Which tier my chieftec PSU is?

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AdviserKulikov

AdviserKulikov

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Jan 13, 2015
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Chieftec isn't a big name or player, reviews don't say anything negative, but that's more because there aren't enough reviews to find faulty units.

An 80+ certification or solid damage coverage plan is a good indicator of quality when you don't have anything else to go on. I don't know the details on the damage plan, but it isn't efficiency certified.

I wouldn't trust that PSU with a pricey rig. Jonnyguru reviews PSUs and quite often the no name PSUs fail at under 70% load.
 
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AdviserKulikov

AdviserKulikov

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On further digging, your unit is manufactured by CWT. Jonnyguru doesn't give them great marks, as they like to skimp on some features. He also doesn't mark them as garbage, since they actually get away with using lower end parts and not having them fail, so they must have somebody who knows what they're doing in their design department.
 
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GraveNoX

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I have the 750W model which I bought back in 2008 and it works flawless.
In the last 3 years, I use 2500K @ 4.6, GTX 780, 4x HDDs.
It runs for 9 years, everyday.
I am so happy about this PSU, I don't know if I go with Chieftec again or it's better to change to something else. I will change it after it dies, but it won't die.
Back in the days, there was no 80+ standard certification, it was just 80+ and this had it.
Today is just madness on PSU certification, almost they will add certification to RGB LEDs and certification by the size of the PSU.
 
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