Decends :
Aye but the closest named one Smart M while not same name, also uses CWT and yet despite the the CWT internals manages to land at Tier 4. CWT doesn't seem to always guarantee a high quality PSU my friend.
I didn't see the part where anyone suggested anything was guaranteed. And you can't seem to accept the fact that no one knows what the internals of the SE series are.
All that was stated was that review comments about PSU A ("Smart" series made by HEC) can not be deemed applicable to PSU B ("Smart SE" series made by CWT) just because they didn't notice that they were actually two different PSUs or deemedof comparable quality because the two different PSU series names sounded "close enough" and didn't put in the T & E to verify their sources. Let's review:
a) OP asked about a 730 watt Thermaltake Smart SE
b) Reference was made to another thread where same question was asked.
c) In that thread, OP was told the PSU was junk Tier 4 and, "as proof" referred to a Tier List and put tke subject model in Tier 4.
d) On that tier list the only Thermaltake 730 watter in tier 4 was made by HEC
e) In response, It was stated that the advice offered in the referenced thread was inaccurate because:
1) the question was about the "Smart SE" series; the "proof" offered and quotes associated therewith were for a different ("Smart" ... with no "SE") series.
2) The two different series were made by different OEMs under different procurement contracts in different time frames.
3) There is no way to judge how good or how bad a PSU is **when no published information is available**
4) You can not not assume that characteristics of a certain PSU can be applied to another PSU with a similar sounding name, especially when they were made in different time periods, by different OEMs and there is a total absence of any published data from reliable review sites for one of them. You simply can't compare A and B if no one has any information about "B".
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A. Not very. Lewis went unselected in the 2003 NFL Draft. However, he was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Detroit Lions, but was released before the regular season. He was then signed to the practice squad of the San Francisco 49ers, and then the Tennessee Titans. Then in 2004, he was signed by the Houston Texans and allocated to the Amsterdam Admirals of NFL Europe. The rest of his career was spent in the Arena Football League from 2005–2010.
Accurate ... Nope ? Sounds close but not the right guy.
Jermaine E. Lewis was a popular muti-purpose player amassing 10,170 total all-purpose yards spending most of his career with the Baltimore Ravens. In nine NFL seasons he recorded 148 rushing yards, 143 receptions for 2,129 yards, 295 punt returns for 3,282 yards, and 4,611 yards on kickoff returns and scored 23 touchdowns (17 receiving, six punt returns). His 3,282 punt return yards ranked him 7th on the NFL all-time list.
When a question is put forth and there's no data available to support a recommendation one way or another, you have two choices:
a) Say that there is no information available with which to form an opinion or recommendation
b) Find something with a similar sounding name and provide false information due to not verifying the sources as accurate
I chose option a)
This is how stuff like this happens
http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/oops-cops-knock-doors-raid-wrong-house-article-1.816356
http://www.policestateusa.com/2014/steven-thompson-mixup/
Like just about everyone else in the OEM PC industry, CWT exists to make money. If someone wants CWT to make a $50 PSU with bargain components, they will take the contract.... if someone wants them to make a $199 PSU with quality components, they will take the contract. Some vendors contract with CWT to make both budget and high end PSUs.
But we just don't know where the SE falls in this discussion because there are no published references. However we do know that the HEC is low budget.
Would I recommend the Thermatake Smart SE ? No I wouldn't for two reasons:
1. I am somewhat familiar with the platform upon which the smaller Smart SEs are based (CWT GPM) and it's not one I am generally enthused about.
2. I can not confirm which platform the larger wattage SE units are made
3. I have never seen a detailed review by a trusted source from a trusted site on the larger wattage models built on this platform.
That said I wouldn't trash the unit out if hand because it sounds similar to a HEC made unit. As above, there is too much unknown. With the information at hand, I'm just not in a position to say one way or another. If I could confirm that it was the GPM platform, I'd say "no pick something else".
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