The 80 PLUS certification is dead simple. That's what it's strength is.
Overall PSU quality is why we have reviewers, like AT, to examine and comment on the various aspects of a PSU. Voltage ripple, noise, powerlosses, internal temperature, build quality, capacitor brands, all of this and potentially more is important information for finding a quality PSU.
As a general consumer, I don't want to have to hope and pray that the PSU I'm looking at has a comprehensive review. Worse still when I'm comparing several PSU's and can only find a detailed review for some of them.
I want things as simple as possible and a more detailed certification is far better for me.
Just to be clear, I wasn't trying to say that a "more detailed certification" was bad. My point was that a simple certification wasn't bad in light of having a review and that a good review was more comprehensive than any certification would be, especially over time as things change/improve.
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ballsystemlord - Wednesday, August 7, 2024 - link
@Fylladitakis , this might not be because of you, but the image above, even when opened in a separate tab, is too small to read the cybernetics certs.Ryan Smith - Wednesday, August 7, 2024 - link
Yeah, that's Corsair's doing. Unfortunately that's as high of a resolution of an image as they sent over.ballsystemlord - Wednesday, August 7, 2024 - link
The 80 PLUS certification is dead simple. That's what it's strength is.Overall PSU quality is why we have reviewers, like AT, to examine and comment on the various aspects of a PSU.
Voltage ripple, noise, powerlosses, internal temperature, build quality, capacitor brands, all of this and potentially more is important information for finding a quality PSU.
Kushan - Thursday, August 8, 2024 - link
As a general consumer, I don't want to have to hope and pray that the PSU I'm looking at has a comprehensive review. Worse still when I'm comparing several PSU's and can only find a detailed review for some of them.I want things as simple as possible and a more detailed certification is far better for me.
ballsystemlord - Thursday, August 8, 2024 - link
Just to be clear, I wasn't trying to say that a "more detailed certification" was bad. My point was that a simple certification wasn't bad in light of having a review and that a good review was more comprehensive than any certification would be, especially over time as things change/improve.