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πŸ’ͺ Efficient and Reliable Chieftec GPS-550A8 550W Power Supply for Enhanced Performance Review

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Description of πŸ’ͺ Efficient and Reliable Chieftec GPS-550A8 550W Power Supply for Enhanced Performance

General SpecsForm FactorATXPower550WStandardATX12V 2.3PFCActiveCooling System1 fan(120mm)ConnectorsMotherboard connector type20+4 pinNumber of 4+4 pin CPU1 connectorsNumber of 6+2-pin PCI-E2 connectorsNumber of 15-pin SATA4 connectorsNumber of 4-pin IDE2 connectorsNumber of 4-pin connectors Floppy1CurrentAt +3.3V line current18 ALine current +5V18 ALine current +12V 142 ALine current -12V0.3 ALine current +5V Standby2.5 AAdditional informationSurge protection yesOverload protectionyesShort circuit protectionyesDimensions (HxWxD)87x150x140 mm

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Revainrating 5 out of 5

I really like the product, it fully meets my expectations.

For budget and office assemblies, it is the most. This power supply is currently running on a Ryzen 5 5600g processor-based system without a graphics card. The system consumes a little over a hundred watts, so a heavy load on the power supply is not tested. I plan to install a RX6600 or GTX1660super video card later - let's see how the power supply copes. However, I think it's better to save some more money and take BeQuiet! System Power 9, but if the budget is very tight, then you can take…

Pros
  • Cheap. The case is painted black and the motherboard power cable is in black braid. I can’t say anything about the element base, since I didn’t open it and I don’t really understand electronic elements, however, one of the main advantages is the presence of an active input power factor corrector. I didn’t measure the output current through the power supply tester, but I didn’t find any drawdowns along the lines during the load during the AIDA64 stress test, I monitored the current readings through the same AIDA64 and through HWInfo. The noise from the power supply is almost zero.
Cons
  • Most likely, there are a lot of cheap Chinese elements in the filling (in one of the reviews of the filling of this power supply, β€œTeapo” capacitors were called). No wonder the power supply is so cheap.

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Good value for money, I recommend.

I was looking for a PSU with two plugs for a video card, this one turned out to be the cheapest. He has 2 connectors 8 pins, which are disassembled to 6 pins, this is exactly what I needed. It costs x6 hair dryer, gtx 460, railway and a couple of memory sticks. All this holds without any extraneous squeaks of throttles and fan noise. At the moment, I'm 100% satisfied, but time will test the reliability :)

Pros
  • - Quiet under load -Not expensive -Sufficient cable size
Cons
  • Not revealed yet

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Matches the description completely, very satisfied.

Both power modules are well located above the motherboards. Thus, providing additional airflow to the cooler that cools the processor.

Pros
  • I purchased two power modules from Chiftec. One 700W and one 550W. Both are quiet. There have been no failures yet. I confirm the indicated characteristics. Tested with full load.