Confused about a new psu on newegg: the powertek skytek

Midicow · 10th Jun 2008, 02:21 AM

Newegg.com - Powertek skytek-600psu 600W ATX 12V 2.2 / EPS 12V Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CUL, FCC, TUV, CE - Power Supplies

From all the indications I can find.. its a new powersupply on the market, no reviews on it and such..

its apperantly a 785w psu under-watted to perform stable at 600watts..

it has 40+ amps on its single 12volt rail and 39+ on the cpu plugs..

its got all the cables you need for an average computer, nicely made.. from the pictures the internals don't look too bad but i'd rather have a review from JonnyGURU.com - Power Supply Reviews and more! - News

heh

.. what really confuses me is how they can offer it for 39 bucks.. there must be something about it..?

I'm going to post something on the jonnyguru forums about it too.

edit: heh nvm need to up my post count first.

Midicow · 10th Jun 2008, 02:37 AM

Newegg.com - Powertek PowerTek770W ATX 12V 2.2 / EPS 12V 770W Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CUL, FCC, TUV, CE - Power Supplies

770W continuous output @ 50c for $99.99! - jonnyGURU Forums

seems it might just a rebranded and tweaked verison mb

Mac Daddy · 10th Jun 2008, 05:10 AM

Not familiar with this brand and the feedback on that last link didn't sound to promising

Lacus · 11th Jun 2008, 02:09 PM

Better get something more decent.Someone actually got this in newegg and it died few days later :s

Zenphic · 12th Jun 2008, 05:19 AM

It's not underwatted though. That's just its peak wattage.
Most power supplies have that, but they just can't run continuously at that wattage before crashing.

It's probably some rebranded generic power supply. As long as you use, maybe, less than 300W, I think you would be safe.
That's how it is with generic psu's, always use less than 50%

10th Jun 2008, 02:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
Midicow Just Started Join Date: 4 May 2008 Posts: 59 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Confused about a new psu on newegg: the powertek skytek Newegg.com - Powertek skytek-600psu 600W ATX 12V 2.2 / EPS 12V Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CUL, FCC, TUV, CE - Power Supplies From all the indications I can find.. its a new powersupply on the market, no reviews on it and such.. its apperantly a 785w psu under-watted to perform stable at 600watts.. it has 40+ amps on its single 12volt rail and 39+ on the cpu plugs.. its got all the cables you need for an average computer, nicely made.. from the pictures the internals don't look too bad but i'd rather have a review from JonnyGURU.com - Power Supply Reviews and more! - News heh .. what really confuses me is how they can offer it for 39 bucks.. there must be something about it..? I'm going to post something on the jonnyguru forums about it too. edit: heh nvm need to up my post count first. __________________ Last edited by Midicow : 10th Jun 2008 at 02:32 AM.

10th Jun 2008, 02:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
Midicow Just Started Join Date: 4 May 2008 Posts: 59 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Newegg.com - Powertek PowerTek770W ATX 12V 2.2 / EPS 12V 770W Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CUL, FCC, TUV, CE - Power Supplies 770W continuous output @ 50c for $99.99! - jonnyGURU Forums seems it might just a rebranded and tweaked verison mb __________________

10th Jun 2008, 05:10 AM	#3 (permalink)
Mac Daddy Pickin' Da Gitfiddle Join Date: 19 Nov 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 2,048 Reputation: 802 Rep Power: 12	Not familiar with this brand and the feedback on that last link didn't sound to promising __________________

11th Jun 2008, 02:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
Lacus Super Active Join Date: 28 Mar 2008 Posts: 1,026 Reputation: 166 Rep Power: 3	Better get something more decent.Someone actually got this in newegg and it died few days later :s __________________ GUNDAM 00[CPU=Intel Celeron Dual Core E1200 (3200Mhz)\| Mobo=Asus Rampage Maximus Formula (Rampage Bios Mod)\| GPU=Gigabyte HD4850 512MB GDDR3+T-Rad2 \| RAM=4x1gb DDR2 800Mhz Corsair XMS2 \| HDD=Western Digital WD6400AAKS 640GB \| Soundcard=Doom's Creative X-FI XtremeMusic \| Speakers=Creative Inspire P5800 \| PSU=Silverstone Strider ST56F \| Keyboard=Creative Prodikeys DM \| Mouse=Logitech MX518\| Casing=Lian Li PC-7YCF]

12th Jun 2008, 05:19 AM	#5 (permalink)
Zenphic Active Join Date: 23 Apr 2006 Location: Quebec, Canada Posts: 961 Reputation: 331 Rep Power: 6	It's not underwatted though. That's just its peak wattage. Most power supplies have that, but they just can't run continuously at that wattage before crashing. It's probably some rebranded generic power supply. As long as you use, maybe, less than 300W, I think you would be safe. That's how it is with generic psu's, always use less than 50%