Hey Everyone,
I've picked up on a Reddit forum that looks like it highlighted concerns (or perhaps criticized) EVGA G3 protection capabilities. I'm not a power person, so can an expert please help me to understand what this really means? The original post was made on Reddit on 27 May, and there have been discussions on that forum since. The link starts here:
https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/631048-psu-tier-list-updated/?page=183 And here's the original post that started the discussion, along with the links to 3x reviews by Tom's Hardware:
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Given the fact that of the 3 G3 reviews Aris has done so far 1 died during OPP test at ~127% (1000w), 1 gave 11V on the 12V rail before OPP/UVP kicked in (650w) and the last one (850w) had some...
strange behavior with the minor rail OCP, and had stupidly high OTP (And had as much of an OPP gap as the 650w, though Aris did not record the voltages) I'd have to vote that it either be placed in T2/3+ or taken off the list entirely until we get more reviews that have the protection features tested...
650w review:
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/evga-supernova-650-g3-psu,5533-6.html 850w Review:
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/evga-supernova-850-g3-psu,4930-6.html 1000W Review:
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/evga-supernova-1000-g3-psu,4941-6.html==================
So what does this really mean? What should I be concerned about? What should I be aware about as a user of and EVGA G3 (although mine is a 750W that was not reviewed). I really like my EVGA 750 G3 ... just trying to be a more informed customer. Thanks in advance!