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post #21 of 27
5/16/12 at 7:59am
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Well, look o:thumb:n the bright side. At least it's not a cement block. lol.

thumb.gif That stuff was scary to see...
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post #22 of 27
5/16/12 at 8:10am
Wow, what a shame on CM for doing this. Could be a mistake on measurements or something? looks both ridiculous and obvious.
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post #23 of 27
5/21/12 at 12:19am
Is it just me or were the original eXtreme series better (and i mean that term loosely) biggrin.gif
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post #24 of 27
5/21/12 at 12:41am
That said, 80 PLUS is nearly as useless as THX certification is in audio products. Other things such as ripple suppression and voltage stability are far more important.

A good read:

Why 80 PLUS® is Irrelevant to You When Buying a PSU

http://hardocp.com/article/2011/10/04/80_plus_irrelevant_to_you_when_buying_psu/1

I trust the OEMer of the product more. Seasonic and Delta are fine. the Antec Neo Eco 620W in my sig is Seasonic OEM'ed (and is an improved Seasonic S12II).
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post #25 of 27
5/21/12 at 12:44am
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Cooler Master makes some great products, they also make some cheap and horrible products. The trick is to figure out which is which before you buy.

This, the 212+ is legendary in the OC world, and the cheaper Coolermaster Elite cases are great bang for buck.
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post #26 of 27
5/21/12 at 12:49am
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This, the 212+ is legendary in the OC world, and the cheaper Coolermaster Elite cases are great bang for buck.

I use the Elite 430 myself smile.gif
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post #27 of 27
5/21/12 at 2:53am
Quite a shame. I expect that build quality off Trust, Q-tek or similar products, not a cooler master one. I still own an old 350w psu from them, which was part of my case (centurion 5). It still works well after at least 8-9 years of usage, and its powering up a small home server now. Damn, cooler master proven themselves quite bad on this low end psu.
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