Who makes Dynex PSU's?

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Dynex is Best Buy's store brand, and they seem to have reasonably priced PSU's. Anybody know who makes their guts?
 
I guess I don't care what the answer is anymore since I just picked up a 500w NeoHE for $116.

BB is running a promotion to take 12% off all purchases to celebrate my Cardinals being in the playoffs, and I used a gift card I had laying around to bring my price down to $116, so I think I will be happy with that.
 
jebo_4jc said:
I guess I don't care what the answer is anymore since I just picked up a 500w NeoHE for $116.

BB is running a promotion to take 12% off all purchases to celebrate my Cardinals being in the playoffs, and I used a gift card I had laying around to bring my price down to $116, so I think I will be happy with that.
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Good choice (on the Antec NeoHE 500). With its three 17A +12V rails, it should be able to handle most dual-core CPUs and SLI graphics setups.

Also, note that the NeoHE 500 is rated at a true wattage of 500W @ 50°C/122°F (as opposed to the 25°C/77°F or even 20°C/68°F that most PSUs get their wattage ratings at).
 
E4g1e said:
Good choice (on the Antec NeoHE 500). With its three 17A +12V rails, it should be able to handle most dual-core CPUs and SLI graphics setups.
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Now you know that's 38A on the combined 12V rails and not 17A+17A+17A, right?

Not that there's anything shabby about 38A. I just don't want anyone thinking there's a power supply out there with 51A on the 12V rail. :D
 
jonnyGURU said:
Now you know that's 38A on the combined 12V rails and not 17A+17A+17A, right?

Not that there's anything shabby about 38A. I just don't want anyone thinking there's a power supply out there with 51A on the 12V rail. :D
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Yep. There is some loss of capacity when all three rails are used together in a system - in this case, about a 25% loss from the sum of the three rails.

But then again, there is a loss of maximum current capacity even from a PSU with two +12V rails.
 
Yes. Even two rails aren't additive.

I just wanted to make sure.

That and nVidia stating, "Just add up your rails to see if you get 30A so you can use SLI" is pretty stupid and is only going to confuse people.
 
jonnyGURU said:
Now you know that's 38A on the combined 12V rails and not 17A+17A+17A, right?

Not that there's anything shabby about 38A. I just don't want anyone thinking there's a power supply out there with 51A on the 12V rail. :D
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Sure there is, the big Zippy's! :p
 
jonnyGURU said:
Yes. Even two rails aren't additive.

I just wanted to make sure.

That and nVidia stating, "Just add up your rails to see if you get 30A so you can use SLI" is pretty stupid and is only going to confuse people.
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Agreed. A typical two-rail PSU with 18A on each +12V rail would yield a maximum combined +12V capacity of 30A, not 36A.
 
As someone who works at Best Buy I'd like to know this too.

I know LG makes one of the Insignia DVD players. I was redoing the section and the manufacturer name came up as LG Elec even though it was branded as an Insignia model.
 
SamuraiInBlack said:
As someone who works at Best Buy I'd like to know this too.

I know LG makes one of the Insignia DVD players. I was redoing the section and the manufacturer name came up as LG Elec even though it was branded as an Insignia model.
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Well if you can provide a UL number we can find out.
 
Well I stopped out by my parents this week for Christmas and there's a Best Buy that's about ten minutes away (Store 301, Downers Grove, IL) . Went in and out of curiousity stopped by the power supply section of computers. Saw a Huntkey sign for the 350W model for Dynex. Sku's matched, and I've never known any Best Buy to carry any other psu maker other than Antec or Dynex, so I'm under the impression that Huntkey makes the Dynex power supplies.

Sorry it took forever, but there was no way I could find a UL number on the box without ripping it open, and I wasn't going to buy a power supply that potentially sucked just so I could return it. lol

But yeah. That's what I've found. I don't know if Huntkey is good offhand, but if anyone wants to continue where this left off, feel free. I didn't think it would be right to start a third, possibly 4th thread on Dynex PSU's.

If this is old info, sorry.
 
jonnyGURU said:
I just don't want anyone thinking there's a power supply out there with 51A on the 12V rail. :D
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lets not forget the PCP&C 1KW monster here :p
combined amperage for the +12V1, V2 & V3 is 66A (70A peak) @ 50C

Zippy can't have all the glory

even the 850SSI manages 54A (60A peak)
 
Don't forget about the Silverstone 750W that does 60A on the 12v rail.
 
the question would be at what temperature its rated and what derating curve that entails
my guess would be its rated at 25C
 
PFC Active PFC (0.95 at nominal input voltage.)
Efficiency >80%
MTBF 100,000 hours at 25°C, full load
Operating temperature: 0 ~ 50°C
 
Sorry for reviving a way dead thread, but yeah I work at best buy and can verify they are huntkey units. But on to my question and the reason I revived this thread, are Huntkey units worth half a shit?
 
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