Thursday, November 5th 2020
Chieftronic by Chieftec Announces Powerup Series PSUs
Based on the success of the POWERPLAY-SERIES Chieftronic is adding new Gaming Power Supply Units to its portfolio and is not just expanding its assortment, but also enhancing its market position in doing so. The units of the POWERUP-Series combine high technical quality with strong performance, due to high power density technology and fully-modular cable management, into one compact product that is suitable for a variety of different tower systems.
This compactness, in combination with 80 PLUS GOLD certified efficiency and wattages of 550 W, 650 W, 750 W and 850 W, makes the PowerUp-Series ideal for the introduction to the mainstream gaming market. The total length of just 14 cm enables the ATX 12 V power supply units to be built into smaller chassis, but also into big tower-systems, due to long, flat cables of 65 cm length whilst the modern color-scheme of the PSU as well as the innovative and unique shape of the fan grill allow the perfect combination with different case builds.
The newest full-bridge LLC and DC-to-DC technologies lead to low ripple values and tight voltage regulation, so that the system is always reliably und efficiently supported with the appropriate amount of power.
Chieftronic grants a five-year warranty on all products of the POWERUP-Series.
This compactness, in combination with 80 PLUS GOLD certified efficiency and wattages of 550 W, 650 W, 750 W and 850 W, makes the PowerUp-Series ideal for the introduction to the mainstream gaming market. The total length of just 14 cm enables the ATX 12 V power supply units to be built into smaller chassis, but also into big tower-systems, due to long, flat cables of 65 cm length whilst the modern color-scheme of the PSU as well as the innovative and unique shape of the fan grill allow the perfect combination with different case builds.
32 Comments on Chieftronic by Chieftec Announces Powerup Series PSUs
Mainly had to replace it after all that time cause the fan bearing died out and it was way too loud, but other than that it still works. 'not in use but I kept it around just in case'
At the time Chieftec was commonly used in my country as a baseline/okay brand PSU. 'idk maybe cause we had some other terrible ones and Chieftec was still better'
Now I don't know what happened with them or how their units are now but back then it was alright.
You can look up reviews, even the ones in TPUs database, most of things they make are decent. As is the case with most PSU brands out there actually, there is whole load of crap people keep repeating for some reason whenever it's about power supplies.
Chieftec may have some good units, but they are known, generally, to be trash. Like I said.......EDIT: WTF....... why do I even see your posts? You've been on ignore for at least a year, lol.
They have always sold at least serviceable units, though their low end offering still isn't up to par (still group regulated 230V only units...), but they also sell CWT/Sirfa made modern units, though pricing is hit or miss.
No but seriously, of the budgety brands Chieftech has probably been the best of them, with some really nice units thrown in the mix (they had some Delta based units that were really nice iirc). Not as "run away from" as ... Huntkey or the random Ebay stuff or Tooq and Akyga which are the cheapest things avaliable in Sweden right now. They were never Q-tek level garbage.
FYI, at one time chieftec used Delta although I highly doubt those are delta units. (just noticed Frick mentioned this as well :))if I had to make a bet based on their warranty, specs, and past OEM...it's the CWT GPS platform (think Deepcool ST, Montech Gamma II, and Thermaltake Smart DPS G). Now that doesn't mean the parts are similar to any of those units.
Yes, X or Y company can use cheaper parts, but most the components are actually the same when platforms are shared. Maybe the primary capacitor differs, but the majority of the stuff stay the same.
www.amazon.com/Antec-Value-Plus-Power-Supply/dp/B07JG617FV/ref=sr_1_8?dchild=1&keywords=Antec+Earthwatts+650+watt+80+Plus+Bronze&s=electronics&sr=1-8...it depends on the brand and units but there is zero certainty to this.
There is some actual certainty to that when you start looking at like, how similar most Focus based units, CWT platforms, etc are. Ok well maybe the secondary caps differ as well on cheaper PSUs, but I doubt EVEN that is the case here.
www.tomshardware.com/reviews/antec-vpf-650w-power-supply,4232.htmlI don't know how you can have any certainty on anything when we 1) don't know who the OEM is 2) have no independent reviews and 3) without 1 and 2, have nothing to compare the PSU to in terms of other units sharing the same platform. That is the exact case here with certainty. I made a guess based on previous OEM used and specs what the platform may be but it was just a guess.
I have certainty on one fact - platform sharing. That is done with MORE common parts today in such PSUs. Most of the innards of such units, are usually the exact same with the exception of the primary capacitor. You can see this in many of the Seasonic and CWT designs as I mentioned above.
Oh and, I'm closing to my 30. Good attempt at an age insult, maybe actually go learn a thing about PSUs.