Power Supply Question

[welshycarysrees]

Hi Everyone.

My sons power supply on his computer has failed and my nephew who built his own pc said if i get a power supply he will fit for me.

At the moment the power supply in there has no brand just a sticker saying 500watt with all the voltages.

I have been looking around various sites and i'm wondering what the difference between, Gold, Silver and Bronze was when it comes to Power Supplies.

Thanks

[Taf]

It depends on what the manufacturer decides what they mean.

You should only be concerned with the max power rating, and whether or not you need the extra lead (PCI-E) for most modern graphics cards.

[qasdfdsaq]

Originally Posted by Taf

It depends on what the manufacturer decides what they mean.

Wrong.

Gold, silver, and bronze (and platinum and titanium) are industry defined certification levels. Manufacturers that 'decide' to claim their product is certified to a level when it is not get sued pretty quick.

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Originally Posted by welshycarysrees

I have been looking around various sites and i'm wondering what the difference between, Gold, Silver and Bronze was when it comes to Power Supplies.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/80_Plus...certifications

[alanbjames]

Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq

Wrong.

Gold, silver, and bronze (and platinum and titanium) are industry defined certification levels. Manufacturers that 'decide' to claim their product is certified to a level when it is not get sued pretty quick.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/80_Plus...certifications

qasdfdsaq thanks for this little bit of info.

The PSU in my PC i had a few weeks ago the manufacturer claim it to have bronze certification yet on the list of companies with PSUs that are certified the manufacturer doesn't appear and the list was updated yesterday.

[qasdfdsaq]

And which company was that?

[alanbjames]

EZCool

Here is the supply...
http://www.eclipsecomputers.com/prod...ode=PSE-85085P

Here is the list u can check ur supply on.
http://www.plugloadsolutions.com/80p...rsupplies.aspx

[vanman]

Originally Posted by alanbjames

EZCool

Here is the supply...
http://www.eclipsecomputers.com/prod...ode=PSE-85085P

Here is the list u can check ur supply on.
http://www.plugloadsolutions.com/80p...rsupplies.aspx

EZcool is JSP-TECH ENTERPRISE CO., LTD
http://www.trademarkia.com/company-j...63193-page-1-2

Here is the list you can check your supply on.
http://www.plugloadsolutions.com/80P...?id=105&type=2

[alanbjames]

My Model PSU isnt listed. The model number of the 850watt om there is JSP-850P14A.

The model number of my PSU is PSE-85085P.

[vanman]

Originally Posted by alanbjames

My Model PSU isnt listed. The model number of the 850watt om there is JSP-850P14A.

The model number of my PSU is PSE-85085P.

i think you will find that the number you qoute is the Item Code : PSE-85085P
for the web site

JSP-850P14A

[alanbjames]

The 850watt listed on the site has different specs to this supply which is the one apparently with a certificate.

[qasdfdsaq]

No, the 850 listed on that site has exactly the same specs as yours. The every single spec is a 100% identical copy.