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capacity not documented
Why this rating
Every criterion, its status, and the evidence behind it.
Evidence
- PASS
- 2
- WARN
- 0
- FAIL
- 2
- N/D
- 18
Architecture
- N/D
Primary topology is not documentedweight 3
- N/D
Secondary stage is not documentedweight 2
- N/D
Minor rail regulation is not documentedweight 3
- N/D
PFC type is not documented; APFC assumed only when statedweight 2
Standards
- N/D
ATX generation is not documentedweight 2
- N/D
Input range is not documentedweight 2
Efficiency
- N/D
Efficiency class is not documentedweight 2
Components
- N/D
Capacitor temperature rating is not documentedweight 2
- N/D
Fan bearing type is not documentedweight 1.5
Protections
- N/D
Protection set has not been verified independentlyweight 3
- N/D
OCP declaration has not been verifiedweight 2
- N/D
OTP declaration has not been verifiedweight 1.5
- N/D
Protection trip points have not been measuredweight 2
Electrical performance
- FAIL
Electrical performance criticised: Very low overall performance and poor quality control leading to extremely inconsistent results, even on their high-end models.weight 3
Very low overall performance and poor quality control leading to extremely inconsistent results, even on their high-end models.(editorial note)
- N/D
No ripple measurement on recordweight 3
- N/D
No voltage regulation measurement on recordweight 2
- N/D
No transient response measurement on recordweight 2
Evidence
- PASS
Built by Solytechweight 1.5
- N/D
Platform has not been identifiedweight 1.5
- FAIL
Independent testing explicitly reported as absent (Lower-end models are untested and should also be avoided unless professional reviews are released.)weight 2
Lower-end models are untested and should also be avoided unless professional reviews are released.(editorial note)
Warranty and support
- N/D
Warranty length is not documentedweight 1.5
Safety
- PASS
No safety incidents or false claims on recordweight 3
How the tier was reached
- MISSED
Tier A - reference classspec 12.9
- — Primary conversion stage: Primary topology is not documented
- — Minor rail regulation: Minor rail regulation is not documented
- — Efficiency certification: Efficiency class is not documented
- — AC input range: Input range is not documented
- — Measured electrical behaviour: Electrical performance criticised: Very low overall performance and poor quality control leading to extremely inconsistent results, even on their high-end models.
- — Independent laboratory evidence: Independent testing explicitly reported as absent (Lower-end models are untested and should also be avoided unless professional reviews are released.)
- — Primary conversion stage: required evidence is missing
- — Minor rail regulation: required evidence is missing
- — Efficiency certification: required evidence is missing
- — AC input range: required evidence is missing
- — Too many failed criteria for this tier (2)
- MISSED
Tier B - strong mainstreamspec 12.10
- — Primary conversion stage: Primary topology is not documented
- — Minor rail regulation: Minor rail regulation is not documented
- — Efficiency certification: Efficiency class is not documented
- — Measured electrical behaviour: Electrical performance criticised: Very low overall performance and poor quality control leading to extremely inconsistent results, even on their high-end models.
- — Independent laboratory evidence: Independent testing explicitly reported as absent (Lower-end models are untested and should also be avoided unless professional reviews are released.)
- — Primary conversion stage: required evidence is missing
- — Minor rail regulation: required evidence is missing
- — Too many failed criteria for this tier (2)
- MISSED
Tier C - adequatespec 12.11
- — Minor rail regulation: Minor rail regulation is not documented
- — Measured electrical behaviour: Electrical performance criticised: Very low overall performance and poor quality control leading to extremely inconsistent results, even on their high-end models.
- — Independent laboratory evidence: Independent testing explicitly reported as absent (Lower-end models are untested and should also be avoided unless professional reviews are released.)
- — Minor rail regulation: required evidence is missing
- — Too many failed criteria for this tier (2)
- MISSED
Tier D - basicspec 12.12
- — Measured electrical behaviour: Electrical performance criticised: Very low overall performance and poor quality control leading to extremely inconsistent results, even on their high-end models.
- Insufficient evidence, unknown platform or unsatisfactory architecture (spec 12.13)
- Modifiers do not apply to E and F
Missing evidence
These criteria could not be resolved. They lower the confidence index rather than count against the unit.
- Primary conversion stage
- Secondary rectification
- Minor rail regulation
- Active power factor correction
- ATX specification generation
- AC input range
- Efficiency certification
- Electrolytic capacitor temperature rating
- Fan bearing type
- Protection coverage
- Over-current protection declared
- Over-temperature protection declared
- Protection trip points
- +12V ripple
- Voltage regulation
- +12V transient response
- Platform attribution
- Manufacturer warranty
Specification
Values carry the source they came from; unknowns stay unknown.
- Capacities
- Form factor
- Other
- ATX generation
- not documented
- Efficiency class
- not documented
- AC input
- not documented
- Cable modularity
- not documented
- Introduced
- not documented
Electrical architecture
What is actually inside, when it is known.
- Primary stage
- not documented
- Secondary rectification
- not documented
- Minor rail regulation
- not documented
- Built by
- Solytech
- Platform
- not documented
Reviewer notes
Free text from the source, used by the engine as signals.
Very low overall performance and poor quality control leading to extremely inconsistent results, even on their high-end models. Lower-end models are untested and should also be avoided unless professional reviews are released.
- Electrical performance criticised by the reviewernoconfidence 60%
- Editorial note states that no proper independent testing existsnoconfidence 60%
Where this data comes from
Each field records which source supplied it and how sure we are.
| Field | Source | Confidence | Captured |
|---|---|---|---|
| oem | PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70 | 70% | workbook import |
| intro_year | PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70 | 70% | workbook import |
| modularity | PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70 | 70% | workbook import |
| atx_version | PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70 | 70% | workbook import |
| form_factor | PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70 | 70% | workbook import |
| input_range | PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70 | 70% | workbook import |
| platform | PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70 | 70% | workbook import |
| editorial_tier | PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70 | 70% | workbook import |
| efficiency_class | PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70 | 70% | workbook import |
| primary_topology | PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70 | 70% | workbook import |
| minor_rail_regulation | PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70 | 70% | workbook import |
| secondary_rectification | PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70 | 70% | workbook import |
Primary source: PSU Tier List (seed workbook) (row 155). Community-maintained tier list imported as the seed data set. Ratings from this source are shown as the published tier; the Tier Engine computes its own rating separately.