on that unit. If you legitimately need a 750w unit and need it to be cheap, get the:

 

Thermaltake Toughpower TP-750P: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153170

It is internally based on the FSP Aurum platform - the same platform that the EVGA NEX750G ultilizes.

 

Or the TX750v2: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139021

 

If you are only powering a single GPU card, this unit is an excellent for the price: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182262

 

The tier list on PSUs from Newegg seem to be all over the place...

[s3ns3]

Tier 5 - Other than the units listed above for any of these brands, NOT RECOMMENDED.  Replace ASAP if you have one.  

 

 

• Kingwin Inc.

 

 

 

Says it all don't touch it!

that all changes with lazer series. tier 1

[Glenwing]

You can't classify the quality of the power supply based on the name Kingwin, since they don't make power supplies.

For example, Super Flower power supplies are excellent, therefore Kingwin Lazer Platinums are excellent (and they are). The quality of the power supply depends on who made it, being a "Kingwin" power supply tells you basically nothing about it, and you shouldn't make a judgement based on that.

Cheap and Power Supply are not things that go together; if you can't get a half decent power supply then I would not get one at all. For 750W I would not spend less than $90-100, or $80 at the least, and I would easily sacrifice GPU or CPU power for that if I had to.

Power supply failures, out of any other component, can be quite spectacular. If a power supply fails, it can take out all your other components with it, and even start an electrical fire or explode. You may think you're saving $30 on your power supply but in reality you are making a gamble. You might keep the small savings, or it might fail and cost you many times that in damages. In addition, low quality 750W-labelled power supplies are usually 600-650W units in disguise, so when you go for a budget one you need to shoot for a higher wattage tier than you would with a better manufacturer, so the savings are perhaps less than you think.