Power supply blacklist thread for newbies

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nickreynold

Journeyman
Corsair Service center is handled by Kaizen. Find you nearest service center as advised my Myth(Its his help due to which I found one in my city and bought the corsair cx430v2 model).As far as people living in remote areas I think Kaizen offers service which also the dealer in New Delhi said-All India Service. Other reputed brands like coolermaster has no service center too(not in my city although regional office is there in another city 30 km from my city). Why everybody is talking about Corsair is because it provides cheapest reliable PSU in the price range which normally one can afford which most other brands don't. Even good brands have some defective series and you can say bad luck. HTC is a good brand in mobile but my brother's set developed problem and same is the case of most reliable brand at one time Nokia 1100 model which my father is using for 9 years but my uncle set developed problem within 3 months and he took a lot of trouble in getting it fixed. As for iball, same is the case of Zebronics which has some 600w PSU the same price range of corsair. its one's choice he or she has to make. China mobiles are flooding the market with much cheaper price and also the same feature as other branded mobiles offer and there are people who buy those sets too.

Kaizen Infoserve Pvt Ltd., .::. Login

check for your city or nearest city from the above link.
 
CyberKID

CyberKID

In search for Tech Gyan!
@ nickreynold: Thanks for guiding in the right direction.
Guys, we do have Corsair (Kaizen) Service Centres here in India too.
This link provides the location and addresses of the service centres.
 
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nickreynold

Journeyman
CyberKID said:
@ nickreynold: Thanks for guiding in the right direction.
Guys, we do have Corsair (Kaizen) Service Centres here in India too.
This link provides the location and addresses of the service centres.
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Thanks and I have learnt how to help other people from friends like you in this forum only.
 
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N73AB

Right off the assembly line
My friend is using a HYTECH power supply for almost a month and recently he installed a Radeon HD6670 1GB GDDR5. His machine is working fine without any prob. also i saw on youtube that HD4870 could potentially be run on a 305 W PSU.
 
TheLetterD

TheLetterD

Will Power
So basically if I get a Corsair CX430 and something goes wrong with it all I need to do is to take it to that Kaizen service center? Or do I have to write long emails, argue with the manager at that place and then get it done after 3-4 months? Im looking for a reliable power supply, Im willing to spend around 2.7K on it, but thats it. And btw how is the Cooler Master Thunder series? And btw @N73AB, mostly you dont face problems immediately, my Friend too tried running a 6670 on a desi PSU. He started getting BSODs or something(Im not sure what it was cuz he couldnt describe it properly on the phone)!! I told him not to get a cheap one but he insisted that his computer waale bhaiya who is a relative of his said that he can use 10K Graphic cards on that PSU :rofl:
In the end he Got a Corsair VS450 and its all good now.
If you need more information read this and make your friend read it too.
 
swiftshashi

swiftshashi

Beta Geek ;-)
With due respect to all members here who advised me to go for Corsair,I however went ahead with a cheap 600W PSU of SuperComp Brand.as I didn't feel it right to spend 2.5k on a 7yrs old computer.Its working fine till date,with no issues.
However,unfortunately I suggested that PSU to my friend who was going to build a budget PC,and that PSU went kaput with Smoke and Sparks within a week of usage.:shock:It was ordered from flipkart. After much hassle from flipkart,they agreed to replace it.The second one which we got worked flawlessly for almost 2 months,when it finally broke down burning the MOBO and GPU.
Ultimately,I had to bear all bashing from my friend;However I was still a bit relieved inside that the PC in question was not mine...:razz:...and silently vowed not to touch Corsair ever again in future.
 
anirbandd

anirbandd

Conversation Architect
the PSU you suggested to your friend was corsair? it went kaput 2 times? what was your friend's exact config and which model did you advice?
 
TheLetterD

TheLetterD

Will Power
swiftshashi said:
With due respect to all members here who advised me to go for Corsair,I however went ahead with a cheap 600W PSU of SuperComp Brand.as I didn't feel it right to spend 2.5k on a 7yrs old computer.Its working fine till date,with no issues.
However,unfortunately I suggested that PSU to my friend who was going to build a budget PC,and that PSU went kaput with Smoke and Sparks within a week of usage.:shock:It was ordered from flipkart. After much hassle from flipkart,they agreed to replace it.The second one which we got worked flawlessly for almost 2 months,when it finally broke down burning the MOBO and GPU.
Ultimately,I had to bear all bashing from my friend;However I was still a bit relieved inside that the PC in question was not mine...:razz:...and silently vowed not to touch Corsair ever again in future.
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Wow. This is depressing. :cry: Yeah, Which one did you go for? The VS450 or the CX430?
 
swiftshashi

swiftshashi

Beta Geek ;-)
^^
CX430......Lately,I've been hearing a lot of bad reviews about them.

anirbandd said:
the PSU you suggested to your friend was corsair? it went kaput 2 times? what was your friend's exact config and which model did you advice?
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Yes, there was a model called CX430....I asked for a suggestions from members here,However I turned down the plan of upgrading my 7 yr old PC,hence advised it to my friend when he had to build a new PC.I don't exactly remember his config in terms of MHz and all,but a rough one-Bought NEw-Core i3 23XX,4 GB DDR3 RAM,mobo was from ASUS AFAIR and PSU (Cx430)...As for graphics,he had not bought anything new,as he was out of budget and was on Intel HD 3000.Other things like DVD RW,HDD,fans etc were used from his old HP Pavilion PC.I advised him against reusing the old PSu from Hp,as from my previous experience,I know that their range is seriously restricted for any decent upgrade.

In the mean time,I also had ordered a PSU listed for 20000 Rs of Corsair 1200W on flipkart,It was meant to be temporarily used on my older PC and then shifted to my new RIG(which was planned earlier/the project was later dumped).I was however provided with a cheaper quote by TDF members and it proved to be a blessing in disguise.I cancelled the order from flipkart,and while I was waiting for my refund,I dumped the plan for building a new RIG overall.Thus,I was saved from being the privileged customer of Corsair;Not that I'm saying that its products are bad,but I fear that what would have happened if that 20k PSU would have burnt...:shock:...I just can't trust on them now,seeing so many newer cases emerging for the brand.
**No hard feelings for its users,Wishing you all long trouble-free ownership period!!!***
 
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TheLetterD

TheLetterD

Will Power
Does someone know why this is happening? Hearing lots of cases of this happening. :/ I was gonna buy a Corsair CX430 for my Trinity set up but this (and Trinity's low availability :( ) was stopping me.
 
anirbandd

anirbandd

Conversation Architect
TheLetterD said:
Does someone know why this is happening? Hearing lots of cases of this happening. :/ I was gonna buy a Corsair CX430 for my Trinity set up but this (and Trinity's low availability :( ) was stopping me.
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swiftshashi said:
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CX430......Lately,I've been hearing a lot of bad reviews about them.
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i'm sure you could quote some sources so that the cx430v2 users [like me] on this forum are warned of the unit.
 
TheLetterD

TheLetterD

Will Power
Some? Here are 105 1/5 Reviews, and 37 2/5 Reviews all complaining about Dead-On-Arrival PSUs and others who dies in a year(Most in the first 5 months). New Egg Corsair CX430 reviews
I think getting one is a hit and miss kind of thing, Im not sure when a corsair PSU dies if it damages other components too. Ive been on this forum for 4 years active for 3, and everytime someone asks which entry level PSU should he buy, everyone suggests a Corsair CX430. But now THIS is holding me back. Im really getting frustrated reading all these reviews. And Im not sure how the Kaizen service is in Chandigarh, and IDK whether they'll replace it that very moment or take time(and some angry phonecalls and emails) while they 'investigate' the issue, IF something goes wrong. Thought I wouldnt have to worry about anything if I spent extra on a Corsair, Ive been recommending friends/family to go ahead with this very PSU, and now Im reading all these reviews about 'Smoked' PSUs!
Corsair,
Wht r u doing,
Corsair
STAHP.
 
cacklebolt

cacklebolt

Ambassador of Buzz
I have this friend from class who keeps suggesting me a PSU from a company called Circle.. Website was circlect.com

I know that this company is supposed to be blacklisted but he says that they make awesome psu and cabinets.
 
nikhilsharma007nikx

nikhilsharma007nikx

Wassup?
AlphaQ said:
I myself have a VIP psu and it has been there for atleast 2 & 1/2 yrs.
Are these "desi" psus a hit-or-miss kind of thing ???
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yap i have a iBall 400w PSU and its running for around 7-6y yrs !!!! and i run everything on it like a 8400gs graphikx card and it never had shown me down !
 
d6bmg

d6bmg

BMG ftw!!
AlphaQ said:
I myself have a VIP psu and it has been there for atleast 2 & 1/2 yrs.
Are these "desi" psus a hit-or-miss kind of thing ???
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1. Your VIP PSU survived most probably because of your PC config.
2. Yes, desi PSUs are hit & miss thing, with the 'miss' chance being >95%.
Go figure.

nikhilsharma007nikx said:
yap i have a iBall 400w PSU and its running for around 7-6y yrs !!!! and i run everything on it like a 8400gs graphikx card and it never had shown me down !
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Consider yourself just lucky.
 
TechnoHolic

TechnoHolic

Journeyman
I was planning to buy a cx430v2 psu..but after reading some reviews and this thread i think this product isn't reliable anymore..members should stop suggesting this model..
 
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