[gentoo-user] to anyone and everyone

[gentoo-user] to anyone and everyone

[Alan Grimes]

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Corsair power supplies suck nuts.

Here's proof:


Testing a 12V rail, scope set to 100mv/horizontal line relative to how
you would normally look at a scope.

The computer was crashing, spent $50 RMA'ing a perfectly good video card
it seems. =\

Decided the corsair psu was not worth rma-ing, at similar expense so
decided to trash the company instead. =|


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Powers are not rights.


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Re: [gentoo-user] to anyone and everyone

[Mick]

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On Saturday 09 Apr 2016 00:54:07 Alan Grimes wrote:
> Corsair power supplies suck nuts.
> 
> Here's proof:
> 
> 
> Testing a 12V rail, scope set to 100mv/horizontal line relative to how
> you would normally look at a scope.

So you didn't buy one of these then?

http://www.corsair.com/en-us/blog/2015/july/explanation-of-rmi-new-type-4-cables


> The computer was crashing, spent $50 RMA'ing a perfectly good video card
> it seems. =\
> 
> Decided the corsair psu was not worth rma-ing, at similar expense so
> decided to trash the company instead. =|

Clever thinking!  This should probably stop your PC crashing.

-- 
Regards,
Mick

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Re: [gentoo-user] to anyone and everyone

[Adam Carter]

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On Sat, Apr 9, 2016 at 2:54 PM, Alan Grimes <ALONZOTG@verizon.net> wrote:

> Corsair power supplies suck nuts.
>
> Here's proof:
>
>
> Testing a 12V rail, scope set to 100mv/horizontal line relative to how
> you would normally look at a scope.
>

Is your sample size=1? If so, then the evidence does not support the
conclusion that "Corsair power supplies suck nuts". All you can say is that
"this Corsair power supply sucks nuts'. If you RMA then you get to test
another one, which would be interesting.

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Re: [gentoo-user] to anyone and everyone

[J. Roeleveld]

On Saturday, April 09, 2016 12:54:07 AM Alan Grimes wrote:
> Corsair power supplies suck nuts.
> 
> Here's proof:
> 
> 
> Testing a 12V rail, scope set to 100mv/horizontal line relative to how
> you would normally look at a scope.
> 
> The computer was crashing, spent $50 RMA'ing a perfectly good video card
> it seems. =\
> 
> Decided the corsair psu was not worth rma-ing, at similar expense so
> decided to trash the company instead. =|

You call that proof with only 1 item causing "issues" when I have multiple 
systems with Corsair powersupplies that have been rock-solid for years without 
needing any replacements?

With the amount of product factories produce these days, having a few bad 
samples is only to be expected. Dishing a company just because you happened to 
get one of them is a bit lame.
Better complain about the shop you got it from for not testing every single 
unit they sell.
Or about the person who decided to use it without testing before RMA'ing a 
possibly correct working GPU.
Oh wait, that's you. And we can't expect you to be the cause of any issues, 
can we?

--
Joost

Re: [gentoo-user] to anyone and everyone

[Mick]

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On Saturday 09 Apr 2016 12:35:04 J. Roeleveld wrote:
> On Saturday, April 09, 2016 12:54:07 AM Alan Grimes wrote:
> > Corsair power supplies suck nuts.
> > 
> > Here's proof:
> > 
> > 
> > Testing a 12V rail, scope set to 100mv/horizontal line relative to how
> > you would normally look at a scope.
> > 
> > The computer was crashing, spent $50 RMA'ing a perfectly good video card
> > it seems. =\
> > 
> > Decided the corsair psu was not worth rma-ing, at similar expense so
> > decided to trash the company instead. =|
> 
> You call that proof with only 1 item causing "issues" when I have multiple
> systems with Corsair powersupplies that have been rock-solid for years
> without needing any replacements?
> 
> With the amount of product factories produce these days, having a few bad
> samples is only to be expected. Dishing a company just because you happened
> to get one of them is a bit lame.
> Better complain about the shop you got it from for not testing every single
> unit they sell.
> Or about the person who decided to use it without testing before RMA'ing a
> possibly correct working GPU.
> Oh wait, that's you. And we can't expect you to be the cause of any issues,
> can we?
> 
> --
> Joost

Corsair like other OEMs make different classes of gear.  The more expensive 
category usually have better capacitors and other innards.  Cabling and noise 
from the mains can also make a difference in the test results, with the 
cheaper PSUs performing less well in filtering all distortions out.  I think 
RMA'ing with a call to the supplier may be more effective in stopping the PC 
crashing.
-- 
Regards,
Mick

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Re: [gentoo-user] to anyone and everyone

[R0b0t1]

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Did you give it a dummy load when you scoped it?

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Re: [gentoo-user] to anyone and everyone

[Alan Grimes]

R0b0t1 wrote:
>
> Did you give it a dummy load when you scoped it?
>

Running the Unigine valley demo on modest settings.

-- 
IQ is a measure of how stupid you feel.

Powers are not rights.

[gentoo-user] Re: to anyone and everyone

[Nikos Chantziaras]

On 09/04/16 07:54, Alan Grimes wrote:
> Decided the corsair psu was not worth rma-ing, at similar expense so
> decided to trash the company instead. =|

You get what you pay for ;-)

http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/corsair-extends-select-psu-warranties-from-7-years-to-10-years.html