Qtec Power Units - Any Good?

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"Adam Strawson" <Adam.TINOFSPAM.Strawson@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I'm looking at the Qtec 400W Big Fan Power unit
> http://www.qtec.info/products/product.htm?artnr=13980
>
> Which I've found for £22, which appears a very low price for such a quiet
> power unit.
>
> Anyone had any experience with Qtec?
>
> Is it likely to blow up in a puff of blue smoke?
>
> Is it really as quiet as the makers claim (26dB)?
>
> Thanks
> Adam S
>
I wouldn't touch one with a 10ft disinfected barge pole!!
Have a look back though old posts on this and other pc homebuilt groups, you
should be able to see what I mean.
I've found with PSU's, you very much get what you pay for, and decent
quality comes at a price. I don't think I've ever spent less than £40 on a
PSU, and I've yet to have one go bad on me.

SteveH

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> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm looking at the Qtec 400W Big Fan Power unit
> > http://www.qtec.info/products/product.htm?artnr=13980
> >
> > Which I've found for £22, which appears a very low price for such a
quiet
> > power unit.
> >
> > Anyone had any experience with Qtec?
> >
> > Is it likely to blow up in a puff of blue smoke?
> >
> > Is it really as quiet as the makers claim (26dB)?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Adam S
> >
> I wouldn't touch one with a 10ft disinfected barge pole!!
> Have a look back though old posts on this and other pc homebuilt groups,
you
> should be able to see what I mean.
> I've found with PSU's, you very much get what you pay for, and decent
> quality comes at a price. I don't think I've ever spent less than £40 on a
> PSU, and I've yet to have one go bad on me.
>
> SteveH
>

Lots of post about the QTec units, most of them are negative.

I have only ever brought one seperate power unit, (needed one with the extra
four pin plug for Pentium 4 motherboard), I have always used the ones that
are fitted in the case without any problems. I was looking to replace the
one in my home PC as the fan noise from it does bug me a bit, having said
that its been in there for the past 5 years without any problems, so I'm
sure I can stick it for a while longer. It is the original 300w unit that
came with the £28 case!

Thanks for your reply.
Adam S

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They have an Antec 330W PSU...look:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acat [...] c_103.html


It costs £43.42 shipped.



"Adam S" <as538nospam@eng.cam.ac.uk> wrote in message
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> > > I'm looking at the Qtec 400W Big Fan Power unit
> > > http://www.qtec.info/products/product.htm?artnr=13980
> > >
> > > Which I've found for £22, which appears a very low price for such a
> quiet
> > > power unit.
> > >
> > > Anyone had any experience with Qtec?
> > >
> > > Is it likely to blow up in a puff of blue smoke?
> > >
> > > Is it really as quiet as the makers claim (26dB)?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Adam S
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Spend the £118 at Overclockers.co.uk and get an Antec 550W PSU. Don't
try
> to
> > save money on a shitty power supply...spend on quality!
> >
> >
>
> Hmm, if I had that kind of money I wouldn't be looking at the cheaper end
of
> the market.
>
> I don't need a 550w power unit, I'm currently using a 300w one that came
in
> my cheap case, its been fine for the last 5 years, so going up to a 550w
is
> a bit of a pointless excercise. I was looking for quietness rather than
more
> power.
>
> Adam S
>
>

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On Mon, 7 Jun 2004 08:44:42 +0100, "Adam S"
<as538nospam@eng.cam.ac.uk> wrote:

> I don't need a 550w power unit, I'm currently using a 300w one that came in
> my cheap case, its been fine for the last 5 years, so going up to a 550w is
> a bit of a pointless excercise. I was looking for quietness rather than more
> power.

Big PSUs dont get that hot as the small PSUs do, and are quiter.

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"Adam Strawson" <Adam.TINOFSPAM.Strawson@btinternet.com> wrote in message news:<c9vh01$kto$1@hercules.btinternet.com>...

> I'm looking at the Qtec 400W Big Fan Power unit
> http://www.qtec.info/products/product.htm?artnr=13980

Look at the insides of this 200W Q-tec:

www.bit-tech.net/images/review/123/7.jpg

Oops, I mean 550W Q-tec -- it just looks like a 200W PSU.

> Is it likely to blow up in a puff of blue smoke?

Only if you apply a load of more than 150-200W. Fortunately few computers do.

What other brands are available to you at low cost?