Power Supply Mistakes, Tier Lists, & Myths, ft. Jonny Guru
19,247We met with former PSU reviewer "Jonny Guru" to talk about common misconceptions and myths about power supplies, including tier lists, modular cable standards, marketing, and more.
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This video was filmed at Corsair's lab just before our Newegg trip, featuring Jon Gerow of power supply R&D at Corsair (GN paid all travel expenses for itself). We talked about power supply tier lists, problems with standardizing modular cables, marketing BS about fans, full bridge rectifiers, 80 Plus Certification, and more. This is an educational piece that should help everyone learn more about power supplies for computers, including how to find the best PSUs in 2022 (and onward) and what specs are best for a power supply for a PC build.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - PSU Misconceptions & Myths
01:15 - Modular Cable Problems
06:12 - Standardizing Modular Cables
07:17 - Heatsink BS
09:38 - Full Bridge Rectification
12:08 - PSU Tier Lists
13:34 - Fan Marketing Lies
17:14 - "Just Buy 80 Plus Gold"
18:54 - New Standards for Testing (Cybenetics)
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Host: Steve Burke
Guest, Expert: Jon Gerow, Corsair (formerly Jonny Guru)
Video: Andrew Coleman
Video Production: Keegan Gallick