Saving a bit of money on your PSU can seem like a good idea but the importance of a solid PSU is often overlooked. Rosewill has been around for quite a while but their PSU's do not tend to end up in a lot of high end rigs. [H]ard|OCP took a look at their new Valens-700 which looks good on paper with a single 12V rail, 80 PLUS Gold certification and the hope that part of the savings is due to the non-modular design. Unfortunately once it was strapped onto the test bed it failed many tests and did not receive a passing grade. Check out the full review for the specifics and recommendations on better PSU at around this price point.
"While Rosewill is likely not a go-to computer power supply brand to most people, we have been surprised with Rosewill's quality on two of its PSUs over the last couple of years. Today we review an $80 700 watt Rosewill unit that is rated for Gold efficiency, and well … that is about all that marketing has to say about its Valens-700."
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Easy to know what power
Easy to know what power supply at the $80 price point is good. The one that you guys reviewed, the EVGA GQ650. Very impressed with it. Rosewill just doesn’t make good stuff in my experience.
Rosewill power supplies are
Rosewill power supplies are perfectly fine. I have one of their older PSU models (Rosewill 1300W 80+ Gold *Lightning* Semi-modular) and I have been running one since mid 2012. Still works and has been through several builds since I bought it. With its 1300W and 80+ Gold efficiency, I got it for $150 on Newegg. Currently it’s powering my personal rig that’s a X99 based PC with two 980 Ti (MSi Lightning Edition cards) each card takes 2x 8 pin + 1x 6 pin PCIe power connectors. So Rosewill isn’t bad and it looks like they are improving their products.