Does this power supply include all the safeguards?
Does this power supply include all the safeguards?
To the best of my understanding, there are no reviews for the evga b5. A score above 80+ bronze and a brand name don't guarantee quality. It might just be a poor offering.
there is no EVGA G5 80+bronze. The B5 is an unreviewed unit. But at least made by FSP. Also it's positioned towards the Corsair CX, which is still a budget unit but still a step up from the CV for the most part.
whether it complies with an arbitrary efficiency standard isn't a strong indicator of quality unless you're at the very high end. If you were to say any 80+ Titanium PSU is excellent I'd tend to agree with you. but 80+bronze says nothing. There's a bunch of 80+White and non-80+ PSUs that are pretty decent actually. it comes down to the design and the parts used. Now the CV650 seems to be halfway decent. The CV450/CV550 however are basically a VS with bronze efficiency. Meaning double forward design with group regulation (big no-no in 2020 imho), medicore caps and judging from the review by Aris of the VS650 OCP @12V allows for operation @11.1V which is out of specs.
other 80+ bronze units like the EVGA BR (or BT? always confuse the two) for example that are rated for output at 30°C can't deliver their promised power by a long shot when you're getting towards 37°C operating temperature. Something that can happen quite easily especially with a somewhat powerful system in a hot summer.
80+Bronze & a brand name isn't an indicator of quality. is a Corsair CV better than "Chairman Mao's fireworks power delivery system" or a Diablotek? Yes, most definitely. But I'd much rather have a PowerSpec 650GSM in my build than a Bronze Corsair although they're the more reputable brand and there's a couple of 80+white OCZ units from the good old days I'd rather have than some of the low end EVGAs
and yes an Evga G5 while not a great PSU is adequate for next to all builds, I agree. an EVGA 600b? Not so much. There's more to a PSU than brand and efficiency rating.
Its new, Im not sure if its out in stores. But its their new PSU. I believe it is out but maybe not I certainly haven't checked. Probably because of covid-19 there could have been a delay. However there is such model its new like I said brand new just came out. I was just thinking of that so I mentioned it and I know you can find it but dont take my word. Its a great PSU for a good price. PSU's are so expensive now a days and always have been. But I guess it is important lol, Without it you don't have a computer to power up and use lol... 👍
I don't feel the need to argue, but I wouldn't label the Evga B5 as a "great PSU for the price" since there are no reviews to confirm its quality.
All Corsair PSUs come with every necessary safeguard. The site itself remains quite disappointing.
The CV650 offers DC to DC conversion for the +3.3V and +5V outputs. The CV450 and CV550 utilize group regulation.
Would you like to know if the power supply requires OCP protection?