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Discussion in 'Site Feedback and Suggestions' started by red1776, Sep 11, 2010.

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  1. red1776 Omnipotent Ruler of the Universe Posts: 5,794   +24

    Im sure this has been brought up before, but do you have the equipment to do an in depth look at PSU's?
    red1776, Sep 11, 2010
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  2. raybay TechSpot Evangelist Posts: 10,720   +6

    Please clarify
    raybay, Sep 11, 2010
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  3. dividebyzero trainee n00b Posts: 4,084   +192

    dividebyzero, Sep 11, 2010
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  4. LinkedKube TechSpot Project Baby Posts: 4,179   +23


    That might not be a bad idea. I dont think I've seen any reviews that stress psu's until they go pop.
    LinkedKube, Sep 11, 2010
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  5. dividebyzero trainee n00b Posts: 4,084   +192

    dividebyzero, Sep 11, 2010
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  6. red1776 Omnipotent Ruler of the Universe Posts: 5,794   +24


    :confused: well a load tester like chef stated, oscilloscope, and whatever else needed to do PSU reviews. I thought it might be a great addition to TS as the PSU is the most overlooked and least understood component for the many first time (and 2nd,3rd, 4th, etc) time builders.
    red1776, Sep 11, 2010
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  7. Rage_3K_Moiz Sith Lord Posts: 7,245   +16

    I don't know if there aren't such members on the staff, but wouldn't PSU testing need someone with an electrical engineering background, especially in power electronics?
    Rage_3K_Moiz, Sep 11, 2010
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  8. red1776 Omnipotent Ruler of the Universe Posts: 5,794   +24

    Hi Moiz,
    good point, I suppose so. Maybe I should rephrase my request to be.....hey wait! you have a background in Electrical Engineering....very slick Moiz....very slick.:p:haha::wave:
    red1776, Sep 11, 2010
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  9. Rage_3K_Moiz Sith Lord Posts: 7,245   +16

    Haha no, it's not a request to be a staff member or anything! (Oh there, I've gone and done it again! :p)
    Rage_3K_Moiz, Sep 11, 2010
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  10. red1776 Omnipotent Ruler of the Universe Posts: 5,794   +24

    Maybe not....but a good idea I think :)
    red1776, Sep 11, 2010
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  11. Julio Franco TechSpot Editor Posts: 6,038   +117

    We appreciate your feedback but the reason we've rarely written PSU reviews is because they are covered well enough by other publications and because personally I find them a bit boring.

    On the other hand we are looking into expanding our coverage in enthusiast-level cases, would that serve as consolation? ;)
    Julio Franco, Sep 12, 2010
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  12. dividebyzero trainee n00b Posts: 4,084   +192

    Sounds good to me.
    Any word on the CM Cosmos 2 ?
    dividebyzero, Sep 12, 2010
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  13. red1776 Omnipotent Ruler of the Universe Posts: 5,794   +24


    What!...PSU reviews boring? you cant be serious:p:wave:
    red1776, Sep 12, 2010
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  14. Per Hansson TS Server Guru Posts: 1,796   +66

    I myself love reading PSU reviews
    But the hardware required to do proper reviews, like done by HardOCP and JonnyGURU costs thousands of dollars
    You end up needing multiple sets of testing equipments that is very expensive, just to verify that your oscilloscope or load tester has not run out of spec etc during testing
    But sure, anyone willing to donate $10K then I'm up for the challenge :D
    Per Hansson, Sep 17, 2010
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  15. red1776 Omnipotent Ruler of the Universe Posts: 5,794   +24

    ...Well now...i seem to have misplaced my checkbook:wave:

    I figured it was that, its just the most commonly botched purchase , and misunderstood/least understood component. I thought it would be a good idea if y'all had a spare oscilloscope and load tester that happened to be sitting around doing nothing.:rolleyes:
    red1776, Sep 17, 2010
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  16. Per Hansson TS Server Guru Posts: 1,796   +66

    red; Yea well, unfortunately I don't know that many that have a Sunmoon Load tester just laying about in the closet collecting dust ;)

    Hmm, so a box of steel with no components in it is more consolidating than one that can zap misc small insetcs? :D
    Per Hansson, Sep 17, 2010
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  17. Rage_3K_Moiz Sith Lord Posts: 7,245   +16

    Haha that's GOLD right there! :D
    Rage_3K_Moiz, Sep 18, 2010
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