I’ve given similar advice but it’s more “light is likely no good, but don’t just trust that it’s heavy”
TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 6 months ago
This has been going on for at least a couple of decades now. PSU buying advice you’d hear from random PC gamers really would be “if a power supply is heavy, it’s probably good”
I’ve seen a PSU with a straight up thin layer of cement in it.
phx@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
lemmyvore@feddit.nl 6 months ago
I think we should be fair and give credit where it’s due, that advice may have been going around but more likely in reverse form – “if a PSU is very light something’s wrong”. Any gamer with half a brain has long since learned to buy PSU’s based on reviews coming from reputable testing labs. There have been such labs available for a long time now, jonnyguru.com (Jean-Claude Gerow) started doing detailed PSU analysis around 2006 I believe.
makyo@lemmy.world 6 months ago
To me this is the most important reason for building your own PC. If you don’t care or don’t want to research each part then sure, get a prebuilt. Otherwise, it’s really nice to know what’s in it and do your research on each piece so you know it’s quality and will be supported.
MaxHardwood@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
Warranty is the biggest reason for a prebuilt. Anything goes wrong with it and you’re not spending money on things to test and experiment with. You send it in, it comes back working.
lemmyvore@feddit.nl 6 months ago
You get warranty for parts too. Unless you meant warranty as a substitute for building know-how.