Raidmax PSU Problem

Alan Villanueva · May 23, 2014

I ordered a raidmax thunder v2 735w pus from newegg. I took it out of its box since all i have right now is the mobo, processor, and this psu. Im buying part by part. I bough this psu for only $65 from newegg because it was on sale. When i took it out of its box I just wanted to see how the fan and the lights look......I plugged it in and I also plugged in a fan to the psu...I pressed the on switch...Nothing... I pressed it back and forth...nothing. I was wondering and hoping that maybe this is a safety feature and its not defective? Also i unplugged it and replugged evrything in all the way and still nothing...Is this a safety feature that it wont turn on just with one fan connected to it?...or do i have a defective product?

Help pls new to pc building

Dark Lord of Tech · May 23, 2014

Here is why you don't buy Raidmax power supplies , they were used to make this vid.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezk9OA7aKOE

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

A-TOP Technology
Apevia
APEX (SUPERCASE/ALLIED)
Aspire(Turbo Case)
ATADC
Athena Power
ATRIX
Broadway Com Corp
Coolmax
Deer
Diablotek
Dynapower USA
Dynex
EagleTech
FOXCONN
FSP Everest
HEC Orion
Hiper Type-R
Huntkey
I-Star Computer Co. Ltd
In Win
JPAC COMPUTER
Just PC
Kingwin Inc.
Linkworld Electronics
Logisys Computer
MGE
MSI
NMEDIAPC
Norwood Micro/ CompUSA
NorthQ
NZXT
Okia
Powmax
Q-Tec
Raidmax :bounce:

Rocketfish
Rosewill
SFC
Shuttle
Skyhawk
Spire Coolers
Star Micro
STARTECH
Thermaltake Purepower NP
Thermaltake Purepower RU
Thermaltake TR2 (and TR2-RX)
TOPOWER TOP
Ultra X-Connect
Ultra X2 >greater than 700 watt
Ultra LSP
Wintech
XION
YoungYear
Zebronics

Alan Villanueva · May 23, 2014

OMG was raidmax psu's really used in that video?! Im probably going to return it to newegg. Do you have any suggestions for around 700w for a psu??

Alan Villanueva · May 23, 2014

Here is why you don't buy Raidmax power supplies , they were used to make this vid.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezk9OA7aKOE

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

A-TOP Technology
Apevia
APEX (SUPERCASE/ALLIED)
Aspire(Turbo Case)
ATADC
Athena Power
ATRIX
Broadway Com Corp
Coolmax
Deer
Diablotek
Dynapower USA
Dynex
EagleTech
FOXCONN
FSP Everest
HEC Orion
Hiper Type-R
Huntkey
I-Star Computer Co. Ltd
In Win
JPAC COMPUTER
Just PC
Kingwin Inc.
Linkworld Electronics
Logisys Computer
MGE
MSI
NMEDIAPC
Norwood Micro/ CompUSA
NorthQ
NZXT
Okia
Powmax
Q-Tec
Raidmax :bounce:

Rocketfish
Rosewill
SFC
Shuttle
Skyhawk
Spire Coolers
Star Micro
STARTECH
Thermaltake Purepower NP
Thermaltake Purepower RU
Thermaltake TR2 (and TR2-RX)
TOPOWER TOP
Ultra X-Connect
Ultra X2 >greater than 700 watt
Ultra LSP
Wintech
XION
YoungYear
Zebronics

OMG was raidmax psu's really used in that video?! Im probably going to return it to newegg. Do you have any suggestions for around 700w for a psu??

damric · May 23, 2014

LMAO

I once had a RAIDMAX flamethrower. It came with a case I got for $10 open box at Frys. That thing would shoot fire out its backside everytime it ran, but oddly didn't totally break.

hunter315 · May 23, 2014

Raidmax does make really shoddy PSUs, but your problem was that you didn't have it hooked to a motherboard. When you flip the switch on the back of the PSU you just allow energy to flow into the PSU, you don't actually turn the PSU on, to do that you have to short the start signal to ground as shown in this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FWXgQSokF4

nostall · May 23, 2014

Here is why you don't buy Raidmax power supplies , they were used to make this vid.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezk9OA7aKOE

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

A-TOP Technology
Apevia
APEX (SUPERCASE/ALLIED)
Aspire(Turbo Case)
ATADC
Athena Power
ATRIX
Broadway Com Corp
Coolmax
Deer
Diablotek
Dynapower USA
Dynex
EagleTech
FOXCONN
FSP Everest
HEC Orion
Hiper Type-R
Huntkey
I-Star Computer Co. Ltd
In Win
JPAC COMPUTER
Just PC
Kingwin Inc.
Linkworld Electronics
Logisys Computer
MGE
MSI
NMEDIAPC
Norwood Micro/ CompUSA
NorthQ
NZXT
Okia
Powmax
Q-Tec
Raidmax :bounce:

Rocketfish
Rosewill
SFC
Shuttle
Skyhawk
Spire Coolers
Star Micro
STARTECH
Thermaltake Purepower NP
Thermaltake Purepower RU
Thermaltake TR2 (and TR2-RX)
TOPOWER TOP
Ultra X-Connect
Ultra X2 >greater than 700 watt
Ultra LSP
Wintech
XION
YoungYear
Zebronics

Wow, that was great. Glad you found the vid.

hunter315 · May 23, 2014

For anyone wondering which raidmax unit that was, it was the RX-450K, and its still sold..... Its easily identifiable by the dual fans
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817152032

Alan Villanueva · May 23, 2014

damric :

LMAO I think im gonna return it

geofelt · May 23, 2014

+1 on buying a better quality psu.
Any psu can fail, but a good quality unit will have protective circuits so it can't damage anything else.

The psu will not turn on without being plugged into a motherboard or a psu tester.
That is normal.
One can manually short some of the leads to do the job, but it really does not tell you much.

Alan Villanueva · May 23, 2014

hunter315 :

Hmmmmm. I think im gonna return it anyways lol

damric · May 23, 2014

I also had an Apevia. It was useful for making smoke.

Alan Villanueva · May 23, 2014

I think im going to return it since I dont want to damage any other part...Lesson learned psu is not the place to save money from...

Dark Lord of Tech · May 23, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $89.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-23 22:57 EDT-0400)

Alan Villanueva · May 23, 2014

damric :

LMAO are they that bad? Im gonna be running an asus m5 a97 mobo, amd FX 8350 4ghz, 16gb ram, 2tb sshd, optical drive, some fans and inside the phantom 410 case. Should I keep the psu? Return it??

Dark Lord of Tech · May 23, 2014

I use Raidmax power supplies as paperweights in my office....

Return or risk damage to your components.

damric · May 23, 2014

For every one good reliable PSU, I swear there are 1000 PoS PSUs.

Dark Lord of Tech · May 23, 2014

Raidmax name is quite well known as the brand power supply unit assembly in the PC world . Raidmax fame fame unfortunately not because the quality is pretty good stuff , but rather the opposite . Some cases Raidmax products that explode when assembled PC run ever get into some electronic media . Reviews and testimonials from users more negatives than positives . Raidmax does offer cheap prices , but with the incident , assembling experts to incorporate the brand 's low-end category .

Found this on another forum.

damric · May 23, 2014

When picking up a RAIDMAX or any low quality PSU in general, right away you will notice it's pretty light weight. That must be why the capacitors pop like firecrackers and throw confetti everywhere.

Alan Villanueva · May 23, 2014

damric :

I did notice that compared to a coolermaster that I had...hmmm

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