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💪 Efficient and Reliable Chieftec GPS-550A8 550W Power Supply for Enhanced Performance Review

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Revainrating 5 out of 5  
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Description of 💪 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, “Teapo” 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.