OCZ Powerstream 520

[spyder]

OCZ though making great power supplies, uses garbage caps, which just doesnt make sense to me.

ASIA-X 10v 1000uf 105c

[Tom41]

Re: OCZ Powerstream 520

Asia-X? Is that a cap brand? If so, I've never heard of it - good or bad! I can see the Fuhjyyu logo on one of the other caps in the background though, along with a Teapo, so it looks like they're really cutting costs by using crap caps. Either that, or they simply don't know about the 'bad caps' phenomenon...

Recap it and it'll be great

[Spacedye69]

Re: OCZ Powerstream 520

There must be a conspiracy with power supply mfrs. I have found them now in Emacs, Antec, Enhance and FSP/Sparkles. All are great supplies after recaps.

[Phenos]

Re: OCZ Powerstream 520

We have some Spire Rocketeer 550Watt supply's with Asia-X capacitors. So spire uses them as well, They are built by topower acording to that RU number on it.

[Spacedye69]

Re: OCZ Powerstream 520

I meant fuhjjyuu in previous post.

[Fizzycapola]

Re: OCZ Powerstream 520

Is ashame so little difference between a "Quad fan mega turbo 8000Watt $5 + shipping PSU" and a $100 PSU, the difference seems so slight when the capacitors are nearly the same.

[yanz]

Re: OCZ Powerstream 520

i saw those caps in a NZXT Precise PRC-1000W PSU (review @ jonnyguru.com). The PSu will cost you ~$300. OEM is Topower.

[Kaine]

Re: OCZ Powerstream 520

wow that's a little sad for OCZ. Now i'm taking sideways glances at my Modstream

[Super Nade]

Re: OCZ Powerstream 520

You should be taking sideways glances at Topower. Apart from the powerstream 510, most of their of their other offerings have been misses rather than hits when it comes to price/build-quality.

[djpc47]

Re: OCZ Powerstream 520

my OCZ 520 had all same caps it killed my K8n Neo4 Platinum.... I recapped it though and the psu is working fine but the mobo I think might be permadead