Nineteen Power Supply Units Compared

Picking the Right PSU for a PC

by Yaroslav Lyssenko

[ 02/09/2005 | 04:54 PM ]

Contemporary microprocessors and graphics cards consume significant amount of power and pin a lot of load on the power supply units and getting a high-quality PSU is tremendously important these days. TrustedReviews has attempted to assist anyone choosing power suppliers by taking a look at 19 different power supply units

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“Many cases these days cost less than £25 and the PSUs within them are rated at 300W. This would work fine with an entry-level computer, but a cheap power supply is rarely a good option for delivering enough power for a gaming system. However, the old adage that you get what you pay for has also been disproved as we’ve found examples of expensive units not doing what they claim they can do. This makes a thorough test such as this all the more important, as we’ve shown that you never really know what you going to get from a power supply,” explains the article.

“There are many myths surrounding PSUs and hopefully after reading this group test you’ll have a clearer idea of what to look for when purchasing a power supply. It might not be the most exciting product in your PC but without a decent PSU you’ll never get the most out of your PC,” concludes the author.

• TrustedReviews: ATX Power Supply Group Test.