Cheap PSU Reviews; the funnies

The Sutai Double Power P4-500W PSU does not have anything at all in common with a modern, reliable, and efficient power supply. The build quality is abysmal, the packaging questionable, and the results are, to put it gently, a good reason to stay away from this brand altogether. Let's take a look at its second unit.

(Next unit)

 Compared to the 500 W model, the Sutai Double Power P4-750W is an even bigger shame. While its little brother shut down at low loads, at least it'd fire back up after resting a bit. The 750 W unit overheated after just a short period of testing, and was completely dead after that.

(Moving on)

The unit’s sharp edges are evidence of poor build quality, but perhaps that is to be expected from a PSU worth roughly $15. Assume, then, that you get what you pay for. In our case, that would be a 400 W PSU according to the auction we bought out. But instead we got what looked like a 420 W unit. Typically we wouldn't complain about getting more than we paid for; in this case, though, it was hard to ignore the obvious fact that we got scammed. The 420 W output was only mentioned in two places: on a small sticker on the housing and (this takes serious cojones) written by hand on the cardboard box.

 Further testing was not possible because, during a short test with a 300 W load, the PSU suddenly bode us farewell with several explosions and sparks flying everywhere. Once more, we didn’t even have our camera ready. In short: if you buy this PSU, you should not be dependent on your computer, and perhaps invest in a fire extinguisher as a precaution.