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Wow, interesting insight into PSU economics! Thanks again for the help, everyone

A lot code is typically part of the serial number. For example: The first four digits of a Corsair S/N is the year and week the PSU was...

Manufacterers also doesn't mark their PSU by production date, mostly on the internal components they do. If I look up a review of a PSU and it's an...

Sorry for digging this up, but the 850w units in Brazil are going for a very low price, like 60% the price of a Coolermaster V850. Was this product...

Not coil whine and certainly not a short. My guess is component arch? But maybe someone with more expertise can comment.

That is where https://digilander.libero.it/hibone/UPS/PSU_and_UPS_Compatibility_Test_Report.pdf comes in. The ability to handle 105°C does not...

Supposedly the protection circuits in a PSU should kick in? From Jon's post at LTT: "If the PWM controller lets the higher voltage peaks through and...

Yep. You have to not make as much margin on the lower wattage product, or over inflate the price of the higher wattage product to create that $10...

I asked for an article or link that may explain more about the situation. He gave me a youtube link from Tek Syndicate (link) featuring someone you...

Whaaaat? Wow!

That's because it doesn't cost any less to build a smaller PSU these days. Case and point, the actual cost of materials to make an RM750 vs. an...

Thank you! Are consumer power supplies at close to that wattage still being sold? I recall being able to buy smaller PSUs years ago, but it seems...

Corsair RM with a yellow label is really old (from 2013 till 2016), it shouldn't be available anywhere anymore. So the ones with black label is the...

One over-voltage is all it takes to destroy a capacitor Why?

Thank you, this meets every criteria, and better than I was really hoping for! Two questions: - Do you know if there is a difference between the...

But even when the PSU is off, it needs to be on battery power of the UPS, which should not be common. Still, I do switch off my computer entirely,...

It's already launched and available here. But yeah only a small efficiency difference, which you won't notice.

Thanks! Yes that's what I thought actually. But, after I saw in CES that Platinum Straight Power series will be available this year, will it be...

Straight Power 11 550W indeed, best option for your PC IMO.

Thank you very much for your reply and work.

The Corsair RM (non X, non I) is made to meet the low load efficiency requirements of the CEC (California Energy Commission).

Thanks for the suggestions. Overall price limit is $110 pre-tax, but I'd also be open to any $60-$80 suggestions. Don't want to chase efficiency too...

Hope mine looks that good when I finally get around to doing it.

Do you have a price limit? We could say for you to get a Seasonic Prime Titanium 650w(90.82% @ 10% load) or a Silverstone Strider Titanium...

Yes, that PSU is more than adequate to power the system.