my psu

[chelseafc2005]

hi i just noticed the brand of my psu. I have never heard of these guys so i believe that it is a generic one that came with the case.
the brand is:encer ever heard of them??
the model is the :atx 500w
im just posting about this to see if there is a need for a change i have had no problems with it so far but asi have some expensive kit inside the case i dont want to destroy it with a cheap psu (if it is a cheepo)

thanks in advance

 

[Me__2001]

never heard of them, change it for a Tagan, Hiper, Antec or Enermax 450W min

 

[muckshifter]

Yep ... generic run-of-the-mill for OEM builders @ £15 inc the case ... bin it.

 

[ChristopherP]

not all generic PSU's are that bad

 

[chelseafc2005]

hmm i might rplace it sometime after christmas but just google it and the model and i have only heard positive about it hmmmmmm.i havnt had any crashes or random reboots so do you really think it is nessescary to replace it??

 

[floppybootstomp]

Hard to say. Like Chris, I've encountered good generic PSU's and really really bad ones.

A good rule of thumb is how much it weighs, the heavier the better as this usually means good components have been used.

If possible feel the weight of a Tagan or similar and then yours, it may give you some idea.

Had a link somewhere round here listing good and bad PSU's, I think reefsmoka posted it originally, I'll see if I can find it.

 

[ChristopherP]

If it aint broke, don't fix it

 

[Adywebb]

If it aint broke, don't fix it

Have to agree - if its been working fine with your system so far, why bother spending money? - save it and perhaps think about it when you consider upgrading

 

[chelseafc2005]

ok thanks for that i was gona save it unless i was adivsed that it shold be lobbed out of the window asapso thanks for the replies and i think i will keep until a big pay day or an explosion

 

[ChristopherP]

My parents have quite a powerful P4 system running off a generic 400w PSU - this was a www.aria.co.uk jobby i think it was £17 inc VAT for the PSU *AND* Case. Relativly quiet, works good so far and hopefully will continue to touch wood.

If i decided to use expensive PSU's in all my customers computers i'd be out of business in no time.

 

[PotGuy]

pfff you should see the name in mine. its a generic taiwanese company, who have not translated their name into English. It is loud, ugly, and underpowered.